Tiwari Biplav Babu, Zhang Donglan Stacy
Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Division of Health Services Research, New York University Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, New York, USA.
Health Equity. 2022 Jun 24;6(1):448-453. doi: 10.1089/heq.2022.0029. eCollection 2022.
This study aims to explore the differences in mental health status among Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data from the 2020 Health, Ethnicity, and Pandemic (HEAP) Study were used to explore the psychological distress of 2672 adults, using the Standard Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
We observed that among Asian American subgroups, South Asian Americans had significantly higher odds of experiencing psychological distress than non-Hispanic White Americans (odds ratio = 1.82, 95% confidence interval = 1.00-3.31), after controlling for covariates.
The study identified differences in mental health status among Asian American subgroups. We recommend the implementation of culturally appropriate interventions to help Asian Americans cope with mental health challenges.
本研究旨在探讨新冠疫情期间亚裔美国人心理健康状况的差异。
使用2020年健康、种族与疫情（HEAP）研究的数据，通过标准凯斯勒心理困扰量表，对2672名成年人的心理困扰情况进行探究。
在控制协变量后，我们观察到，在亚裔美国人亚组中，南亚裔美国人经历心理困扰的几率显著高于非西班牙裔白人美国人（优势比=1.82，95%置信区间=1.00-3.31）。
该研究确定了亚裔美国人亚组之间心理健康状况的差异。我们建议实施符合文化背景的干预措施，以帮助亚裔美国人应对心理健康挑战。
