Examining Associations Between Hurricane Sandy Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Community of Residence

Schwartz, Rebecca; Rasul, Rehana; Gargano, Lisa M.; Lieberman‐Cribbin, Wil; Brackbill, Robert M.; Taioli, Emanuela

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“…The experience of such a traumatic event can severely disrupt the integrity and continuity of individual sleep and cause insomnia (Lin, Wang et al, 2020; Sinha, 2016). Meanwhile, it can have a significant impact on the individual's mental health and may lead to PTSD (Schwartz et al., 2019).…”

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Relationship between eHealth literacy and psychological status during COVID‐19 pandemic: A survey of Chinese residents

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Aims To investigate the eHealth literacy and the psychological status of Chinese residents during the COVID‐19 pandemic and explore their interrelationship. Background The COVID‐19 outbreak has placed intense psychological pressure on community residents. Their psychological status may be affected by eHealth literacy due to home isolation during this rampant pandemic. Methods This is a Web‐based cross‐sectional survey conducted on the JD Health platform, which resulted in 15,000 respondents having participated in this survey. The eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (EHLQ), Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Impact of Event Scale‐Revised (IES‐R) were used. The Pearson correlation was used to analyse the relationship between eHealth literacy and depression, insomnia and post‐traumatic stress disorder. Results The score of eHealth literacy was 48.88 ± 8.46, and 11.4%, 6.8% and 20.1% of respondents experienced moderate to severe depression, insomnia and post‐traumatic stress disorder. eHealth literacy negatively correlated with depression ( r = −0.331), insomnia ( r = −0.366) and post‐traumatic stress disorder ( r = −0.320). Conclusion eHealth literacy is closely related to psychological status. Improving eHealth literacy may contribute to maintaining good psychological well‐being. Implications for Nursing Management It is necessary to strengthen the education of primary health care providers to enhance their ability to help community residents effectively use eHealth information.

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Relationship between eHealth literacy and psychological status during COVID‐19 pandemic: A survey of Chinese residents

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“…A large number of studies have established that any stressful event such as natural disasters and manufactured traumas has a significant mental health impact among affected individuals (1,2). Recently, such diseases, namely, the novel coronavirus, have come out in China.…”

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Psychological Outcomes and Associated Factors Among the International Students Living in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alam

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Front. Psychiatry

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Background: The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created a severe mental health problem for international students living in China. Despite the little information on the psychological impact on international students, we aimed to assess the psychological outcomes and associated factors among international students currently living in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 28, 2020 to June 12, 2020 on 402 full-time international students across 26 provinces in China. The frequency of symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, psychological distress, loneliness, and fear was assessed with the English versions of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS), and Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S) scales, respectively.Results: The prevalence of symptoms of depression (73.4%), anxiety (76.6%), stress (58.5%), insomnia (77.6%), psychological distress (71.4%), loneliness (62.4%), and fear (73.1%) among international students during the COVID-19 pandemic was shown. The prevalence of moderate to extremely severe symptoms of all psychological outcomes was significantly associated with 26–30-year-old students, students who lived with roommates, and students who stayed in China shorter than 2 years. Participants in the central region reported significantly moderate to extremely severe symptom levels of all the psychological outcomes except fear symptoms. Univariate analysis indicated that a significant association of all psychological outcomes was found among 26–30-year-old students and students who stayed in China shorter than 2 years. Multivariate analysis showed that Engineering, Business, Social Sciences and Law, and Language students were significantly associated with the symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and fear. Participants staying in China for shorter than 2 years were associated with a higher risk of all psychological outcomes except psychological distress and loneliness symptoms.Conclusions: We found a higher prevalence of psychological outcomes and risk factors among international students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We immediately appealed to university authorities, mental health professionals, and government officials to provide mental health interventions and strategies for their international students, particularly young, central region students, living with roommates, different study backgrounds, and short time staying during the pandemic.

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“…The outbreak of this epidemic has not only brought with it the risk of death from viral infection, but has also brought serious psychological pressure to global populations. Negative impacts from either nature or human could lead to the worsening of mental state, which could further result in conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other psychological symptoms (Kopala-Sibley et al, 2016;Plexousakis, Kourkoutas, Giovazolias, Chatira, & Nikolopoulos, 2019;Schwartz et al, 2019).…”

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Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Chinese International Students: Examining Prevalence and Associated Factors

Zhao¹

2020

WJER

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Background: As the international community has grappled to bring the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) under control, many social factors have emerged and unbearable pressure has been placed on us all. This study aimed to explore the psychological symptoms and influencing factors of the pandemic on Chinese international students. Method: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and other psychological symptoms were investigated using the PTSD Checklist Civilian Version (PCL-C) and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). Demographic data and data pertaining to the impact of COVID-19 on Chinese international students was also collected.Result: Chinese international students in their fourth year of university education showed higher depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress symptoms than students in other years of their degree programs. Each of these psychological symptoms were higher for Chinese international students in high school than for students in their first and second years of university education. Chinese international students who were abroad were found to be most anxious about the risk of infection, financial stress, and travel restrictions following the COVID-19 outbreak.Conclusion: Our study suggest that the effect of COVID-19 on Chinese international students’ psychological symptoms are significant. Our results are valuable for legislators and healthcare providers, who may need to develop effective psychological interventions for Chinese international students.

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Examining Associations Between Hurricane Sandy Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Community of Residence

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Relationship between eHealth literacy and psychological status during COVID‐19 pandemic: A survey of Chinese residents

Relationship between eHealth literacy and psychological status during COVID‐19 pandemic: A survey of Chinese residents

Psychological Outcomes and Associated Factors Among the International Students Living in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Chinese International Students: Examining Prevalence and Associated Factors

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