Division of Cancer Control & Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Epidemiol Health. 2022;44:e2022004. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2022004. Epub 2022 Jan 3.
Unexpected changes in daily routines caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may affect psychological health. This study investigated the association between various types of COVID-19-related fear and the subjective level of disturbance in daily activities experienced by individuals.
This cross-sectional study used the Korea Community Health Survey conducted from August through November 2020. COVID-19-related fear included fear of infection, death, public criticism, family members getting infected, and economic loss. The subjective level of disruption in daily activities was measured using a 0-100 numeric rating scale developed by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyze the associations between the independent and dependent variables. A subgroup analysis was performed based on income level.
Participants who reported fear of infection (β=-3.37, p<0.001), death (β=-0.33, p=0.030), public criticism (β=-1.63, p<0.001), a family member getting infected (β=-1.03, p<0.001), and economic loss (β=-3.52, p<0.001) experienced more disturbances in daily activities. The magnitude of this association was most significant in the lowest-income group.
Individuals reporting COVID-19-related fear experienced higher levels of subjective disruption in daily activities.
由 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行引起的日常生活作息的意外变化可能会影响心理健康。本研究调查了 COVID-19 相关恐惧的各种类型与个体日常活动主观干扰程度之间的关系。
本横断面研究使用了 2020 年 8 月至 11 月进行的韩国社区健康调查。COVID-19 相关恐惧包括对感染、死亡、公众批评、家庭成员感染和经济损失的恐惧。日常活动干扰的主观程度使用韩国疾病控制和预防机构开发的 0-100 数字评分量表进行测量。采用多变量线性回归分析自变量和因变量之间的关系。根据收入水平进行了亚组分析。
报告感染恐惧（β=-3.37，p<0.001）、死亡恐惧（β=-0.33，p=0.030）、公众批评恐惧（β=-1.63，p<0.001）、家庭成员感染恐惧（β=-1.03，p<0.001）和经济损失恐惧（β=-3.52，p<0.001）的参与者经历了更多的日常活动干扰。这种关联的程度在收入最低的群体中最为显著。
报告 COVID-19 相关恐惧的个体经历了更高水平的日常活动主观干扰。
