Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Goa Institute of Management, Sanquelim, Goa, India.
PLoS One. 2021 Apr 21;16(4):e0250336. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250336. eCollection 2021.
It is critical to gain an understanding of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the associated lockdown restrictions on the psychological, social and behavioural functioning of the general public, in order to inform public health promotion and future health service resource allocation. This cross-sectional study, completed during week 1 of lockdown in India, reports on data from 234 participants using an online survey. Data regarding health anxiety, coping mechanisms and locus of control was collected. Structural equation modelling was used to assess the relationship between locus of control, coping mechanisms, health anxiety and age. Age related differences in both locus of control and coping strategies were found. Younger people experienced more health-related anxiety and were more likely to engage with social media as a coping mechanism. Mindfulness-based strategies may reduce health anxiety by increasing tolerance of uncertainty experienced during the COVID 19 pandemic.
了解 COVID-19 大流行及其相关封锁限制对公众的心理、社会和行为功能的影响至关重要，以便为公共卫生促进和未来的卫生服务资源分配提供信息。本横断面研究在印度封锁的第一周完成，报告了使用在线调查的 234 名参与者的数据。收集了有关健康焦虑、应对机制和控制源的数据。结构方程模型用于评估控制源、应对机制、健康焦虑和年龄之间的关系。发现控制源和应对策略在年龄上存在差异。年轻人经历更多的与健康相关的焦虑，更有可能将社交媒体作为应对机制。基于正念的策略可以通过增加对 COVID-19 大流行期间不确定性的容忍度来减少健康焦虑。
