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Psychosocial and coping responses within the community health care setting towards a national outbreak of an infectious disease

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Sim, Kang, Huak Chan, Yiong, Chong, Phui Nah, Chua, Hong Choon, Wen Soon, Shok·2010·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Objective The psychological and coping responses of the noninfected community towards infectious disease outbreaks are relatively understudied. This cross-sectional study sought to determine the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-related psychiatric and posttraumatic morbidities and associated coping styles within the general population visiting community health care services.Methods It was conducted on individuals attending community polyclinics in Singapore within the first week of July 2003, 16 weeks after the first national outbreak of SARS. The General Health Questionnaire-28, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Brief COPE were used to determine the prevalence rates of psychiatric and posttraumatic morbidities and employed coping strategies respectively.Results The overall response rate was 78.0%. Of the 415 community health care setting respondents, we found significant rates of SARS-related psychiatric (22.9%) and posttraumatic morbidities (25.8%). The presence of psychiatric morbidity was associated with the presence of high level of posttraumatic symptoms [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.24-4.13, P=.008]. Psychiatric morbidity was further associated with being seen at fever stations (adjusted OR 1.90, 95% CI 1.08-3.34, P=.026), younger age (adjusted OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.94-0.98, P=.021), increased self blame (adjusted OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.22-2.28, P=.001), less substance use (adjusted OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.56-0.98, P=.034) and posttraumatic morbidity was associated with increased use of denial (adjusted OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.04-1.67, P=.024), and planning (adjusted OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.16-1.95, P=.002) as coping measures.Conclusion These findings could potentially inform the development of practical community mental health programs for future infectious disease outbreaks.

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Authors
Sim, K., Huak Chan, Y., Chong, P. N., Chua, H. C., & Wen Soon, S.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Mental Health (SG)
  • National Healthcare Group (SG)
Corresponding author
Sim, Kang
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-02
Volume
68
Issue
2
Pages
195-202
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2008408902
Cited by
414
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50
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2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 77 · 2021: 122 · 2020: 114 · 2018: 1 · 2012: 1
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1.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Healthcare Group
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
SARS, infectious disease outbreaks, post-traumatic stress, psychiatric morbidity, coping strategies, community mental health, self-blame, denial, community-based care
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Community Health Services, Cross-Sectional Studies, Denial, Psychological, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Singapore, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stress, Psychological, Prevalence, Odds Ratio, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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