BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak lasted several months,having started in December 2019.This study aimed to report the impacts of various factors on the depression levels of the general public ...BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak lasted several months,having started in December 2019.This study aimed to report the impacts of various factors on the depression levels of the general public and ascertain how emotional measures could be affected by psychosocial factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.AIM To investigate the depression levels of the general public in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS A total of 2001 self-reported questionnaires about Beck Depression Inventory(BDI)were collected on August 22,2022 via the website.Each questionnaire included four levels of depression and other demographic information.The BDI scores and incidences of different depression levels were compared between various groups of respondents.χ2 analysis and the two-tailed t-test were used to assess categorical and continuous data,respectively.Multiple linear regressions and logistic regressions were employed for correlation analysis.RESULTS The averaged BDI score in this study was higher than that for the non-epidemic periods,as reported in previous studies.Even higher BDI scores and incidences of moderate and severe depression were recorded for people who were quarantined for suspected COVID-19 infection,compared to the respondents who were not quarantined.The participants who did not take protective measures were associated with higher BDI scores than those who made efforts to keep themselves relatively safer.Similarly,the people who did not return to work had higher BDI scores compared to those managed to.A significant association existed between the depression levels of the subgroups and each of the factors,except gender and location of residence.However,quarantine was the most relative predictor for depression levels,followed by failure to take preventive measures and losing a partner,either through divorce or death.CONCLUSION Based on these data,psychological interventions for the various subpopulations in the general public can be implemented during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Other countries can also use the data as a reference.展开更多
[Objectives]To evaluate whether the level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was different from that in healthy subjects,and to evaluate whether the level of serum uric ...[Objectives]To evaluate whether the level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was different from that in healthy subjects,and to evaluate whether the level of serum uric acid is related to the severity of manic episode and the improvement of clinical symptoms.[Methods]A total of 70 patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode were selected,their serum uric acid levels were measured at the beginning of the enrollment and at the end of the first,second and third week,and the clinical symptoms were evaluated with Young Mania Rating Scale(YMRS).65 healthy subjects were enrolled,and their serum uric acid levels were measured only at the beginning of the enrollment.[Results]The level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was higher than that in healthy adults(t=8.153,p=0.039).At the end of the third week,the YMRS score and uric acid level of the patients were lower than those of the patients at the beginning of the enrollment(t=17.107,p=0.000;t=35.864,p=0.000).[Conclusions]The level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was higher than that in healthy subjects,and the decrease of serum uric acid level may be related to the improvement of clinical symptoms.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak lasted several months,having started in December 2019.This study aimed to report the impacts of various factors on the depression levels of the general public and ascertain how emotional measures could be affected by psychosocial factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.AIM To investigate the depression levels of the general public in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS A total of 2001 self-reported questionnaires about Beck Depression Inventory(BDI)were collected on August 22,2022 via the website.Each questionnaire included four levels of depression and other demographic information.The BDI scores and incidences of different depression levels were compared between various groups of respondents.χ2 analysis and the two-tailed t-test were used to assess categorical and continuous data,respectively.Multiple linear regressions and logistic regressions were employed for correlation analysis.RESULTS The averaged BDI score in this study was higher than that for the non-epidemic periods,as reported in previous studies.Even higher BDI scores and incidences of moderate and severe depression were recorded for people who were quarantined for suspected COVID-19 infection,compared to the respondents who were not quarantined.The participants who did not take protective measures were associated with higher BDI scores than those who made efforts to keep themselves relatively safer.Similarly,the people who did not return to work had higher BDI scores compared to those managed to.A significant association existed between the depression levels of the subgroups and each of the factors,except gender and location of residence.However,quarantine was the most relative predictor for depression levels,followed by failure to take preventive measures and losing a partner,either through divorce or death.CONCLUSION Based on these data,psychological interventions for the various subpopulations in the general public can be implemented during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Other countries can also use the data as a reference.
文摘[Objectives]To evaluate whether the level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was different from that in healthy subjects,and to evaluate whether the level of serum uric acid is related to the severity of manic episode and the improvement of clinical symptoms.[Methods]A total of 70 patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode were selected,their serum uric acid levels were measured at the beginning of the enrollment and at the end of the first,second and third week,and the clinical symptoms were evaluated with Young Mania Rating Scale(YMRS).65 healthy subjects were enrolled,and their serum uric acid levels were measured only at the beginning of the enrollment.[Results]The level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was higher than that in healthy adults(t=8.153,p=0.039).At the end of the third week,the YMRS score and uric acid level of the patients were lower than those of the patients at the beginning of the enrollment(t=17.107,p=0.000;t=35.864,p=0.000).[Conclusions]The level of serum uric acid in patients with bipolar disorder type I in their manic episode was higher than that in healthy subjects,and the decrease of serum uric acid level may be related to the improvement of clinical symptoms.
