Unit of Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
J Ment Health. 2023 Oct;32(5):869-878. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2118690. Epub 2022 Sep 9.
Since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic its negative effects have been highlighted globally. There is little literature that examines the positive impact on daily living.
To examine the positive influences of government-imposed COVID-19 public health restrictions on adults throughout Trinidad and Tobago (TT) and their associated factors.
A cross-sectional study, using an adapted pretested online survey instrument, was conducted amongst non-institutionalised, community-dwelling adults using convenience sampling.
Of 1287 completed and weighted responses, the mean age (S.D.) was 39.2 (14.6) years, 49% were males, and 61% completed secondary level education. The top 5 positive experiences were more time spent with family (80%), more down-time (78%), learning new skills (68%), more time for hobbies (66%), self-care (57%), more time spent with friends (55%) and eating healthier (50%). The importance of religion, working from home, and an increase in marijuana use emerged as positive correlates for certain positive experiences, while participants with chronic illness, and a positive anxiety or depression screen, were negatively associated with most positive experiences.
Despite the negative consequences of the COVID19 pandemic, several positives were highlighted in this study. These findings have implications for social policies toward building resilience within the community.
自冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行以来，其负面影响在全球范围内凸显。很少有文献研究其对日常生活的积极影响。
探讨特立尼达和多巴哥（TT）成年人在政府实施 COVID-19 公共卫生限制方面的积极影响及其相关因素。
采用横断面研究，使用经过改编的预先测试的在线调查工具，对非机构化的社区居住成年人进行便利抽样调查。
在 1287 份完成并加权的回复中，平均年龄（标准差）为 39.2（14.6）岁，49%为男性，61%完成了中学教育。前 5 个积极体验是：与家人共度更多时间（80%）、更多休息时间（78%）、学习新技能（68%）、更多时间从事爱好（66%）、自我保健（57%）、更多时间与朋友相处（55%）和更健康的饮食（50%）。宗教的重要性、在家工作以及大麻使用量的增加是某些积极体验的正相关因素，而患有慢性病以及焦虑或抑郁筛查呈阳性的参与者与大多数积极体验呈负相关。
尽管 COVID19 大流行带来了负面影响，但本研究强调了一些积极方面。这些发现对制定社区内的社会政策具有重要意义。
