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ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2021

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in the two largest economies in the world: a comparison between the United States and China.

Cuiyan Wang, Connor Tripp, Samuel F Sears, Linkang Xu, Yilin Tan, Danqing Zhou, Wenfang Ma, Ziqi Xu, Natalie A Chan, Cyrus Ho and 1 more

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Article in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
13.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Cuiyan Wang *Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China.
Connor Tripp *Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858-4353, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5195-4558
Samuel F SearsDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858-4353, USA. searss@ecu.edu.
Linkang XuInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China.
Yilin TanInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China.
Danqing ZhouInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China.
Wenfang MaInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China.
Ziqi XuInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China.
Natalie A ChanFaculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Cyrus HoDepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Roger HoDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Huaibei Normal University · CNEast Carolina University · USNational University of Singapore · SGUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The broad impact of the COVID-19 on self-reported daily behaviors and health in Chinese and US samples remains unknown. This study aimed to compare physical and mental health between people from the United States (U.S.) and China, and to correlate mental health parameters with variables relating to physical symptoms, knowledge about COVID-19, and precautionary health behaviors. To minimize risk of exposure, respondents were electronically invited by existing study respondents or by data sourcing software and surveys were completed via online survey platforms. Information was collected on demographics, physical symptoms, contact history, knowledge about COVID-19, psychologic parameters (i.e. IES-R; DASS-21), and health behaviors. The study included a total of 1445 respondents (584 U.S.; 861 China). Overall, Americans reported more physical symptoms, contact history, and perceived likelihood of contracting COVID-19. Americans reported more stress and depressive symptoms, while Chinese reported higher acute-traumatic stress symptoms. Differences were identified regarding face mask use and desires for COVID-19 related health information, with differential mental health implications. Physical symptoms that were possibly COVID-19 related were associated with adverse mental health. Overall, American and Chinese participants reported different mental and physical health parameters, health behaviors, precautionary measures, and knowledge of COVID-19; different risk and protective factors were also identified.

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COVID-19PandemicsAnxietyChinaDepressionHumansMental HealthSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesChinaCOVID-19MasksPandemicPsychological impactUnited States

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PMID34128179
PMCPMC8202541
OpenAlexW3171824079

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