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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85943-7
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- Huaibei Normal University, China
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland under the 2019-2022 program, Regional Initiative of Excellence [012/RID/2018/19]
- National University of Singapore iHeathtech Other Operating Expenses [R-722-000-004-731]
- Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF) COVID research grant in Vietnam [VINIF.2020.Covid19.DA07]
This study found that some countries have higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress when facing the pandemic, while Vietnam has lower average scores. It also indicates that the need for health information and perceived impact of the pandemic are mediators between physical symptoms and mental health outcomes.
The novel Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, impacting the lifestyles, economy, physical and mental health of individuals globally. This study aimed to test the model triggered by physical symptoms resembling COVID-19 infection, in which the need for health information and perceived impact of the pandemic mediated the path sequentially, leading to adverse mental health outcomes. A cross-sectional research design with chain mediation model involving 4612 participants from participating 8 countries selected via a respondent-driven sampling strategy was used. Participants completed online questionnaires on physical symptoms, the need for health information, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) questionnaire and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The results showed that Poland and the Philippines were the two countries with the highest levels of anxiety, depression and stress; conversely, Vietnam had the lowest mean scores in these areas. Chain mediation model showed the need for health information, and the perceived impact of the pandemic were sequential mediators between physical symptoms resembling COVID-19 infection (predictor) and consequent mental health status (outcome). Excessive and contradictory health information might increase the perceived impact of the pandemic. Rapid COVID-19 testing should be implemented to minimize the psychological
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