在COVID-19期间的性别差异和心理困扰:日本的一项横截面研究
Takumi Kanata1,2, Kazuyoshi Takeda1, Takeshi Fujii3
1Department of Clinical Data Science, Clinical Research & Education Promotion Division, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
BMC psychiatry
|November 7, 2024
概括
COVID-19显著影响了心理困扰,年龄,婚姻和生活方式变化等因素显示出性别特异性的影响. 保持沟通和正常的生活节奏是所有人的心理健康的关键.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,对精神困扰的风险因素进行了调查.
- 研究了这些风险因素的性别特异性差异.
- 利用KOKOROBO在线心理健康平台的数据.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19期间识别心理困扰的风险因素.
- 确定这些风险因素是否在男性和女性之间有所不同.
- 分析与全球严重性和自杀念头的关联.
主要方法:
- 从日本的KOKOROBO用户 (≥13年) 的基线数据分析 (2021年10月至2023年4月).
- 排除接受心理健康治疗的个人.
- 多变量逻辑回归用于分析性别和年龄组的全球严重程度 (PHQ-9,GAD-7,ISI) 和自杀念头.
主要成果:
- 在COVID-19期间确定了心理困扰的重要性别特异性风险因素.
- 对于女性来说,年轻的年龄,婚姻和COVID-19的担忧与痛苦有关.
- 对于男性来说,生孩子和减少户外活动具有保护作用;与家人住在一起对30岁以上的未婚女性来说是一个风险. 较少的沟通和深夜活动与两性严重的痛苦有关.
结论:
- 根据性别,COVID-19流行病对心理健康的影响有所不同,受年龄,生活状况,婚姻状况和生活方式的影响.
- 频繁的沟通和定期的日常生活对于保持心理健康至关重要.
- 年轻女性和与家人住在一起的未婚中年女性特别容易受到心理困扰.
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