Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN.
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Nurs Outlook. 2021 Sep-Oct;69(5):755-766. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.020. Epub 2021 Apr 5.
Associations among illness perceptions of viruses, anxiety and depression symptoms, and self-management decisions, such as mask-wearing, are critical to informing public health practices to mitigate the short- and long-term consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 viral pandemic.
Guided by the common-sense model of self-regulation, this observational study examined associations among illness perceptions of COVID-19, anxiety, and depression symptoms among community-dwelling adults.
Data were collected from 1380 adults living in the United States early in the pandemic (03-23-2020 to 06-02-2020). Participants completed online surveys. Analyses were conducted using descriptive statistics and correlations.
While increased anxiety symptoms were associated with less perceived personal control, greater concern, and higher emotional responsiveness, increased depression symptoms were related to lower concern as well as greater emotional responsiveness and perceived consequences of the pandemic.
Associations among illness perceptions, anxiety, and depression symptoms may impact viral spread mitigation behavior adoption.
病毒的疾病认知、焦虑和抑郁症状与自我管理决策（如戴口罩）之间的关联，对于告知公共卫生实践以减轻 SARS-CoV-2 病毒大流行的短期和长期后果至关重要。
本观察性研究以自我调节的常识模型为指导，探讨了社区居住的成年人中 COVID-19 的疾病认知、焦虑和抑郁症状之间的关联。
数据来自于大流行早期居住在美国的 1380 名成年人（2020 年 3 月 23 日至 2020 年 6 月 2 日）。参与者完成了在线调查。使用描述性统计和相关性进行分析。
尽管焦虑症状的增加与个人控制感降低、担忧增加和情绪反应性增加有关，但抑郁症状的增加与担忧程度降低、情绪反应性增加以及对大流行后果的认知有关。
疾病认知、焦虑和抑郁症状之间的关联可能会影响病毒传播缓解行为的采用。
