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Article: Mental health crisis under COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China
Title | Mental health crisis under COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China |
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Authors | |
Keywords | COVID-19 Mental health Stress Anxiety Depression symptom Vulnerable group |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Elsevier - Open Access. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijid |
Citation | International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020, v. 100, p. 431-433 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives:
To compare the mental health burden before and during the COVID-19 outbreak and identify the vulnerable groups by sociodemographic factors.
Methods:
We analyzed repeated cross-sectional data from the Hong Kong Family and Health Information Trend Survey (FHInTS) in 2016 (N = 4036) and 2017 (N = 4051) and the COVID-19 Health Information Survey (CoVHInS) in April 9–23, 2020 (N = 1501) using population-based random samples of general adults by landline telephone and online panel. Stress (Perceived Stress Scale 4), anxiety symptoms (General Anxiety Disorders 2), depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), subjective happiness (4-point Likert item), and sociodemographic factors were collected.
Results:
Compared with 2016 and 2017, the stress level increased by 28.3%, prevalence of anxiety increased by 42.3%, and the depression symptoms and unhappiness have doubled (all P for trends <0.001) during the COVID-19 outbreak. The increases in stress levels were significantly larger among older and less educated respondents (P for interactions <0.001).
Conclusion:
Hong Kong had a mental health emergency even with no lockdown and well-managed outbreaks. Older and under-privileged people will suffer most. Public mental health interventions are urgently needed particularly for the older adults and individuals with primary or lower education attainment. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/287243 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.435 |
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dc.contributor.author | Zhao, SZ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, JYH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Luk, TT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wai, AKC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, MP | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-22T02:58:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-22T02:58:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020, v. 100, p. 431-433 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1201-9712 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/287243 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To compare the mental health burden before and during the COVID-19 outbreak and identify the vulnerable groups by sociodemographic factors. Methods: We analyzed repeated cross-sectional data from the Hong Kong Family and Health Information Trend Survey (FHInTS) in 2016 (N = 4036) and 2017 (N = 4051) and the COVID-19 Health Information Survey (CoVHInS) in April 9–23, 2020 (N = 1501) using population-based random samples of general adults by landline telephone and online panel. Stress (Perceived Stress Scale 4), anxiety symptoms (General Anxiety Disorders 2), depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), subjective happiness (4-point Likert item), and sociodemographic factors were collected. Results: Compared with 2016 and 2017, the stress level increased by 28.3%, prevalence of anxiety increased by 42.3%, and the depression symptoms and unhappiness have doubled (all P for trends <0.001) during the COVID-19 outbreak. The increases in stress levels were significantly larger among older and less educated respondents (P for interactions <0.001). Conclusion: Hong Kong had a mental health emergency even with no lockdown and well-managed outbreaks. Older and under-privileged people will suffer most. Public mental health interventions are urgently needed particularly for the older adults and individuals with primary or lower education attainment. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier - Open Access. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijid | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject | Mental health | - |
dc.subject | Stress | - |
dc.subject | Anxiety | - |
dc.subject | Depression symptom | - |
dc.subject | Vulnerable group | - |
dc.title | Mental health crisis under COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, JYH: janetyh@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Luk, TT: lukkevin@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wai, AKC: awai@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, JYH=rp01561 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wai, AKC=rp02261 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wang, MP=rp01863 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.030 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 32947051 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7492140 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85092523868 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 314582 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 100 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 431 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 433 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000590560000015 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1201-9712 | - |