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. 2025 Aug 22;15(8):e095959. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095959

Table 2. Presence of symptoms of CPDI.

Item Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Most of the time
Emotion 1. Compared with usual, I feel more nervous and anxious. 147 (30.63%) 143 (29.79%) 150 (31.25%) 28 (5.83%) 12 (2.50%)
2. I feel insecure and bought a lot of masks, medications, sanitiser, gloves and/or other home supplies. 208 (43.33%) 157 (32.71%) 88 (18.33%) 20 (4.17%) 7 (1.46%)
3. I cannot help imagining the scenario in which my family or myself is infected, thus making me feel restless and scared. 219 (45.63%) 169 (35.21%) 74 (15.42%) 12 (2.50%) 6 (1.25%)
Anxiety 4. I will believe the COVID-19 information from all sources without any evaluation. 234 (48.75%) 165 (34.38%) 62 (12.92%) 15 (3.13%) 4 (0.83%)
5. I would rather believe in some negative information about the epidemic than positive news. 189 (39.38%) 128 (26.67%) 108 (22.50%) 37 (7.71%) 18 (3.75%)
6. I am constantly sharing news about COVID-19 (mostly negative news). 233 (48.54%) 157 (32.71%) 73 (15.21%) 10 (2.08%) 7 (1.46%)
Depression 7. I am more irritable and have frequent conflicts with my family. 202 (42.08%) 183 (38.13%) 81 (16.88%) 11 (2.29%) 3 (0.63%)
8. I feel tired and sometimes even exhausted. 160 (33.33%) 144 (30.00%) 113 (23.54%) 46 (9.58%) 17 (3.54%)
9. Due to feelings of anxiety, my reactions are becoming sluggish. 195 (40.63%) 138 (28.75%) 106 (22.08%) 31 (6.46%) 10 (2.08%)
10. I find it hard to concentrate. 164 (34.17%) 154 (32.08%) 124 (25.83%) 32 (6.67%) 6 (1.25%)
11. I find it hard to make any decisions. 197 (41.04%) 154 (32.08%) 96 (20.00%) 26 (5.42%) 7 (1.46%)
Somatisation 12. During this COVID-19 period, I often feel stomach pain, bloating and other stomach discomfort. 269 (56.04%) 129 (26.88%) 66 (13.75%) 13 (2.71%) 3 (0.63%)
13. I cannot sleep well; I always dream about myself or my family being infected by COVID-19. 322 (67.08%) 119 (24.79%) 35 (7.29%) 3 (0.63%) 1 (0.21%)
14. I lost my appetite. 279 (58.13%) 108 (22.50%) 72 (15.00%) 18 (3.75%) 3 (0.63%)
15. I have constipation or frequent urination. 287 (59.79%) 113 (23.54%) 71 (14.79%) 8 (1.67%) 1 (0.21%)

CPDI, COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index.