TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kiuchi, Keita
AU  - Kishi, Katsumasa
AU  - Araki, Kanto
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/03/17
TI  - Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak on Physical and Mental Health, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation, and the Mediating Role of Stressors
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 010
VL  - 06
IS  - 01
AB  - This study investigated the physical and psychological impacts of elements related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and demographic data in Japan both directly and as mediated by stressors, immediately following the rescinding of the state of emergency declaration accompanying the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak. An online survey was administered to 1,500 Japanese registered with an online outsourcing service. Data were analyzed with structural equation modeling using Mplus. Relatively large total effects were observed for “insufficient exercise” on physical health (β = –0.24, SE = 0.03), “mental health issues related to COVID-19” on mental health (β= –0.25, SE = 0.03) and psychological distress (β= 0.24, SE = 0.03), neuroticism on mental health (β= –0.30, SE = 0.02) and psychological distress (β= 0.36, SE = 0.02), and social support on suicidal ideation (β= –0.32, SE = 0.03). Thus, mitigating the harm resulting from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 infection outbreak by raising awareness of risk factors and promoting social support is feasible.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2101010
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2101010
ID  - Kiuchi2021
ER  -