TABLE 6.
Association Between Knowledge and Concerns About the COVID-19 Outbreak and the Psychological Impact and Mental Health Status
| Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R) | Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IES-R Total | Depression | Anxiety | Stress | |||||||||
| β | 95% CI | P value | β | 95% CI | P value | β | 95% CI | P value | β | 95% CI | P value | |
| Knowledge about ways of transmission | ||||||||||||
| Yes | -5.439 | -10.342 to -.536 | 0.030* | -2.058 | -3.373 to -.743 | 0.002* | -2.546 | -3.811 to 1.281 | 0.0001** | -1.847 | -3.307 to -.388 | 0.013* |
| Not | Reference | Reference | . | Reference | . | Reference | . | |||||
| Confidence in diagnosis COVID-19 | ||||||||||||
| Yes | -2.588 | -4.930 to -.247 | 0.030* | -1.027 | -1.658 to -.396 | 0.0001** | -.496 | -1.104 to .11 | 0.109 | -1.029 | -1.730 to -.329 | 0.004* |
| No | ||||||||||||
| Level of satisfaction of health information | ||||||||||||
| No satisfaction | 2.216 | -4.939 to 9.371 | 0.544 | 2.766 | .830 to 4.702 | 0.0001** | 1.679 | -.182 to 3.541 | 0.077 | 1.294 | -.854 to 3.442 | 0.238 |
| Poor satisfaction | -1.652 | -7.120 to 3.815 | 0.554 | 2.153 | .676 to 3.630 | 0.005* | 1.385 | -.036 to 2.805 | 0.056 | 1.549 | -.099 to 3.178 | 0.066 |
| Neutral | .366 | -3.717 to 4.449 | 0.861 | 1.241 | .138 to 2.345 | 0.027* | 1.001 | -.060 to 2.062 | 0.065 | 1.063 | -.162 to 2.287 | 0.089 |
| Satisfied | -.764 | -4.762 to 3.125 | 0.700 | .895 | -.154 to 1.944 | 0.094 | .352 | -.657 to 1.360 | 0.495 | .752 | -.412 to 1.915 | 0.206 |
| Very satisfied | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||||
| Level of satisfaction of information about the trend of new cases and potential treatment for COVID-19 | ||||||||||||
| No satisfaction | 11.120 | 5.212 to 17.028 | 0.0001** | 1.092 | -.505 to 2.689 | 0.180 | 1.628 | .092 to 3.163 | 0.038* | 2.881 | 1.109 to 4.653 | 0.0001** |
| Poor satisfaction | 7.687 | 2.442 to 12.931 | 0.004* | .988 | -.424 to 2.400 | 0.170 | 1.617 | .259 to 2.975 | 0.020* | 1.978 | .411 to 3.545 | 0.013* |
| Neutral | 8.068 | 3.521 to 12.615 | 0.0001** | 1.047 | -.182 to 2.276 | 0.095 | 1.092 | -.090 to 2.274 | 0.070 | 1.731 | .367 to 3.095 | 0.013* |
| Satisfied | 4.826 | .256 to 9.396 | 0.038* | .357 | -.879 to 1.593 | 0.572 | .760 | -.429 to 1.949 | 0.210 | 1.158 | -.214 to 2.529 | 0.098 |
| Very satisfied | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||||
| Main source of information | ||||||||||||
| Social networks | 3.419 | .613 to 6.225 | 0.017* | 1.092 | -.505 to 2.689 | 0.180 | 1.628 | .092 to 3.163 | 0.038 | 2.881 | 1.109 to 4.653 | 0.142 |
| Parents and friends | 3.744 | -3.502 to 10.989 | 0.311 | .988 | -.424 to 2.400 | 0.170 | 1.617 | .259 to 2.975 | 0.087 | 1.978 | .411 to 3.545 | 0.253 |
| Internet | 28.249 | -8.189 to 64.688 | 0.129 | 1.047 | -.182 to 2.276 | 0.095 | 1.092 | -.090 to 2.274 | 0.070 | 1.731 | .367 to 3.095 | 0.472 |
| Newspaper and magazines | .932 | -3.211 to 5.076 | 0.659 | .357 | -.879 to 1.593 | 0.572 | .760 | -.429 to 1.949 | 0.210 | 1.158 | -.214 to 2.529 | 0.098 |
| Scientific journals | -6.542 | -15.393 to 2.309 | 0.147 | -2.525 | -.654 to 1.093 | 0.763 | .374 | -.237 to 1.984 | 0.482 | 1.035 | -.353 to 1.948 | 0.948 |
| Television | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||||
Abbreviations: β, beta coefficient; CI, confidence interval.
*P<0.05
**P<0.001