Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Respiratory Support, Neuroscience Centre, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2022 Apr;34(2):93-98. doi: 10.1017/neu.2021.37. Epub 2021 Nov 24.
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on general health, mental well-being, and experiences of control compared to pre-pandemic populations. Our hypotheses were that we would observe a significantly lower level of psychological well-being and general health in the 2020 sample compared to the pre-pandemic samples, and that we would observe younger age groups to be the most affected.
Two representative Danish populations (2016, n = 1656) and (2017, n = 3366) were compared to a representative Danish population (2020, n = 1538) sampled during the first lockdown in May 2020. Two-tailed tests of proportions were used to investigate possible differences between samples in proportions reporting poorer mental well-being measured by 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index, general health, and internal locus of control.
Younger men (aged 18-24) and younger women (aged 18-44) as well as elderly women (aged 65-74) reported lower mental well-being during the early phase of the pandemic compared to the population from 2016. Both women and men in 2020 reported significantly lower levels of internal locus of control compared to the 2017 sample. This was especially true for younger men and women. There were no statistically significant differences in general health between populations.
This study partly supports the hypothesis that the Covid-19 pandemic affected mental well-being negatively among younger persons. However, longitudinal studies are needed to investigate possible long-term effects of the pandemic on mental health and well-being. Further, qualitative studies are needed to investigate the in-depth consequences of Covid-19.
本研究旨在调查与大流行前人群相比，Covid-19 大流行对一般健康、心理健康和控制感可能产生的影响。我们的假设是，与大流行前的样本相比，我们将观察到 2020 年样本的心理健康和一般健康水平显著降低，并且观察到年轻人群体受影响最大。
将两个具有代表性的丹麦人群（2016 年，n=1656 人；2017 年，n=3366 人）与 2020 年 5 月大流行期间首次封锁期间抽取的具有代表性的丹麦人群（n=1538 人）进行比较。使用双尾检验来调查不同样本在报告心理健康状况较差（用 5 项世界卫生组织幸福感指数衡量）、一般健康状况和内部控制感的比例方面的可能差异。
年轻男性（18-24 岁）和年轻女性（18-44 岁）以及老年女性（65-74 岁）在大流行早期的心理健康状况较差，而 2020 年的女性和男性的内部控制感明显低于 2017 年的样本。年轻男性和女性尤其如此。不同人群之间的一般健康状况没有统计学上的显著差异。
本研究部分支持假设，即 Covid-19 大流行对年轻人的心理健康产生负面影响。然而，需要进行纵向研究来调查大流行对心理健康和幸福感的可能长期影响。此外，需要进行定性研究来调查 Covid-19 的深入后果。
