Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 Epidemic
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly transmitted worldwide, which contributed to various psychological problems (such as fear, depression, and anxiety) among the general population in China. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and associated fac...
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doaj-3a96bbd1d6404748bb4c72f575a1ffa32020-12-23T05:44:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-12-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.616723616723Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 EpidemicSongxu Peng0Xin Lai1Yukai Du2Yuting Li3Kunming Tian4Kunming Tian5Yong Gan6Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaInstitute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaBackground: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly transmitted worldwide, which contributed to various psychological problems (such as fear, depression, and anxiety) among the general population in China. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese adults.Methods: A cross-sectional study of Chinese adults was conducted during 17–29 February 2020. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D).Results: A total of 3,399 respondents were included in the analysis. It was observed that 14.2% (481/3,399) of the participants were screened positive for depressive symptoms. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, older age (OR = 0.98; 95% CI, 0.97–0.99), smoking (OR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.10–2.26), self-rated health (good: OR = 0.49; 95% CI, 0.37–0.66; fairly: OR = 0.60; 95% CI, 0.45–0.80), having greater support scores (OR = 0.95; 95% CI, 0.94–0.96), knowledge about the main symptom of COVID-19 (very clearly: OR = 0.58; 95% CI, 0.42–0.79; relatively clearly: OR = 0.59; 95% CI, 0.44–0.79), and staying in Wuhan within 3 months before the outbreak of epidemic (OR = 1.78; 95% CI, 1.34–2.38) were associated with depressive symptoms.Conclusion: A considerable proportion of the general population in China had depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic. Routine screening and targeted interventions for depression are needed among high-risk depressed individuals during the COVID-19 epidemic.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.616723/fullepidemicCOVID-19risk factorsprevalencedepression symptoms |
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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 Epidemic |
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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 Epidemic |
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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 Epidemic |
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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 Epidemic |
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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Depressive Symptomatology in Chinese Adults During COVID-19 Epidemic |
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prevalence and associated factors for depressive symptomatology in chinese adults during covid-19 epidemic |
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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly transmitted worldwide, which contributed to various psychological problems (such as fear, depression, and anxiety) among the general population in China. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese adults.Methods: A cross-sectional study of Chinese adults was conducted during 17–29 February 2020. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D).Results: A total of 3,399 respondents were included in the analysis. It was observed that 14.2% (481/3,399) of the participants were screened positive for depressive symptoms. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, older age (OR = 0.98; 95% CI, 0.97–0.99), smoking (OR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.10–2.26), self-rated health (good: OR = 0.49; 95% CI, 0.37–0.66; fairly: OR = 0.60; 95% CI, 0.45–0.80), having greater support scores (OR = 0.95; 95% CI, 0.94–0.96), knowledge about the main symptom of COVID-19 (very clearly: OR = 0.58; 95% CI, 0.42–0.79; relatively clearly: OR = 0.59; 95% CI, 0.44–0.79), and staying in Wuhan within 3 months before the outbreak of epidemic (OR = 1.78; 95% CI, 1.34–2.38) were associated with depressive symptoms.Conclusion: A considerable proportion of the general population in China had depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic. Routine screening and targeted interventions for depression are needed among high-risk depressed individuals during the COVID-19 epidemic. |
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