Division of Community Health & Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 2;23(1):2140. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16923-x.
The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge, protective behaviours, and psychological impact of COVID-19 on Chinese residents in Canada, as the emotional and behavioural impacts of the pandemic have not been intensively studied amongst these populations. It was important to determine whether having dependent school-age children (DSAC) aged 16 or under was associated with adverse psychological impacts amongst the Chinese residents living in the country.
In April 2020, 757 eligible participants were recruited through a snowball sampling to complete an online survey related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological, behavioural, and sociodemographic variables were collected and first analyzed using descriptive and univariate statistics. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to further confirm the observed significant associations in bivariate analyses for selected psychological outcome variables.
Seven hundred forty-two participants who responded to the "dependent school-age children" question were included in the analysis. Most of them identified as females (65.8%) and 77.2% included receiving a university degree or higher. There were no significant differences in COVID-19 knowledge between those living with or without DSAC. However, participants with DSAC were more likely to perceive themselves as being at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 (p = .023); therefore, having a higher chance of adopting protective behaviours (e.g., hand washing, sanitizing frequently or disinfecting work and living spaces (p < .05), elevated risks of depression (p = .007), and stress (p = .010), compared to those without DSAC.
Predominantly, the Chinese residents in Canada with dependent school-age children were more likely to report the negative psychological impacts of the pandemic. These findings warrant further investigations that may contribute to informing key stakeholders about the identification and implementation of policies and interventions to support the needs of parents with young children, during and after the pandemic.
本研究旨在描述加拿大中国居民对 COVID-19 的认知、保护行为和心理影响，因为在这些人群中，尚未对大流行的情绪和行为影响进行深入研究。重要的是要确定是否有 16 岁或以下的受抚养学龄儿童（DSAC）与居住在该国的中国居民的不良心理影响有关。
2020 年 4 月，通过滚雪球抽样招募了 757 名符合条件的参与者，以完成与 COVID-19 大流行相关的在线调查。收集了心理、行为和社会人口统计学变量，并首先使用描述性和单变量统计进行分析。对多元逻辑回归分析进行了进一步分析，以进一步确认在二元分析中观察到的与选定心理结果变量相关的显著关联。
在分析中纳入了对“受抚养学龄儿童”问题做出回应的 742 名参与者。他们中的大多数人是女性（65.8%），77.2%的人接受过大学或更高学历。有或没有 DSAC 的人之间在 COVID-19 知识方面没有显着差异。然而，有 DSAC 的参与者更有可能认为自己感染 COVID-19的风险更高（p=.023）；因此，他们更有可能采取保护行为（例如，经常洗手、消毒或消毒工作和生活空间（p<.05），抑郁风险升高（p=.007），压力（p=.010），与没有 DSAC 的人相比。
加拿大的中国居民主要是有受抚养学龄儿童的人更有可能报告大流行的负面心理影响。这些发现需要进一步调查，这可能有助于向利益相关者通报在大流行期间和之后识别和实施政策和干预措施以满足有年幼子女的父母的需求的信息。
