Social Isolation and Anxiety Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown in China

Wu, Shiyou; Yao, Mengni; Deng, Chao; Marsiglia, Flavio F.; Duan, Wenjie

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.067

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“…This was consistent with recent dietary research in Chile, which documented the pattern of anxiety levels associated with sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food, and pastry consumption during the pandemic ( Landaeta-Díaz et al., 2021 ). Our findings corroborate existing work on social isolation's effect on anxiety ( Boehlen et al., 2020 ; Wu et al., 2021 ) and illustrate that women whose social circles were only within the household in the past seven days were at greater risk of experiencing anxiety in COVID-19 times. Furthermore, the finding identifying an association between a decrease in internet screen time and anxiety for men has not, to our knowledge, been reported elsewhere.…”

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Generalized anxiety disorder during COVID-19 in Canada: Gender-specific association of COVID-19 misinformation exposure, precarious employment, and health behavior change

Lin

2022

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Growing evidence has demonstrated the mental health sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies have examined how pandemic-related stressors and resilience factors of anxiety affect women and men differently in Canada. Methods Population-based data from the Canadian Perspective Survey Series (CPSS-4: July 20 to 26, 2020) were analyzed to examine the relationship between Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) with COVID-19 misinformation exposure, precarious employment, and health behavior changes, after adjusting for socio-demographic variables. Stratified by gender, two multinomial logistic regression were conducted to calculate the likelihood of having minimal–mild anxiety (1≤ GAD score <10) and moderate–severe anxiety (GAD score ≥10), compared to no anxiety symptoms (GAD=0). Results Overall, respondents ( n = 3,779) were mainly Canadian-born (76.3%), aged >25 years (85.4%) and high school graduate (87.9%). The population prevalence of moderate–severe GAD was 13.6%, with women significantly higher than men (17.2% vs. 9.9%, p<0.001). For women ( n = 2,016), GAD was associated with being absent from work due to COVID-19 reasons (OR=3.52, 99% CI:1.12–11.04), younger age (ORs range from 2.19 to 11.01, p's<0.01), being single/widowed (OR=2.26, 99% CI 1.18–4.33), no past-week contacts outside household (OR=2.81, 99% CI:1.24–6.37), no outdoor exercise (OR=1.86, 99% CI:1.13–3.07). For men ( n = 1,753), GAD was associated with frequent fake news exposure (dose-response relations: ORs range from 3.14 to 6.55, p's<0.01), increased time of watching TV (OR=2.62, 99% CI: 1.31 – 5.27), no indoor exercise (OR=1.91, 99% CI:1.07–3.42). For both genders, GAD was associated with increased intake of alcohol, cannabis, and junk/sweet food (p's<0.01). Limitations Cross-sectional data prohibits causal inferences; self-reporting biases of GAD symptoms requires confirmation with diagnostic records. Conclusion The gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was observed in the associations between clinically significant anxiety with COVID-19 misinformation exposure, job precarity, and addictive behaviors in Canada. Mental health interventions need to be gender responsive and should tackle upstream social determinants of health in this public health emergency.

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Generalized anxiety disorder during COVID-19 in Canada: Gender-specific association of COVID-19 misinformation exposure, precarious employment, and health behavior change

Lin

2022

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a detrimental effect on mental health worldwide ( World Health Organization, 2021a , World Health Organization, 2021b , World Health Organization, 2021 ). It has had serious and widespread social impacts―lasting for longer than a year―even on individuals uninfected by the virus, due to restrictions imposed on people's lifestyles, the need to exercise self-restraint, the experience of lockdown and social isolation, and the fear of COVID-19 ( Torales et al, 2020 ; Vinkers et al, 2020 ; Wang et al, 2021 ; Wu et al, 2021a , Wu et al, 2021b ). For example, Wu et al (2021a) found that people in locked-down cities exhibited higher levels of generalized anxiety disorder symptoms than those in non-locked-down cities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has had serious and widespread social impacts―lasting for longer than a year―even on individuals uninfected by the virus, due to restrictions imposed on people's lifestyles, the need to exercise self-restraint, the experience of lockdown and social isolation, and the fear of COVID-19 ( Torales et al, 2020 ; Vinkers et al, 2020 ; Wang et al, 2021 ; Wu et al, 2021a , Wu et al, 2021b ). For example, Wu et al (2021a) found that people in locked-down cities exhibited higher levels of generalized anxiety disorder symptoms than those in non-locked-down cities. In another study, Wu et al (2021b) conducted a meta-analysis and reported that the prevalence of depression and anxiety can be seen in more than 30% of the population.…”

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Mental health and psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-cultural comparison of Japan, Malaysia, China, and the U.S.

Sugawara¹,

Chishima²,

Kubo³

et al. 2022

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…To limit the spread of the virus, almost all countries worldwide opted for school closures throughout the majority of 2020, disrupting children's routines, scholar, and socialization opportunities, food security and creating a wider disparity in children and family according to baseline socio-economic status of families ( 7 ). This in turn led to an increase in mental health issues in children ( 8 ). Moreover, hospital reorganizations aimed to offer appropriate care to the surge of COVID-19 cases.…”

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Changes in Childhood Immunizations and Intermittent Preventive Malaria Treatment in a Peripheral, Referral Immunization Center During the First 12 Months of COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone, Western Africa

Mariani

Valentini

Yamba³

et al. 2022

Front. Pediatr.

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BackgroundThere is increasing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted childhood immunization services. However, detailed reports on immunizations and preventive antimalarial prophylactic treatments delivered and how the trends changed in referral centers in low-income countries are still missing.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cross-sectional study. Data for vaccinations administered to children <5 years of age, according to the local vaccination schedule, were extracted from the official records of the Kent Community Health Post, Sierra Leone, in the period between April 2019 and March 2021. We compared the vaccinations performed in the first year, considered as a pre-Covid period, with the second year, post-Covid period. Both the period was then divided in four trimester each and the same analysis was operated for each trimester. A Chi-square goodness of fit test was performed to compare the number of vaccinations performed both in the 2 years and in the 8 trimesters.FindingsSeven thousand two hundred and eighty-three vaccinations were administered: 4,641 in the period between April 2019 and March 2020 and 2,642 between April 2020 and March 2021. The drop in immunizations performed began as soon as the first cases were described in China. The drops were statistically significant when the first three trimesters of the two study periods were compared, while no statistically significant differences were observed for all the vaccines performed in the 4th trimesters. Vaccines administered at birth (BCG) were less affected compared to booster vaccinations.ConclusionsImmunizations administered in a referral health center in Sierra Leone significantly declined during the pandemic. Although the decline was less pronounced in the last months of the pandemic, we don't think that the small increase would indicate the recovery of previously missed vaccinations. These findings open new public health challenges for the coming years.

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Social Isolation and Anxiety Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown in China

Cited by 35 publications

References 27 publications

Generalized anxiety disorder during COVID-19 in Canada: Gender-specific association of COVID-19 misinformation exposure, precarious employment, and health behavior change

Generalized anxiety disorder during COVID-19 in Canada: Gender-specific association of COVID-19 misinformation exposure, precarious employment, and health behavior change

Mental health and psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-cultural comparison of Japan, Malaysia, China, and the U.S.

Changes in Childhood Immunizations and Intermittent Preventive Malaria Treatment in a Peripheral, Referral Immunization Center During the First 12 Months of COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone, Western Africa

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