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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2020

Prevalence and correlates of somatization in anxious individuals in a Chinese online crisis intervention during COVID-19 epidemic.

Fangfang Shangguan, Xiao Quan, Wei Qian, Chenhao Zhou, Chen Zhang, Xiang Yang Zhang, Zhengkui Liu

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  1. Somatic symptoms associated with mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · 2023
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Fangfang ShangguanBeijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Xiao QuanBeijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Wei QianCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chenhao ZhouBeijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Chen ZhangBeijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Xiang Yang ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Electronic address: zhangxy@psych.ac.cn.
Zhengkui LiuCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Electronic address: liuzk@psych.ac.cn.
Capital Normal University · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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Abstract

backgroundSomatization is a common comorbidity in anxious people. From January 31 to February 2, 2020, a high prevalence of moderate to severe anxiety was detected due to COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of somatization among Chinese participants with anxiety receiving online crisis interventions from Feb 14 to Mar 29 during the COVID-19 epidemic.

methodsA total of 1134 participants who participated in online crisis interventions completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale and the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) and demographic questions online. Somatization was defined as the average score of each item ≥ 2 in SCL-90 somatization subscale. Moderate to severe anxiety was defined as a score ≥ 10 in the GAD-7 scale.

resultsAmong all participants, 8.0% reported moderate to severe anxiety and 7.4% reported somatization. After March 1, the prevalence of anxiety with or without somatization did not significantly change (both p > 0.05), while the prevalence of somatization increased significantly (p < 0.01). Logistic regression analysis indicated that somatization was associated with chronic disease history (with an odds ratio of 4.80) and female gender (with an odds ratio of 0.33).

conclusionsOur findings suggest that the history of chronic diseases is associated with somatization in individuals with anxiety, indicating some stress-related mechanisms. Chinese men in crisis intervention need more attention because they are more likely to report anxiety comorbid somatization.

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Coronavirus InfectionsCrisis InterventionPandemicsPneumonia, ViralAdolescentAdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersBetacoronavirusChinaChronic DiseaseComorbidityCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansanxietyCOVID-19 epidemicinfectious diseasesomatic symptomssomatization

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