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. 2020 Dec 29;10(12):e045309. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045309

Table 5.

Comparison between clusters of actions, concerns, lifestyle behaviours, depression and well-being scores, impact on health management, and use of platforms for health management. numeric variables were compared using t-test, binary variables were compared using proportions z-test

Negative Cluster Positive Cluster Test result P value
Actions Social distancing 303 188 0.83 0.41
Self-isolation 202 104 −1.72 0.09
Wearing protective apparel 127 81 0.55 0.58
Online shopping 187 117 0.53 0.60
Shielding 109 64 −0.14 0.89
All above 51 26 −0.71 0.48
Concerns Becoming infected 7.72 7.05 −3.29 <0.01
Severe illness or death 7.88 7.25 −2.82 0.01
Spreading COVID-19 to others 7.12 6.76 −1.44 0.15
Access to healthcare 6.06 4.97 −4.28 <0.01
Appropriate care if infected 6.88 5.76 −4.22 <0.01
Worse care compared with low-risk individuals 6.02 5.05 −3.23 <0.01
Lifestyle Shopping 3.31 3.22 −1.16 0.25
Diet 1.75 1.41 −3.72 <0.01
Alcohol consumption 0.05 0.09 0.62 0.53
Physical activity (amount) −0.78 −0.28 5.25 <0.01
Physical activity(type) 0.75 0.78 0.8 0.43
Sleep 1.93 1.37 −5.15 <0.01
Smoking (indicated yes) 0.05 0.01 −2.81 0.01
Smoking (impact) 0.15 0 −0.16 0.87
E-cigarettes (indicated yes) 0.04 0.03 −1.14 0.25
E-cigarettes (impact) 0.53 0.33 −0.48 0.64
Recreational drugs (indicated yes) 0.02 0.02 −0.07 0.94
Recreational drugs (impact) 0.29 0 −0.37 0.72
Depression PHQ-9 score 9.16 5.49 −7.63 <0.01
Well-being WEMWBS score 42.23 49.36 8.29 <0.01
Change to healthcare support General management 398 237 −1.29 0.2
Appointments 311 161 −2.93 <0.01
Medication 146 75 −1.33 0.19
Elective surgery 50 36 0.91 0.36
Communications platform 84 44 −0.8 0.43
Clinician 91 50 −0.55 0.59
Other 50 21 −1.45 0.15
No change 55 60 3.61 <0.01
Platforms used to receive care Social media 23 19 1.08 0.28
Mobile phone app 34 34 2.27 0.02
Email 60 35 −0.13 0.90
Telephone 219 111 −2.05 0.04
Virtual consultation 43 23 −0.46 0.65
Other 18 18 1.61 0.11
No new platforms 118 79 0.94 0.35
Still face-to-face 18 9 −0.45 0.65
Satisfied with platforms 0.39 0.7 3.32 <0.01
Satisfied with information 0.33 0.64 3.46 <0.01
Continue using in the future 186 124 1.31 0.19

Test results and p values were rounded to two decimal places.

PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire; WEMWBS, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale.