Table 1.
Descriptions of health outcomes of interest and lockdown-related characteristics.
| Variables | Pre-lockdown |
1st lockdown |
2nd lockdown |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| GAD-7 score (n = 469) | 1.96 (2.87) | 2.37 (3.47) | 2.82 (3.60) | <0.001a |
| PHQ-9 score (n = 462) | 3.12 (3.47) | 3.36 (3.83) | 3.95 (4.12) | 0.005a |
| Self-perceived physical health (1−10) (n = 535) | 7.56 (1.64) | 8.06 (1.72) | 7.67 (1.85) | <0.001a |
| Self-perceived mental health (1–10) (n = 530) | 7.88 (1.63) | 7.74 (1.86) | 7.33 (1.94) | <0.001a |
| Time spent seeking epidemic information (in hours/day) | ||||
| Traditional media (n = 541) | – | 1.47 (1.53) | 0.86 (1.27) | <0.001b |
| Websites (n = 540) | – | 0.59 (0.93) | 0.32 (0.53) | <0.001b |
| Social media (n = 545) | – | 0.82 (1.12) | 0.60 (0.93) | <0.001b |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Anxiety symptoms (n = 469) | 0.168c | |||
| No | 454 (96.8) | 447 (95.3) | 442 (94.2) | |
| Yes (GAD score ≥ 10) | 15 (3.2) | 22 (4.7) | 27 (5.8) | |
| Depressive symptoms (n = 462) | 0.024c | |||
| No | 436 (94.4) | 428 (92.6) | 414 (89.6) | |
| Yes (PHQ score ≥ 10) | 26 (5.6) | 34 (7.4) | 48 (10.4) | |
| Clinical diagnosis or positive COVID-19 test (multiple-choice question) | ||||
| The participant (n = 613) | – | 7 (1.1) | 23 (3.8) | 0.006c |
| Family members (n = 613) | – | 56 (9.1) | 141 (23.0) | <0.001c |
| Close friends (n = 613) | – | 28 (4.6) | 61 (10.0) | <0.001c |
| Acquaintances (n = 613) | – | 74 (12.1) | 122 (19.9) | <0.001c |
GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9; SD: Standard deviation.
a
Kruskal–Wallis test.
b
Mann-Whitney U test.
c
Chi-square test.