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Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to potential adverse effects on the mental health status of a wide range of people. This study aimed to identify factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. A cross-sectional online survey was...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34690470 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7 |
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author | Chair, Sek Ying Chien, Wai Tong Liu, Ting Lam, Louisa Cross, Wendy Banik, Biswajit Rahman, Muhammad Aziz |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to potential adverse effects on the mental health status of a wide range of people. This study aimed to identify factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among general population in Hong Kong. Psychological distress was assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; level of fear was evaluated using the Fear of COVID-19 scale; and coping strategies were assessed using the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify key factors associated with these mental health variables. Of the 555 participants, 53.9% experienced moderate to very high levels of psychological distress, 31.2% experienced a high level of fear of COVID-19, and 58.6% showed moderate to high resilient coping. Multivariable logistic regression indicated that living with family members, current alcohol consumption, and higher level of fear were associated with higher levels of psychological distress; perceived stress due to a change in employment condition, being a frontline worker, experiencing ‘moderate to very high’ distress, and healthcare service use to overcome the COVID-19 related stress in past 6 months were associated with a higher level of fear; and perceived better mental health status was associated with a moderate to high resilient coping. This study identified key factors associated with distress, fear and coping strategies during the pandemic in Hong Kong. Mental health support strategies should be provided continuously to prevent the mental impact of the pandemic from turning into long-term illness. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7. |
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spelling | pubmed-85272802021-10-20 Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic Chair, Sek Ying Chien, Wai Tong Liu, Ting Lam, Louisa Cross, Wendy Banik, Biswajit Rahman, Muhammad Aziz Curr Psychol Article The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to potential adverse effects on the mental health status of a wide range of people. This study aimed to identify factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among general population in Hong Kong. Psychological distress was assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; level of fear was evaluated using the Fear of COVID-19 scale; and coping strategies were assessed using the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify key factors associated with these mental health variables. Of the 555 participants, 53.9% experienced moderate to very high levels of psychological distress, 31.2% experienced a high level of fear of COVID-19, and 58.6% showed moderate to high resilient coping. Multivariable logistic regression indicated that living with family members, current alcohol consumption, and higher level of fear were associated with higher levels of psychological distress; perceived stress due to a change in employment condition, being a frontline worker, experiencing ‘moderate to very high’ distress, and healthcare service use to overcome the COVID-19 related stress in past 6 months were associated with a higher level of fear; and perceived better mental health status was associated with a moderate to high resilient coping. This study identified key factors associated with distress, fear and coping strategies during the pandemic in Hong Kong. Mental health support strategies should be provided continuously to prevent the mental impact of the pandemic from turning into long-term illness. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7. Springer US 2021-10-20 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC8527280/ /pubmed/34690470 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Chair, Sek Ying Chien, Wai Tong Liu, Ting Lam, Louisa Cross, Wendy Banik, Biswajit Rahman, Muhammad Aziz Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | psychological distress, fear and coping strategies among hong kong people during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34690470 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7 |
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