Journal of affective disorders · 2023
Depression and anxiety among caregivers of psychiatric patients during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective from network analysis.
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Sun He-Li, Zhao Yan-Jie, Sha Sha, Li Xiao-Hong, Si Tong Leong, Liu Yu-Fei, Su Zhaohui, Cheung Teris, Chang Angela, Liu Zhao-Min, Li Xinyue, Ng Chee H, An Feng-Rong, Xiang Yu-Tao
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BACKGROUND: Depressive and anxiety symptoms (depression and anxiety hereafter) are common among psychiatric patients and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Network analysis is a novel method to assess the associations between psychiatric syndromes/disorders at the symptom level. This study examined depression and anxiety among caregivers of psychiatric inpatients during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of network analysis.
METHODS: A total of 1101 caregivers of psychiatric inpatients were included in this study. The severity of depression was assessed using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), while anxiety was assessed with the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). The expected index (EI) and bridge EI index were used to identify the central and bridge symptoms, respectively. The stability of the network was evaluated via a case-dropping bootstrap procedure.
RESULTS: The prevalence of depression and anxiety were 32.4 % (95%CI: 29.7 %-35.3 %) and 28.0 % (95%CI: 25.4 %-30.7 %), respectively while the prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety was 24.9 % (95%CI: 22.4 %-27.6 %). The most central symptom was "Fatigue", followed by "Trouble Relaxing" and "Restlessness". The highest bridge symptom was "Restlessness", followed by "Uncontrollable worry" and "Suicide ideation". The bootstrap test indicated that the whole network model was stable, and no network difference was detected between genders and between different education levels.
CONCLUSIONS: Depression, anxiety, and comorbid depression and anxiety were common among caregivers of psychiatric inpatients during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Central and bridge symptoms identified in this network analysis should be considered key target symptoms to address in caregivers of patients.
METHODS: A total of 1101 caregivers of psychiatric inpatients were included in this study. The severity of depression was assessed using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), while anxiety was assessed with the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). The expected index (EI) and bridge EI index were used to identify the central and bridge symptoms, respectively. The stability of the network was evaluated via a case-dropping bootstrap procedure.
RESULTS: The prevalence of depression and anxiety were 32.4 % (95%CI: 29.7 %-35.3 %) and 28.0 % (95%CI: 25.4 %-30.7 %), respectively while the prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety was 24.9 % (95%CI: 22.4 %-27.6 %). The most central symptom was "Fatigue", followed by "Trouble Relaxing" and "Restlessness". The highest bridge symptom was "Restlessness", followed by "Uncontrollable worry" and "Suicide ideation". The bootstrap test indicated that the whole network model was stable, and no network difference was detected between genders and between different education levels.
CONCLUSIONS: Depression, anxiety, and comorbid depression and anxiety were common among caregivers of psychiatric inpatients during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Central and bridge symptoms identified in this network analysis should be considered key target symptoms to address in caregivers of patients.