在社会隔离期间通过休活动缓解焦虑症状:来自全国代表性样本的研究结果
Queena Cheong1, Arminee Kazanjian2, Joseph H Puyat2,3
1Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
PloS one
|June 10, 2024
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,从事运动和与亲人沟通有助于减少焦虑症状. 然而,冥想与更高的焦虑率有关,这表明休活动对心理健康的影响有所不同.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- COVID-19公共卫生措施可能会增加焦虑.
- 社会隔离和减少对服务的访问影响了心理健康.
- 休活动在隔离期间对心理健康的作用需要调查.
研究的目的:
- 检查休活动与焦虑症状之间的关联.
- 了解在COVID-19社会隔离期间促进心理健康.
- 分析全国代表性的加拿大调查数据.
主要方法:
- 使用了加拿大观点调查系列 (CPSS 2和4) 数据.
- 分析了休活动和一般焦虑障碍等级分数.
- 采用描述性和逻辑二项式回归分析,调整了社会人口统计数据.
主要成果:
- 焦虑症状的流行率从CPSS 2下降到CPSS 4.
- 运动和与亲人沟通与较低的焦虑相关.
- 冥想与更高的焦虑症状患病率有关.
结论:
- 运动和社交等休活动可以支持心理健康.
- 冥想在隔离期间对心理健康的影响需要进一步研究.
- 调查结果强调了可访问的休选择对公共心理健康的重要性.
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