A Nationwide Survey of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors
A Nationwide Survey of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17093165
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发表时间：
2020-05-01
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Roma, Paolo
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作者：
Mazza, Cristina;Ricci, Eleonora;Roma, Paolo
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的不受控制的传播要求采取前所未有的措施，以至于意大利政府对整个国家实施了隔离。隔离具有巨大的影响，并可能造成相当大的心理压力。本研究的目的是确定精神症状的患病率，并确定一般人群中心理困扰的风险和保护因素。于2020年3月18日至22日对2766名参与者进行了在线调查。多变量有序逻辑回归模型被构建来研究社会人口学变量、人格特质、抑郁、焦虑和压力之间的关联。女性、负面影响和超然与更高水平的抑郁、焦虑和压力有关。有熟人感染与抑郁和压力水平的增加有关，而有压力的情况和医疗问题的历史与更高水平的抑郁和焦虑有关。最后，那些有家人感染的人和年轻人不得不在住所外工作的人分别表现出更高的焦虑和压力。这一流行病学情况是确定遭受心理痛苦风险较大的人的重要基准，其结果有助于针对痛苦的创伤后性质制定心理干预措施。
The uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has called for unprecedented measures, to the extent that the Italian government has imposed a quarantine on the entire country. Quarantine has a huge impact and can cause considerable psychological strain. The present study aims to establish the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and identify risk and protective factors for psychological distress in the general population. An online survey was administered from 18-22 March 2020 to 2766 participants. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression models were constructed to examine the associations between sociodemographic variables; personality traits; depression, anxiety, and stress. Female gender, negative affect, and detachment were associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Having an acquaintance infected was associated with increased levels of both depression and stress, whereas a history of stressful situations and medical problems was associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Finally, those with a family member infected and young person who had to work outside their domicile presented higher levels of anxiety and stress, respectively. This epidemiological picture is an important benchmark for identifying persons at greater risk of suffering from psychological distress and the results are useful for tailoring psychological interventions targeting the post-traumatic nature of the distress.