Mental Health and Its Correlates Among Chinese Adolescents Exposed to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019

NCT04299711 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: SW888999
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 3,428
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Background: Direct exposure to public health emergencies is associated with increased mental disorders. It is less clear about the prevalence of common mental disorders and its correlates in Chinese adolescents after experiencing public health emergencies. Objective: This longitudinal study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders (i.e. depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder) and its correlates in a sample of Chinese adolescents after experience a public health emergency, namely the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Method: This study intends to recruit 3,428 Chinese adolescent students from high and middle schools in the baseline survey. This study will track these recruited participants every 6 months via three-wave follow-up (i.e. 6-month, 12-month, and 18-month follow-ups). The demographics (e.g. age, gender, education, family background, and residence) and psychosocial factors (i.e. exposure to traumatic events, religious belief, social media exposure, loneliness, and perceived social support) associated with common mental disorders (i.e. depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder) will be investigated in this sample population. Furthermore, a hardcopy self-report questionnaire will be disturbed to all participants. Additionally, the cross-sectional analyses will be first conducted to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders and their correlates in data of baseline survey. After obtaining the longitudinal data, the relative risk, incident rate ratios, latent class analysis, and structural equation model may be performed in this study. Missing data will be solved by the multiple imputations. Data analysis tools included the Stata 16.0 and Mplus 8.4. Discussion: This longitudinal study will better help to understand the prevalence changes of mental disorders among Chinese adolescents following the COVID-19. These findings have the potential to provide empirical evidence about the burden of mental disease and key drivers of Chinese adolescents following the COVID-19, which can benefit the formation of public policy and mental health intervention programming. This study will close the gaps that a lack of epidemiological studies about the mental disorder prevalence and related risk factors.

Conditions

Mental Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The prevalence and incidence changes of common mental disorders

  The prevalence and incidence changes of common mental disorders (i.e. depression, anxiety, and PTSD) in a representative sample of Chinese adolescents

  15 Oct 2020 - 15 Nov 2020

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Mental disorders and its' correlates

  15 Oct 2020 - 15 Nov 2020

Study Arms (4)

Baseline

This study intends to recruit 3,428 Chinese adolescent students exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 in the baseline survey

Other: Exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019

6-month follow-up

This study will track the mental health status among these recruited 3,428 participants exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 in the 6 follow-up study.

Other: Exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019

12-month follow-up

This study will track the mental health status among these recruited 3,428 participants exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 in the 12 follow-up study.

Other: Exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019

18-month follow-up

This study will track the mental health status among these recruited 3,428 participants exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 in the 18 follow-up study.

Other: Exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019

Interventions

Exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 OTHER

Exposed to the novel coronavirus disease 2019

12-month follow-up; 18-month follow-up; 6-month follow-up; Baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will be conducted in Yibin City, Sichuan province, China. A total of six schools (two high schools and four middle schools) will be contacted for the data collection. According to the formula for the finite population for prevalence studies and the attrition rate of the cohort study, the total number of estimated sample size is 3,428, which will be recruited in the baseline study.

You may qualify if:

• age range: 10-19;
• full-time students in these targets high or middle schools;
• nationality: China;
• exposure context: COVID-19;
• able to adequately understand the content of consent form and questionnaire;
• (d) able to sufficiently state the purpose of the research and acknowledge the potential risks and benefits based on the questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Macau: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2020
• First Posted: March 9, 2020
• Study Start: October 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2020
• Study Completion: March 15, 2022
• Last Updated: March 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03