July 10, 2022 • 14:10 - 14:20 | Sunday
Parallel 18 - Zhumu Conference: 602523934 : Zhumu Conference: 602523934
Parallel 18: Gender, youth, disadvantaged in health communication setting

Objectives   This study aims to estimate the associations   between social contact pattern as well as its changes and mental health   status, including depression, anxiety, and loneliness of the Chinese adult.

Methods   Data of 3511 participants was obtain by an online   questionnaire, which was designed to assess the social contact pattern pre-   and after the outbreak of COVID-19 and mental health status (i.e. depression,   dark future anxiety and loneliness). The associations between social contact   patterns and their changes and mental status were analyzed.

Results   Comparing to the participants who had not changed   their social contact pattern, those who had in-person communication increased   had higher scores of PHQ-9, DFA, and TILS (PHQ-9: β=0.491, 95% CI: 0.332,   0.651; DFA: β=0.400, 95% CI: 0.242, 0.558; TILS: β=0.260, 95% CI: 0.094,   0.425). Those who had increased their online communication had lower score of   PHQ-9, DFA, but not TILS (PHQ-9: β= -0.161, 95% CI: -0.313, -0.008; DFA: β=   -0.155, 95% CI: -0.307, -0.004; TILS: β= -0.056, 95% CI: -0.214, 0.101). The   participants who had in-person communication increased were more likely to be depressed (OR=2.05, 95% CI=1.56,   2.70) and had more severe symptoms of depression (OR=1.60, 95% CI=1.34,   1.91), comparing to those who did not change social contact pattern.

Conclusion The social contact pattern and its changes pre- and after COVID-19 pandemic were associated with mental disorders among Chinese adults.

   



Authors
  • Guodong Shen

    The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China

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