The current status and epidemic-related influencing factors of the symptoms of anxiety,depres-sion and insomnia among residents in mainland China in the post-epidemic era
Objective To explore the current status of psychological symptoms of anxiety,de-pression and insomnia among residents in mainland China in the post-epidemic era and the influence of epidemic-related factors on psychological symptoms.Methods Standardized measures of anxiety,de-pression,and insomnia as well as measures of risk factors known to be associated with poor mental health outcomes were administered through an online cross-sectional survey from January to April,2023.One-way analysis of variance,t test,and x2 test were used to analyze the differences of anxiety,depression and insomnia among different groups.Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation be-tween epidemic-related factors and psychological symptoms.The linear regression model was used to deter-mine the quantitative relationship between epidemic-related factors and anxiety,depression and sleep quality.Results Among of 35 213 participants aged ≥16 years,8 464(24.0%)had anxiety symptoms with generalized anxiety disorder-7(GAD-7)score(6.30±5.06),12 216(34.7%)had depression with patient health questionnaire-9(PHQ-9)score(7.98±6.12),and 12 416(35.3%)had insomnia with PSQI score(8.75±3.94)points.The scores of anxiety,depression and sleep quality were negatively cor-related with INI(infection index)(β=-0.083,-0.042,-0.069,P<0.001),while the scores of anxi-ety,depression and sleep quality were positively correlated with IMI(impact index)and COI(concern index)(β=0.401,0.365,0.207,P<0.001).Conclusions The symptoms of anxiety,depression and sleep quality among residents in mainland China were severe in the post-epidemic era.It is necessary to continue to pay attention to the mental health of residents and help people cope with the long-term effects of corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19)with a good level of mental health.