Son Ha-Eun, Hong Young-Seoub, Son Hyunjin
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Apr 16;12(8):840. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12080840.
We aimed to examine changes in daily life due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among younger (≤64 years) and older (≥65 years) individuals and to analyze their association with depressive symptoms. Raw data from the 2020 Korean Community Health Survey were used to analyze 228,485 individuals. Changes in daily life due to COVID-19 were measured using a questionnaire that evaluated changes in physical activity, sleep duration, instant food intake, and drinking and smoking status. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 scale, and logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the association between the two variables. This study confirmed a significant association between the two variables and found that the intake of instant food showed the largest difference in odds ratios between the younger (OR: 1.851; 95% CI: 1.720-1.992) and older groups (OR: 1.239; 95% CI: 1.060-1.447). A major finding of this study is that the analysis of the association between the two variables revealed a stronger correlation in more variables in the younger population compared to the older population. To address COVID-19-related depression and prepare for potential mental health crises, countries should expand response measures.
我们旨在研究2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）对年龄较小（≤64岁）和年龄较大（≥65岁）个体日常生活的影响，并分析其与抑郁症状的关联。利用2020年韩国社区健康调查的原始数据对228,485名个体进行分析。通过一份问卷来衡量COVID-19对日常生活的影响，该问卷评估了身体活动、睡眠时间、即食食品摄入量以及饮酒和吸烟状况的变化。使用患者健康问卷9量表评估抑郁症状，并进行逻辑回归分析以探究这两个变量之间的关联。本研究证实了这两个变量之间存在显著关联，并发现即食食品摄入量在年轻组（比值比：1.851；95%置信区间：1.720 - 1.992）和老年组（比值比：1.239；95%置信区间：1.060 - 1.447）之间的比值比差异最大。本研究的一个主要发现是，对这两个变量之间关联的分析显示，与老年人群相比，年轻人群中更多变量之间的相关性更强。为应对与COVID-19相关的抑郁症并为潜在的心理健康危机做好准备，各国应扩大应对措施。
