Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of psychological health problems in Chinese adolescents during the outbreak of COVID-19
Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of psychological health problems in Chinese adolescents during the outbreak of COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1007/s00787-020-01541-4
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发表时间：
2020-05-03
影响因子：
6.4
通讯作者：
Chen, Jing-Xu
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作者：
Zhou, Shuang-Jiang;Zhang, Li-Gang;Chen, Jing-Xu
心理健康问题，特别是情绪障碍，在青少年中很常见。情绪障碍的流行病学很大程度上受到压力事件的影响。本研究旨在评估受COVID-19爆发影响的中国青少年中抑郁和焦虑症状的患病率和社会人口统计学相关性。我们在COVID-19疫情期间对12-18岁的中国学生进行了一项横断面研究。使用在线调查进行快速评估。共有8079名参与者参与了这项研究。通过在线调查收集人口统计学数据，评估学生对COVID-19的认识，并分别使用患者健康问卷（PHQ-9）和广泛性焦虑症（GAD-7）问卷评估抑郁和焦虑症状。2019冠状病毒病爆发期间，中国高中生中抑郁症状、焦虑症状以及抑郁和焦虑症状组合的患病率分别为43.7%、37.4%和31.3%。多因素Logistic回归分析显示，女性是抑郁和焦虑症状的高危因素。从年级来看，高中是抑郁和焦虑症状的危险因素，年级越高，抑郁和焦虑症状的患病率越高。我们的研究结果显示，青少年心理健康问题的患病率很高，这与对COVID-19的认知水平呈负相关。这些发现表明，政府在抗击COVID-19的同时，需要更加关注青少年的心理健康。
Psychological health problems, especially emotional disorders, are common among adolescents. The epidemiology of emotional disorders is greatly influenced by stressful events. This study sought to assess the prevalence rate and socio-demographic correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. We conducted a cross-sectional study among Chinese students aged 12-18 years during the COVID-19 epidemic period. An online survey was used to conduct rapid assessment. A total of 8079 participants were involved in the study. An online survey was used to collect demographic data, assess students' awareness of COVID-19, and assess depressive and anxiety symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire, respectively. The prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and a combination of depressive and anxiety symptoms was 43.7%, 37.4%, and 31.3%, respectively, among Chinese high school students during the COVID-19 outbreak. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that female gender was the higher risk factor for depressive and anxiety symptoms. In terms of grades, senior high school was a risk factor for depressive and anxiety symptoms; the higher the grade, the greater the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Our findings show there is a high prevalence of psychological health problems among adolescents, which are negatively associated with the level of awareness of COVID-19. These findings suggest that the government needs to pay more attention to psychological health among adolescents while combating COVID-19.