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Unprecedented disruption of lives and work: Health, distress and life satisfaction of working adults in China one month into the COVID-19 outbreak

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Zhang, Stephen X., Wang, Yifei, Rauch, Andreas, Wei, Feng·2020·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112958PMC PMC7146665

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We assess the health and wellbeing of normal adults living and working after one month of confinement to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in China. On Feb 20-21, 2020, we surveyed 369 adults in 64 cities in China that varied in their rates of confirmed coronavirus cases on their health conditions, distress and life satisfaction. 27% of the participants worked at the office, 38% resorted to working from home, and 25% stopped working due to the outbreak. Those who stopped working reported worse mental and physical health conditions as well as distress. The severity of COVID-19 in an individual's home city predicts their life satisfaction, and this relationship is contingent upon individuals' existing chronic health issues and their hours of exercise. Our evidence supports the need to pay attention to the health of people who were not infected by the virus, especially for people who stopped working during the outbreak. Our results highlight that physically active people might be more susceptible to wellbeing issues during the lockdown. Policymakers who are considering introducing restrictive measures to contain COVID-19 may benefit from understanding such health and wellbeing implications.

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Authors
Zhang, S. X., Wang, Y., Rauch, A., & Wei, F.
Affiliations
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
  • Tongji University (CN)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
  • Zhang, Stephen X.
  • Wei, Feng
ORCID
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-06
Volume
288
Pages
112958
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112958
PMC
PMC7146665
OpenAlex
W3014135422
Cited by
828
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 73 · 2023: 103 · 2022: 165 · 2021: 263 · 2020: 172
FWCI
70.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • medRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Chinese National Funding of Social Sciences
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social impacts of COVID-19
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown, mental health, life satisfaction, distress, working from home, job loss, physical activity, chronic disease, well-being, China
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Disease Outbreaks, Employment, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Pneumonia, Viral, Surveys and Questionnaires, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics

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