Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research
Date Submitted: Oct 7, 2020
Date Accepted: Dec 3, 2020
Date Submitted to PubMed: Dec 7, 2020
Psychological Impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the First Nationwide Lockdown in Vietnam: An Internet-based Survey
ABSTRACT
Background:
The first nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been imposing in Vietnam from April 1 to 15, 2020.
Objective:
This study aims to examine the prevalence of and associated factors of mental health impacts of the COVID-19 on the general population in Vietnam during this period
Methods:
A self-administered online survey was used to assess psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and stress of participants from April 10 to 15, 2020.
Results:
A total of 1,385 respondents completed the survey with 35.9%, 23.5%, 14.1%, and 22.3% suffered from psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. Respondents self-evaluated their physical health as average had higher IES-R score, DASS-21 depression, anxiety, and stress than those in good/very good health status (beta-coefficient regression (B) = 9.16, 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 6.43 to 11.89), B = 5.85, 95%CI, 4.49 to 7.21, B = 3.64, 95%CI, 2.64 to 4.63, and B = 5.19, 95%CI, 3.83 to 6.56, respectively). Those in bad and very bad health condition suffered more severe depression, anxiety, and stress (B = 9.57, 95%CI, 4.54 to 14.59, B = 7.24, 95%CI, 3.55 to 10.9, and B = 10.60, 95%CI, 5.56 to 15.65, respectively). The unemployment was more likely to associate with depression and stress (B = 3.34, 95%CI, 1.68 to 5.01, and B = 2.34, 95%CI, 0.84 to 3.85). Regarding concerns about COVID-19, over a half (54.5%) of respondents expressed their concerns about their younger-than-18-year-old children, which was increased their IES-R score and DASS-21 stress score (B = 7.81, 95%CI, 4.98 to 10.64, and B = 1.75, 95%CI, 0.27 to 3.24, respectively). The majority (94.6%) of Vietnamese residents were confident on the doctor’s expertise in COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, positively associated with less distress by the disease outbreak (B = -7.84, 95%CI, -14.58 to -1.11)
Conclusions:
The findings highlight considerable impacts of the COVID-19 on the mental health of the general population in Vietnam during the first lockdown, providing useful evidence for policymakers to implement interventions to mitigate these impacts.
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