Table 2. Relative Frequency of High or Very High Anxiety to Distinct Public Situations.
| Public situation | Community sample (n = 352) |
Patient sample (n = 228) |
Pre-COVID sample (n = 100) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duringa | (Before)b | Duringa | (Before)b | Beforea | |
| Outdoor public place w/o people | 0.9% | (0.3%) | 1.8% | (0.9%) | 0.0% |
| Indoor public place w/o people | 2.3% | (0.6%) | 1.8% | (1.3%) | 2.0% |
| Being alone in unknown area | 8.5% | (7.1%) | 10.5% | (7.5%) | 18.0% |
| Taking bus | 15.1% | (1.4%) | 19.3% | (4.8%) | 4.0% |
| Taking train | 15.1% | (1.1%) | 18.9% | (5.3%) | 2.0% |
| Supermarkets | 7.7% | (0.6%) | 11.0% | (2.6%) | 4.0% |
| Cinema/theater | 15.6% | (1.4%) | 20.6% | (6.1%) | 0.0% |
| Shopping mall | 10.5% | (0.9%) | 11.0% | (3.9%) | 4.0% |
| Restaurants | 13.1% | (0.9%) | 12.7% | (3.5%) | 6.0% |
| Waiting in line | 5.7% | (1.1%) | 11.8% | (3.1%) | 2.0% |
| Talking to others | 5.1% | (1.1%) | 9.2% | (3.9%) | 2.0% |
| Outdoor public area w/ people | 8.8% | (1.1%) | 15.8% | (6.6%) | 8.0% |
| Indoor public area w/ people | 20.5% | (3.1%) | 27.6% | (7.9%) | 6.0% |
Note. Proportion of participants responding with “strong anxiety” or “very strong anxiety” in the different public situations.
aAnxiety during the previous two weeks.
bRetrospective anxiety before the COVID-19 pandemic.