Table 1 Prevalence of anxiety and depression, disruptions to primary and secondary daily routines, and novel preventive routines.

From: Psychiatric symptoms and behavioral adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from two population-representative cohorts

 

Survey 1 Feb 25–Mar 19 (n = 4021)

Survey 2 Apr 15–May 1 (n = 2008)

Psychiatric symptomsa

Anxietyb

600 (14.9%, 13.8%–16.0%)

281 (14.0%, 12.5%–15.5%)

Depressionc

790 (19.6%, 18.4%–20.9%)

307 (15.3%, 13.7%–16.9%)

High disruptions to daily routinesd

Healthy eating and sleep

956 (23.8%, 22.5%–25.1%)

445 (22.2%, 20.3%–24.0%)

Socializing and leisure activities

1117 (27.8%, 26.4%–29.2%)

566 (28.2%, 26.2%–30.2%)

Healthy eating

NA

337 (16.8%, 15.2%–18.4%)

Sleep

NA

304 (15.1%, 13.6%–16.7%)

Household chores

NA

220 (11.0%, 9.6%–12.3%)

Leisure activities

NA

523 (26.1%, 24.1%–28.0%)

Exercising or keeping active

NA

458 (22.8%, 21.0%–24.7%)

Socializing

NA

480 (23.9%, 22.0%–25.8%)

Work or study

NA

402 (20.0%, 18.3%–21.8%)

Adoption of preventive routinese

Wear a mask when I go out

3924 (97.6%, 97.1%–98.1%)

1992 (99.2%, 98.8%–99.6%)

Wash hands often

3719 (92.5%, 91.7%–93.3%)

1928 (96.0%, 95.2%–96.9%)

Avoid people with respiratory symptoms

2799 (69.6%, 68.2%–71.0%)

1761 (87.7%, 86.3%–89.1%)

Avoid going to crowded places

3232 (80.4%, 79.2%–81.6%)

1754 (87.3%, 85.9%–88.8%)

Avoid using public transport

2159 (53.7%, 52.1%–55.2%)

1242 (61.9%, 59.7%–64.0%)

Stay at home as much as possible

NA

1819 (90.6%, 89.3%–91.9%)

Use hand sanitizer

NA

1781 (88.7%, 87.3%–90.1%)

Disinfect house

NA

1680 (83.7%, 82.0%–85.3%)

  1. Data are n (%, 95% confidence interval). Prevalence was weighted by gender, age, and education level based on the Hong Kong population census 2019. All dates are in 2020.
  2. NA not applicable (question was not asked in the survey).
  3. aNumbers and prevalence represent respondents that had clinical level of psychiatric symptoms.
  4. bThe 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) scores at or exceeding 10 were used to define clinical levels of anxiety symptoms.
  5. cThe 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores at or exceeding 10 were used to define clinical levels of depressive symptoms.
  6. dNumbers and proportions represent respondents that were highly disrupted to daily routines.
  7. eNumbers and proportions represent respondents that adopted the preventive routines.
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