Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample (N = 1,055)
Variables | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Mean Age (SD) | 37.15 | (13.21) |
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 364 | 34.5 |
Female | 691 | 65.5 |
Education level | Â | Â |
Junior school or lower | 183 | 17.3 |
High school | 474 | 44.9 |
College or above | 398 | 37.7 |
Employment status | Â | Â |
Full-time | 419 | 39.7 |
Part-time | 61 | 5.8 |
Unemployed | 283 | 26.8 |
Retired | 142 | 13.5 |
Student | 150 | 14.2 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 500 | 47.4 |
Unmarried | 455 | 43.1 |
Others/Not clear | 100 | 9.5 |
Family annual income | Â | Â |
< 30,000 | 253 | 24.0 |
30,000 ~ 60,000 | 210 | 19.9 |
60,000 ~150,000 | 295 | 28.0 |
150,000 ~250,000 | 152 | 14.4 |
> 250,000 | 145 | 13.7 |
Residence place | Â | Â |
Urban | 933 | 88.4 |
Rural | 122 | 11.6 |
Residence status during the pandemic | Â | Â |
Live alone | 110 | 10.4 |
Live together with others | 878 | 83.2 |
Live in hospital | 62 | 5.9 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 |
Infection with COVID-19 | Â | Â |
No | 991 | 93.9 |
Yes | 64 | 6.1 |
Mean Substance use (SD) | 1.36 | (0.66) |
Medication status during pandemic | Â | Â |
On psychotropic medications (yes) | 604 | 57.3 |
Not on any medications (no) | 214 | 20.3 |
On non-psychotropic medications (no) | 237 | 22.5 |
Mental disorder diagnosis | Â | Â |
Anxiety disorder | 373 | 35.4 |
Major depressive disorder | 282 | 26.7 |
Bipolar disorder | 186 | 17.6 |
Schizophrenia | 214 | 20.3 |
Mean Fear of pandemic (SD) | 2.46 | (0.67) |
Mean Increased pressure by pandemic (SD) | 2.23 | (0.93) |
Psychiatric treatment during pandemic | Â | Â |
Yes | 652 | 61.8 |
No | 403 | 38.2 |
Mental health guidance during pandemic | Â | Â |
Yes | 552 | 52.3 |
No | 503 | 47.7 |
Mean Medication barrier during pandemic (SD) | 2.15 | (1.02) |
Supports | Â | Â |
Mean Social support (SD) | 4.43 | (1.34) |
Mean Family support (SD) | 4.98 | (1.48) |
Mean Friends support (SD) | 4.71 | (1.41) |
Psychosomatic factors | Â | Â |
Mean Loneliness (SD) | 2.39 | (1.31) |
Mean Quality of life (SD) | 3.04 | (0.89) |
Mean Sleep quality (SD) | 2.43 | (0.88) |
Generalized anxiety symptoms (≥5) | 540 | 51.0 |
Depressive symptoms (≥5) | 604 | 57.3 |
PTSD symptoms (≥24) | 436 | 41.3 |