Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and psychological distress in China: Does neighbourhood matter?

Chen, Yiyi; Jones, Colin; Dunse, Neil

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144203

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“…Regarding the health predictors, we found that whether respondents had chronic disease and respondents' self-rated health contributed over one third to predictive psychological distress. This finding was in line with the current COVID-19 study that a respondent with a chronic disease or with self-rated poor health had a significantly higher level of psychological distress [10,12,38]. This finding is plausible since an unpredicted virus outbreak could potentially exacerbate the negative effect on the level of psychological distress of respondents with a lower self-rated health level or chronic disease.…”

Section: Evidence On the Association Between Risk Factors And The Level Of Psychological Distresssupporting

confidence: 88%

“…In this study, objective predictors included three key risk factors that were derived from recent research: direct distance from the respondent's housing to the nearest COVID-19 hospital [10], direct distance from the respondent's housing to the nearest park [51], and the air quality index (AQI) [52]. The data regarding the parks were obtained from Beijing City Lab (Beijing City Lab, 2019, Data 40, Urban green lands in main Chinese cities 2017, http://www.beijingcitylab.com (accessed on 30 May 2021)) which shared information on 16,721 urban green spaces in 287 Chinese cities in 2017.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Perceived predictors are defined by a limited number of characteristics applicable to the Chinese context, including perceived distance to the nearest COVID-19 hospital, perceived indoor air quality, and perceived environmental quality [10]; these were measured on 5-point Likert scales. Perceived distance to the COVID-19 hospital was measured by the following question: 'How would you rate the distance from your house to the nearest COVID-19 hospital?…”

Section: Perceived Predictorsmentioning

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“…2 of 18 Correspondingly, a variety of studies have investigated the direct effects of COVID-19 on people's mental health outcomes among the general population, e.g., the association between COVID-19-related factors and levels of depression [2,4,5], anxiety [6][7][8], and psychological distress and stress [9][10][11][12][13]. Other studies have evaluated such an association but have focused on health professionals [12,[14][15][16][17], college students [6,18,19], and patients [20][21][22].…”

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Which Risk Factors Matter More for Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Application Approach of Gradient Boosting Decision Trees

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2021

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Background: A growing body of scientific literature indicates that risk factors for COVID-19 contribute to a high level of psychological distress. However, there is no consensus on which factors contribute more to predicting psychological health. Objectives: The present study quantifies the importance of related risk factors on the level of psychological distress and further explores the threshold effect of each rick factor on the level of psychological distress. Both subjective and objective measures of risk factors are considered in the model. Methods: We sampled 937 individual items of data obtained from an online questionnaire between 20 January and 13 February 2020 in China. Objective risk factors were measured in terms of direct distance from respondents’ housing to the nearest COVID-19 hospital, direct distance from respondents’ housing to the nearest park, and the air quality index (AQI). Perceived risk factors were measured in regard to perceived distance to the nearest COVID-19 hospital, perceived air quality, and perceived environmental quality. Psychological distress was measured with the Kessler psychological distress scale K6 score. The following health risk factors and sociodemographic factors were considered: self-rated health level, physical health status, physical activity, current smoker or drinker, age, gender, marital status, educational attainment level, residence location, and household income level. A gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) was used to analyse the data. Results: Health risk factors were the greatest contributors to predicting the level of psychological distress, with a relative importance of 42.32% among all influential factors. Objective risk factors had a stronger predictive power than perceived risk factors (23.49% vs. 16.26%). Furthermore, it was found that there was a dramatic rise in the moderate level of psychological distress regarding the threshold of AQI between 40 and 50, and 110 and 130, respectively. Gender-sensitive analysis revealed that women and men responded differently to psychological distress based on different risk factors. Conclusion: We found evidence that perceived indoor air quality played a more important role in predicting psychological distress compared to ambient air pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Which Risk Factors Matter More for Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Application Approach of Gradient Boosting Decision Trees

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“…As a result, the neighborhood environment can be viewed as a moderating element that can either reduce or enhance the detrimental effects of the pandemic on mental health. A quiet and well-maintained neighborhood environment can help people cope with the negative psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ( Chen et al., 2021b ). Furthermore, urban green spaces not only provide citizens with spaces to exercise and relax, but also help them catch their breath and get away from the virus ( Ugolini et al., 2020 ).…”

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Unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Role of the neighborhood environment

Huang

Liu

2022

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and psychological distress in China: Does neighbourhood matter?

Cited by 15 publications

References 44 publications

Which Risk Factors Matter More for Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Application Approach of Gradient Boosting Decision Trees

Which Risk Factors Matter More for Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Application Approach of Gradient Boosting Decision Trees

Unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Role of the neighborhood environment

Resilient Cities and Built Environment: Urban Design, Citizens and Health. Learning from COVID-19 Experiences

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