Demographic and health factors associated with pandemic anxiety in the context of COVID-19
Demographic and health factors associated with pandemic anxiety in the context of COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1111/bjhp.12470
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发表时间：
2020-08-29
影响因子：
7.9
通讯作者：
Waite, Polly
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作者：
McElroy, Eoin;Patalay, Praveetha;Waite, Polly
目标COVID-19的心理健康后果预计将对某些群体产生不成比例的影响。我们的目标是开发一种简短的测量方法，即流行性焦虑量表，以捕捉引起焦虑的流行病的具体方面，并探索这些方面如何因健康和人口因素而变化。设计数据来自于一个方便的样本，父母（N = 4,793）和青少年（N = 698）在前6周的锁定招募。方法采用因子分析和项目反应理论（IRT）方法，在父母和青少年样本中对新量表进行验证。使用结构方程模型（SEM）探讨了新措施与年龄，性别，家庭收入和身体健康状况之间的关系。结果在两个样本中均发现了两个因素：疾病焦虑（例如，感染、传播病毒）和后果焦虑（例如，对经济前景的影响）;并观察到与健康和人口因素的独特关联。结论COVID-19造成的危害是多方面的，PAS是衡量这些问题的一种简短、可靠和有效的方法。这些焦虑与人口、社会和健康因素有不同的相关性，在制定减轻大流行对心理健康影响的战略时应考虑这些因素。
Objectives The mental health consequences of COVID-19 are predicted to have a disproportionate impact on certain groups. We aimed to develop a brief measure, the Pandemic Anxiety Scale, to capture the specific aspects of the pandemic that are provoking anxiety, and explore how these vary by health and demographic factors. Design Data were from a convenience sample of parents (N = 4,793) and adolescents (N = 698) recruited in the first 6 weeks of lockdown. Methods Factor analytic and IRT methods were used to validate the new measure in both parent and adolescent samples. Associations between scores on the new measure and age, gender, household income, and physical health status were explored using structural equation modelling (SEM). Results Two factors were identified in both samples: disease anxiety (e.g., catching, transmitting the virus) and consequence anxiety (e.g., impact on economic prospects); and unique associations with health and demographic factors were observed. Conclusions Anxieties due to the COVID-19 are multifaceted, and the PAS is a short, reliable, and valid measure of these concerns. These anxieties are differentially associated with demographic, social, and health factors, which should be considered when developing strategies to mitigate the mental health impact of the pandemic.