دورية أكاديمية
Prevalence and Predictors of PTSD During the Initial Stage of COVID-19 Epidemic among Female College Students in China
| العنوان: | Prevalence and Predictors of PTSD During the Initial Stage of COVID-19 Epidemic among Female College Students in China |
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| المؤلفون: | Ming-Yu Si, Xiao-You Su, Yu Jiang, Wen-Jun Wang, Xiao-Fen Gu, Li Ma, Jing Li, Shao-Kai Zhang, Ze-Fang Ren, Yuan-Li Liu, You-Lin Qiao |
| المصدر: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 58 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publishing, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Background College students are vulnerable and may experience high stress due to COVID-19, especially girls. This study aims to identify posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related factors among the target population during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In the initial phase of COVID-19 epidemic (February 23 to March 5, 2020), 2205 female college students from six provinces in mainland China were enrolled in this study and completed the online survey about the cognitive status of COVID-19, including the Impact of Event Scale-6, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale and a self-developed 10-item Perceived threat scale. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed using SPSS software to explore the determinants of PTSD symptoms. Results PTSD symptoms were prevalent in female college students, and 34.20% met the cut-off for PTSD. Self-reported fair or poor health (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.22-2.59), high concern about COVID-19 (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.35-2.03), beliefs that “COVID-19 can cause a global outbreak” (AOR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.02-1.56), the perception of “risk of infection” (AOR = 2.46, 95% CI: 2.16–2.81), beliefs that “closed management” and “COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern” would have an impact, and the fear of “impact on life planning” were all positively associated with PTSD (AOR = 1.37, 1.22, and 1.29, respectively); however, perceived social support from family (AOR = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.70-0.93) was negatively associated with PTSD. Among the significant variables at the bivariate level, multivariate logistic regression revealed that the greatest protector for PTSD was the high knowledge score (AOR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.60–0.90), while had confirmed cases among relatives and friends (AOR = 7.70, 95% CI: 1.28-46.25) was the strongest predictor of PTSD. Conclusions In summary, PTSD symptoms were prevalent among female college students in China during the COVID-19 epidemic. Targeting vulnerable populations to improve their knowledge about COVID-19 and create an atmosphere of social support would be beneficial. Moreover, the joint efforts from family, school administrators, and policymakers are essential to improve the mental health of the female students during the COVID-19 epidemic. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0046-9580 1945-7243 00469580 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/0046-9580; https://doaj.org/toc/1945-7243 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00469580211059953 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/c714ae0c97fb4273803e7cf8232f8ea6 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.714ae0c97fb4273803e7cf8232f8ea6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 00469580 19457243 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/00469580211059953 |