Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019‐nCoV) in Japan: Mental health consequences and target populations

Shigemura, Jun; Ursano, Robert J.; Morganstein, Joshua C.; Kurosawa, Mie; Benedek, David M.

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“…This might be explained by the imbalance of economic, cultural, and educational resources between urban and rural areas. The urban economy is relatively prosperous and provides citizens with better material security (Shigemura et al, 2020). Similarly, the sanitary conditions in cities are better than in towns and villages, which decreases the chances of surviving the virus.…”

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The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

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Hou

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Psychiatry Research

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This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. HIGHLIGHTS Methods of guiding students to effectively and appropriately regulate their emotions during public health emergencies and avoid losses caused by crisis events have become an urgent problem for colleges and universities. Therefore, we investigated and analyzed the mental health status of college students during the epidemic for the following purposes.(1) To evaluate the mental situation of college students during the epidemic;(2) to provide a theoretical basis for psychological interventions with college students; and (3) to provide a basis for the promulgation of national and governmental policies. AbstractA COVID-19 epidemic has been spreading in China and other parts of the world since December 2019. The epidemic has brought not only the risk of death from infection but also unbearable psychological pressure. We sampled college students from Changzhi medical college by using cluster sampling. They responded to a questionnaire packet that included the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and those inquiring the participants' basic information. We received 7,143 responses. Results indicated that 0.9% of the respondents were experiencing severe anxiety, 2.7% moderate anxiety, and 21.3% mild anxiety. Moreover, living in urban areas (OR = .810, 95% CI = .709 -.925), family income stability (OR = .726, 95% CI = .645 -.817) and living with parents (OR = .752, 95% CI = .596 -.950) were protective factors against anxiety. Moreover, having relatives or acquaintances infected with COVID-19 was a risk factor for increasing the anxiety of college students (OR = 3.007, 95% CI = 2.377 -3.804). Results of correlation analysis indicated that economic effects, and effects on daily life, as well as delays in academic activities, were positively associated with anxiety symptoms (P < .001). However, social support was negatively correlated with the level of anxiety (P < .001). It is suggested that the mental health of college students should be monitored during epidemics.

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The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

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Psychiatry Research

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“…The authors highlighted the need for both mental health services, particularly for vulnerable populations, and the strengthening of social capital to reduce the adverse psychological impact of the outbreak. Another, from Japan (Shigemura et al, 2020), emphasised the economic impact of COVID-19 and its effects on well-being, as well as the likely high levels of fear and panic behaviour, such as hoarding and stockpiling of resources, in the general population. This paper also identified populations at higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes, including patients with COVID-19 and their families, individuals with existing physical or psychiatric morbidity, and healthcare workers.…”

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COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Rajkumar

2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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Background: Currently, there are few studies analyzing how COVID-19 has impacted the chiropractic profession. A recent paper, however, analyzed changes made to chiropractic practice by comparing the 7 different international regions represented by the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC). In overall healthcare, there is limited research on specialty-based stress levels both before and during COVID-19. Our survey was conducted to collect self-reported data on how COVID-19 has affected U.S. doctors of chiropractic. Methods: An electronic survey was sent to U.S. chiropractors nationwide via social media and email. The survey collected personal and practice demographic information, o ce protocols, changes made during COVID-19, chiropractic profession opinions/stances, information related to stress, and personal beliefs/opinions. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 750 U.S. chiropractors responded. Just over half of respondents reported moderate levels of stress, and just over 30% reported severe levels due to a variety of reasons related to both personal and professional circumstances. The primary stressors were nancial and business concerns. The highest stress levels were among employers responsible for others. A majority reported beliefs that the chiropractic profession should not advertise that spinal manipulation provides any immune system bene t. 13% of the respondents believed chiropractors should be marketing immune bene ts during this time. A shift toward telehealth was reported, with 18% adding it to their services. Conclusion: Stress levels were high across the population. A range of opinions existed regarding spinal manipulation and immunity bene ts. The majority reported there was not su cient evidence to support such a belief; however, a group of respondents believed that chiropractors should be marketing immune-enhancing bene ts to the population. A logical next step would be to study why such beliefs persist. This information may be useful in better understanding how chiropractors have experienced the global effects of COVID-19 across the United States. Background A novel coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China in December of 2019. International travel and community spread allowed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to quickly become a global pandemic in early 2020. The rst case of COVID-19 in the United States was con rmed in January 2020 (1). By May 12, 2020, there were over 1.3 million con rmed cases in the U.S. along with more than 80,000 deaths. This has increased subsequently (2). The federal government offered guidance to limit spread (3), but governors of individual states were directed to make their own decisions regarding their response (4). This led to heterogeneous responses across the U.S. with many but not all states implementing stay-at-home orders (5). These orders have had profound economic effects, where even the healthcare sector has suffered. This sector of the U.S. economy has seen an 18% drop in healthcare spending with multiple health systems reporting drops ...

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“…A public health emergency of international concern-novel coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) outbroke [1] in Wuhan, China on 31 December 2019, which has been spread to 24 countries outside of China and infected 37,558 patients globally (37,251 in China) by 9 February 2020 [2]. The outbreak of COVID-19 in China has caused mental health problems among the public in China [3] and Japan [4] and medical workers in Wuhan [5]. The National Health Commission has released guideline for local authorities to promote psychological crisis intervention for patients, medical personnel, people under medical observation and civilians during the COVID-19 outbreak [6].…”

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Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak

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Huge citizens expose to social media during a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbroke in Wuhan, China. We assess the prevalence of mental health problems and examine their association with social media exposure. A cross-sectional study among Chinese citizens aged�18 years old was conducted during Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2020. Online survey was used to do rapid assessment. Total of 4872 participants from 31 provinces and autonomous regions were involved in the current study. Besides demographics and social media exposure (SME), depression was assessed by The Chinese version of WHO-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) and anxiety was assessed by Chinese version of generalized anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7). multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify associations between social media exposure with mental health problems after controlling for covariates. The prevalence of depression, anxiety and combination of depression and anxiety (CDA) ) during COVID-19 outbroke in Wuhan, China. More than 80% (95%CI:80.9%-83.1%) of participants reported frequently exposed to social media. After controlling for covariates, frequently SME was positively associated with high odds of anxiety (OR = 1.72, 95%CI: 1.31-2.26) and CDA (OR = 1.91, 95%CI: 1.52-2.41) compared with less SME. Our findings show there are high prevalence of mental health problems, which positively associated with frequently SME during the COVID-19 outbreak. These findings implicated the government need pay more attention to mental health problems, especially depression and anxiety among general population and combating with "infodemic" while combating during public health emergency.

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Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019‐nCoV) in Japan: Mental health consequences and target populations

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The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak

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