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. 2020 Jun 24:1–12. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.215

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
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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