Mental health crisis under COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China
Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved..
OBJECTIVES: To compare the mental health burden before and during the COVID-19 outbreak and identify the vulnerable groups by sociodemographic factors.
METHODS: We analyzed repeated cross-sectional data from the Hong Kong Family and Health Information Trend Survey (FHInTS) in 2016 (N = 4036) and 2017 (N = 4051) and the COVID-19 Health Information Survey (CoVHInS) in April 9-23, 2020 (N = 1501) using population-based random samples of general adults by landline telephone and online panel. Stress (Perceived Stress Scale 4), anxiety symptoms (General Anxiety Disorders 2), depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), subjective happiness (4-point Likert item), and sociodemographic factors were collected.
RESULTS: Compared with 2016 and 2017, the stress level increased by 28.3%, prevalence of anxiety increased by 42.3%, and the depression symptoms and unhappiness have doubled (all P for trends <0.001) during the COVID-19 outbreak. The increases in stress levels were significantly larger among older and less educated respondents (P for interactions <0.001).
CONCLUSION: Hong Kong had a mental health emergency even with no lockdown and well-managed outbreaks. Older and under-privileged people will suffer most. Public mental health interventions are urgently needed particularly for the older adults and individuals with primary or lower education attainment.
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:100 |
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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 100(2020) vom: 16. Nov., Seite 431-433 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Zhao, Sheng Zhi [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 01.12.2020 Date Revised 16.02.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.030 |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVES: To compare the mental health burden before and during the COVID-19 outbreak and identify the vulnerable groups by sociodemographic factors | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: We analyzed repeated cross-sectional data from the Hong Kong Family and Health Information Trend Survey (FHInTS) in 2016 (N = 4036) and 2017 (N = 4051) and the COVID-19 Health Information Survey (CoVHInS) in April 9-23, 2020 (N = 1501) using population-based random samples of general adults by landline telephone and online panel. Stress (Perceived Stress Scale 4), anxiety symptoms (General Anxiety Disorders 2), depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), subjective happiness (4-point Likert item), and sociodemographic factors were collected | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Compared with 2016 and 2017, the stress level increased by 28.3%, prevalence of anxiety increased by 42.3%, and the depression symptoms and unhappiness have doubled (all P for trends <0.001) during the COVID-19 outbreak. The increases in stress levels were significantly larger among older and less educated respondents (P for interactions <0.001) | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: Hong Kong had a mental health emergency even with no lockdown and well-managed outbreaks. Older and under-privileged people will suffer most. Public mental health interventions are urgently needed particularly for the older adults and individuals with primary or lower education attainment | ||
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