Deakin University, Australia.
Deakin University, Australia.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2022 Aug;46:101315. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101315. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
This article reports on the first meta-analysis of studies on the association between government-imposed social restrictions and mental health outcomes published during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty-three studies (N = 131,844) were included. Social restrictions were significantly associated with increased mental health symptoms overall (d = .41 [CI 95% .17-.65]), including depression (d = .83 [CI 95% .30-1.37]), stress (d = .21 [CI 95% .01-.42]) and loneliness (d = .30 [CI 95% .07-.52]), but not anxiety (d= .26 [CI 95% -.04-.56]). Subgroup analyses demonstrated that the strictness and length of restrictions had divergent effects on mental health outcomes, but there are concerns regarding study quality. The findings provide critical insights for future research on the effects of COVID-19 social restrictions.
这篇文章报告了 COVID-19 大流行初始阶段发布的关于政府实施的社会限制与心理健康结果之间关联的研究的首次荟萃分析。共纳入了 33 项研究（N=131844）。社会限制与心理健康症状总体呈显著相关（d=0.41 [95%CI 0.17-0.65]），包括抑郁（d=0.83 [95%CI 0.30-1.37]）、压力（d=0.21 [95%CI 0.01-0.42]）和孤独（d=0.30 [95%CI 0.07-0.52]），但与焦虑无关（d=0.26 [95%CI -0.04-0.56]）。亚组分析表明，限制的严格程度和持续时间对心理健康结果有不同的影响，但研究质量令人担忧。这些发现为 COVID-19 社会限制对心理健康影响的未来研究提供了重要见解。
