Imperial College London
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Emeritus ProfessorJohnWarner

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Emeritus in Paediatrics
 
 
 
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246Medical SchoolSt Mary's Campus

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@article{Munblit:2020:10.2196/20955,
author = {Munblit, D and Warner, J and Tudor-Williams, G and Petrou, L and Cheung, KY},
doi = {10.2196/20955},
journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research},
pages = {1--18},
title = {Excessive media consumption about COVID-19 is associated with increased state anxiety: Outcomes of a large online survey in Russia},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20955},
volume = {22},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has potentially had a negative impact on the mental health  and well being of individuals and families. Anxiety levels and risk factors within particular populations are poorly described.Objectives: To evaluate confidence, understanding, trust and concerns and levels of anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic in general population and assess risk factors for increased anxiety.Methods: We launched a cross-sectional online survey a large Russian population between 6th and 15th April 2020 using multiple social media platforms. A set of questions targeted confidence, understanding, trust and concerns in respondents. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure anxiety. Multiple linear regressions were used to model predictors of COVID-19 related anxiety.Results: The survey was completed by 23,756 out of 53,966 unique visitors (44.0% response rate); 21,364 of who were residing in 62 areas of Russia. State anxiety (S-Anxiety) scores were higher than Trait anxiety (T-Anxiety)  across all regions of Russia (median S-Anxiety score 52 [IQR 44-60]), exceeding published norms. Time spent following news on COVID-19 was strongly associated with an increased S-Anxiety adjusted for baseline anxiety level. One to two hours spent reading COVID news was associated with 5.46 (95%CI 5.03-5.90) point difference, 2-3 hours 7.06 (6.37-7.74) and more than three hours 8.65 (7.82-9.47), respectively; all compared to  less than 30 minutes per day. Job loss during pandemic was another important factor associated with higher S-Anxiety scores (3.95 [3.31 – 4.58]).Despite survey respondents reporting high confidence in information regarding COVID-19, as well as understanding of healthcare guidance, they reported low overall trust in state and local authorities and perception of country readiness.Conclusions: Among Russian respondents from multiple social media platforms, there is evidence of higher levels of state-anxiety asso
AU  - Munblit,D
AU  - Warner,J
AU  - Tudor-Williams,G
AU  - Petrou,L
AU  - Cheung,KY
DO  - 10.2196/20955
EP  - 18
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1438-8871
SP  - 1
TI  - Excessive media consumption about COVID-19 is associated with increased state anxiety: Outcomes of a large online survey in Russia
T2  - Journal of Medical Internet Research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20955
UR  - https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/20955/accepted
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/81663
VL  - 22
ER  -
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