Unprecedented disruption of lives and work: Health, distress and life satisfaction of working adults in China one month into the COVID-19 outbreak

Zhang, Stephen X.; Wang, Yifei; Rauch, Andreas; Wei, Feng

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112958

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“…Females experienced more distress than males (β=-3.62, p=0.000, 95% CI -5.61 to -1.63), similar to prior findings from China 5 . Participants' age (β=0.81, p=0.170, 95% CI -0.35 to 1.98) and education level (β=0.37, p=0.286, 95% CI -0.31 to 1.05) did not predict distress as they did in the Chinese sample 3 . Adults with more children felt less distress (β=-1.07, p=0.048, 95% CI -2.14 to -0.01).…”

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“…Such research on mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic is critical to identify and screen people psychiatrically based on their distress levels to prioritize mental health services online during the ongoing crisis 2,6 . The identification of those who are more likely to suffer mentally enables more targeted assistance from caregivers and policymakers, especially given the limited resources relative to the scale of the pandemic 1,3 .…”

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The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic – More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors

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Early papers on the mental health of the public during the Covid-19 pandemic surveyed participants from China. Outside of China, Iran has emerged as one of the most affected countries with a high death count and rate. The paper presents the first empirical evidence from Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic on their level of distress and its predictors. On March 25-28, 2020, a dire time for Covid-19 in Iran, we surveyed 1058 adults from all 30 provinces in Iran using the Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI). The distress level of Iranian adults (mean: 34.54; s.d.: 14.92) was significantly higher (mean difference: 10.9; t=22.7; p<0.0001; 95% CI: 10.0 to 11.8) than that of Chinese adults (mean: 23.65; s.d.: 5.45) as reported in a prior study with the same measure of Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI). We also found the predictors of distress in Iran vary from those in China. Our findings that the predictors of distress in Iran vary from those in China suggest the need to study the predictors of mental health in individual countries during the Covid-19 pandemic to effectively identify and screen for those more susceptible to mental health issues.

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The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic – More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors

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“…Table 1 presents the descriptive findings of the sampled adults. Of the sample, 57.7% (368) were female, 78.7% (502) reported negative for COVID-19, 0.9% (6) reported positive, and 20.4% (130) were unsure whether they had COVID-19. In terms of exercise during the past week, 57.7% of the participants had not exercised; 21.9%, 6.9% and 5.2% of the participants reported exercising 1, 2 and 3 hours per day during the past week respectively; and 4.1% reported exercising more than 5 hours per day.…”

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Early Evidence and Predictors of Mental Distress of Adults One Month in the COVID-19 Epidemic in Brazil

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Objective:We aim to provide the early evidence of mental distress and its associated predictors among adults in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Brazil. Methods:We conducted a primary survey of 638 adults in Brazil on March 25-28, 2020, about one month (32 days) after the first COVID-19 case in South America was confirmed in São Paulo. Results:In Brazil, 52% (332) of the sampled adults experienced mild or moderate distress, and 18.8% (120) suffered severe distress. Adults who were female, younger, more educated, and exercised less reported higher levels of distress. Each individual's distance from the Brazilian epicenter of São Paulo interacted with age and workplace attendance to predict the level of distress. The "typhoon eye effect" was stronger for people who were older or attended their workplace less. The most vulnerable adults were those who were far from the epicenter and did not go to their workplace in the week before the survey. Conclusion:Identifying the predictors of distress enables mental health services to better target finding and helping the more mentally vulnerable adults during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

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“…Les patients TDAH ont un niveau d'ennui plus élevé (5), et le défaut de contrôle attentionnel jouerait un rôle dans cette propension à l'ennui (6). Dans le contexte du COVID-19, Zhang et al (7) retrouvaient une satisfaction de vie moins importante chez les personnes confinées réalisant habituellement plus de 2,5 heures d'exercice par jour. Cette insatisfaction suggère que l'ennui apparaît plus facilement chez les sujets habituellement très actifs et soudain contraints à la sédentarité.…”

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“…Le confinement modifie considérablement la vie des individus en devenant une manifestation concrète de la menace, surtout pour ceux qui n'avaient pas encore connu de proche infecté par le SARS-CoV-2. Plusieurs études en Chine ont étudié l'état de santé mentale de la population dans les premières semaines de confinement (7,49,(69)(70)(71)(72)(73) La pandémie et le confinement peuvent-ils être pourvoyeurs de trouble de stress post-traumatique ?…”

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Conséquences psychopathologiques du confinement

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Les effets psychologiques de l'isolement ont déjà été décrits dans la littérature (expéditions polaires, sous-marins, prison). Néanmoins l'échelle du confinement mis en oeuvre à l'occasion de la pandémie à COVID-19 est inédite. Il nous faut non seulement relire les études publiées, mais aussi anticiper les problèmes psychologiques qui pourraient survenir pendant ou à distance du confinement. Nous avons fait le choix d'aller au-delà de la littérature COVID-19 pour examiner les implications des conséquences connues du confinement : l'ennui, l'isolement social, le stress, le manque de sommeil. L'anxiété, le trouble de stress post-traumatique, la dépression et les conduites suicidaires, les conduites addictives, les violences domestiques sont des effets décrits du confinement, mais les mécanismes d'émergence de ces troubles et leurs interrelations restent à étudier. Par exemple, quels sont les mécanismes d'émergence du trouble de post-traumatique dans le cadre du confinement ? Nous rappelons aussi les points de vigilance à garder sur des conséquences telles que les troubles des conduites alimentaires, les hallucinations, curieusement ignorées dans la littérature sur le confinement, alors qu'une vaste littérature fait le lien entre isolement social et hallucinations. Du fait de conséquences psychopathologiques larges, il nous faut partir à la recherche des différents symptômes pour permettre leur prise en charge. Nous résumons rapidement les approches diagnostiques et thérapeutiques déjà mises en place, comme la télémédecine, qui connaît un développement rapide à l'occasion de la crise du COVID-19. AbstractThe psychological effects of isolation have already been described in the literature (polar expeditions, submarines, prison). Nevertheless, the scale of confinement implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. In addition to reviewing the published studies, we need to anticipate the psychological problems that could arise during or at a distance from confinement. We have gone beyond the COVID-19 literature in order to examine the implications of the known consequences of confinement, like boredom, social isolation, stress, or sleep deprivation. Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal or addictive behaviours, domestic violence are described effects of confinement, but the mechanisms of emergence of these disorders and their interrelationships remain to be studied. For example, what are the mechanisms of emergence of post-traumatic stress disorders in the context of confinement? We also remind the reader of points of vigilance to be kept in mind with regard to eating disorders and hallucinations. Hallucinations are curiously ignored in the literature on confinement, whereas a vast literature links social isolation and hallucinations. As with domestic violence, we need to look for these symptoms in order to enable management. Due to the broad psychopathological consequences, we have to look for these various symptoms to manage them. We quickly summarize the diagnostic and therapeutic...

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Unprecedented disruption of lives and work: Health, distress and life satisfaction of working adults in China one month into the COVID-19 outbreak

Cited by 662 publications

References 15 publications

The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic – More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors

The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic – More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors

Early Evidence and Predictors of Mental Distress of Adults One Month in the COVID-19 Epidemic in Brazil

Conséquences psychopathologiques du confinement

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