Martin Faith, Oliver Thomas
Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Department of Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 24;13:553158. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.553158. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic has far reaching potential public mental health impacts and is linked to higher levels of depression and anxiety. To address these in part, online information resources acted as mass interventions. It is vital to explore the content of these interventions, to consider the framing of the pandemic and to examine the extent to which their content is relevant. In March 2020, a qualitative content analysis was undertaken of 39 easily accessible online resources that offered advice, tips or guidance relating to mental health or mental wellbeing and COVID-19. Their content was compared to subsequent reports of the mental health impact of the pandemic. Resources frequently focused on anxiety. The content of intervention was typically of a cognitive-behavioral nature, with a significant focus on maintaining social contact. Typically, distress related to the situation was normalized and stigmatizing language was not seen. Data revealed a significant impact of the pandemic on depression as well as anxiety measures in the general UK population. A key recommendation is to ensure both depression and anxiety are addressed in these public mental health resources.
新冠疫情对公众心理健康有着深远的潜在影响，且与抑郁和焦虑水平升高有关。为部分解决这些问题，在线信息资源起到了大规模干预的作用。探究这些干预措施的内容、考虑疫情的框架构建以及审视其内容的相关程度至关重要。2020年3月，对39个易于获取的在线资源进行了定性内容分析，这些资源提供了与心理健康或幸福以及新冠疫情相关的建议、提示或指导。将它们的内容与随后关于疫情对心理健康影响的报告进行了比较。资源经常聚焦于焦虑。干预内容通常具有认知行为性质，显著侧重于保持社会联系。通常，与该情况相关的痛苦被正常化，未出现污名化语言。数据显示，疫情对英国普通人群的抑郁以及焦虑指标产生了重大影响。一项关键建议是确保在这些公共心理健康资源中同时解决抑郁和焦虑问题。
