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Editor, Senior Moderator
PLoS One
. 2021 Feb 2;16(2):e0245945.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245945. eCollection 2021.
Physical and mental health outcomes including behavior and attitudes in people having social contacts with COVID-19 patients
Zijun Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dexing Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong Xu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xue Li[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Yao Jie Xie[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Wen Sun[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eric Kam-Pui Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Benjamin Hon-Kei Yip[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Phoenix Kit-Han Mo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shuiyuan Xiao[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has spread worldwide since late 2019. People who have social contacts with COVID-19 patients might be at higher risk of physical or mental health problems. This study investigated whether people who had social contacts with COVID-19 patients would have poorer physical or mental outcomes, and different attitudes and behaviors. Chinese adults were recruited to fill in an online survey using snowball sampling during 21st-26nd February 2020. Physical symptoms, psychological outcomes, quality of life, COVID-19 related attitudes, and behaviors were measured. The differences in the outcomes between participants who had COVID-19 social contacts and those who had not were analyzed. The survey included 1,447 non-infected eligible participants. Among those, 173 (12.0%) reported at least one confirmed/suspected case in their social contacts. In the multiple regression adjusted for demographic data, the presence of confirmed/suspected infection cases in one's social contacts was significantly associated with poorer physical and mental outcomes, lower health-related quality of life, and different COVID-19 related attitudes and behaviors (p<0.05). In conclusion, people who had social contacts with COVID-19 patients were at risk of adverse health outcomes. Future studies are needed to understand the long-term impacts. Similarly, strategies to improve health outcomes for these people are needed.
. 2021 Feb 2;16(2):e0245945.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245945. eCollection 2021.
Physical and mental health outcomes including behavior and attitudes in people having social contacts with COVID-19 patients
Zijun Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dexing Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong Xu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xue Li[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Yao Jie Xie[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Wen Sun[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eric Kam-Pui Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Benjamin Hon-Kei Yip[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Phoenix Kit-Han Mo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shuiyuan Xiao[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33529204
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245945
Abstract
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has spread worldwide since late 2019. People who have social contacts with COVID-19 patients might be at higher risk of physical or mental health problems. This study investigated whether people who had social contacts with COVID-19 patients would have poorer physical or mental outcomes, and different attitudes and behaviors. Chinese adults were recruited to fill in an online survey using snowball sampling during 21st-26nd February 2020. Physical symptoms, psychological outcomes, quality of life, COVID-19 related attitudes, and behaviors were measured. The differences in the outcomes between participants who had COVID-19 social contacts and those who had not were analyzed. The survey included 1,447 non-infected eligible participants. Among those, 173 (12.0%) reported at least one confirmed/suspected case in their social contacts. In the multiple regression adjusted for demographic data, the presence of confirmed/suspected infection cases in one's social contacts was significantly associated with poorer physical and mental outcomes, lower health-related quality of life, and different COVID-19 related attitudes and behaviors (p<0.05). In conclusion, people who had social contacts with COVID-19 patients were at risk of adverse health outcomes. Future studies are needed to understand the long-term impacts. Similarly, strategies to improve health outcomes for these people are needed.