TABLE 7.
Association Between Precautionary Measures in the Past 14 Days 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 | |
| Precautionary measures | ||||||||||||
| Cover mouth | 7.660 | -11.709 to 27.028 | 0.438 | -.149 | .265 to .178 | 0.738 | -2.384 | -2.589 to -1.389 | 0.843 | -5.256 | -3.498 to -2.589 | 0.783 |
| Wash hands | .490 | .860 to .015 | 0.0001** | .450 | .800 to .170 | 0.001* | .820 | .650 to .210 | 0.030* | .125 | .520 to .009 | 0.040* |
| Wear mask | .630 | .007 to 1.120 | 0.020* | .410 | .710 to .009 | 0.003* | .054 | .740 to .080 | 0.0001** | -2.489 | -2.193 to -1.848 | 0.582 |
| Avoid buying food | 23.227 | -5.859 to 52.313 | 0.118 | -1.482 | .849 to .184 | 0.277 | -1.134 | -1.284 to .879 | 0.247 | -1.084 | -.875 to -.583 | 0.257 |
| Avoid handshakes | -18.796 | -40.044 to 2.451 | 0.083 | -.893 | .746 to .198 | 0.175 | -.897 | -.746 to -.264 | 0.097 | -.248 | -.763 to - .384 | 0.176 |
| Avoid leaving home | 2.295 | -15.222 to 19.812 | 0.797 | -9.092 | -27379 to 9.196 | 0.330 | -.521 | -.347 to .183 | 0.273 | -.198 | -1.837 to -.266 | 0.174 |
| None | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||||
| Hours staying at home per day | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 8 | -1.583 | -2.913 to 1.485 | 0.183 | -3.582 | -2.847 to -.183 | 0.098 | -2.487 | -2.103 to -1.829 | 0.914 | -.382 | -.234 to -.129 | 0.094 |
| 9 to 16 | -3.381 | -2.583 to -.660 | 0.015* | -5.389 | -1.385 to -.857 | 0.040* | -1.837 | -1.847 to -.1102 | 0.728 | -.155 | -.748 to - .384 | -0.233 |
| >17 | -2.165 | -2.198 to -.245 | 0.004* | -4.258 | -1.982 to -.218 | 0.002* | -1.248 | -1.502 to -.837 | 0.148 | -.140 | -.893 to -.129 | -0.104 |