Abstract:
Objective To explore influencing factors of psychological stress response among residents in Qingdao city during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic.
Methods An online survey was conducted among 2 402 residents in Qingdao city between January 23 and February 23, 2020 – a period of COVID-19 epidemic. The 21-Item Depression and Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21), Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection and Resolve (APGAR) Family Care Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a self-designed questionnaire were completed by the residents on an internet platform.
Results Valid information were collected form 2 337 (97.29%) of the respondents. The results of multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that main influencing factors of depression and anxiety-stress included: education (β ′ = – 0.400), occupation (β ′ = – 0.562), economic burden (β ′ = 0.124), cohabitation members (β ′ = – 0.269), religion (β ′ = 0.056), the daily time of mobile phone use (β ′ = 0.094), whether having a quarantine at home (β ′ = – 0.145), sleep status (β ′ = 0.096), and family function (β ′ = 0.039).
Conclusion Among the residents in Qingdao city, those with low education, being engaged in work involving frequently close contact with people, with heavy economic burden, living alone, having no religious belief, consuming more than 6 hours of mobile phone use for leisure per day, having an isolation period at home, with sleep disorders, and with severe poor family function are at a higher risk of poor psychological state during the period of novel coronavirus disease epidemic.