Anxiety and its risk factors among non-Japanese residents living in Japan undergoing COVID-19 situation: A cross-sectional survey.
Journal: PloS one
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Year of Publication: 2024
Affiliated Institutions:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
NPO Treasures of The Planet, Japan.
Essen Healthcare, Bronx, NY, United States of America.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan.
Traditional Medicine Hospital, Ministry of Public Security, Hanoi, Vietnam.
School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Save the Children Japan, Japan.
Department of Public Health, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
American University of the Caribbean Medical School, Cupe Coy, Sint Maarten.
Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
School of Medicine, Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines.
Online Research Club, Nagasaki, Japan.
Independent Researcher, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
Nagasaki Prefectural Institute of Environment and Public Health, Nagasaki, Japan.
School of Pharmacy, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Program for Nurturing Global Leader, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Nagasaki International Student Support Center, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Department of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Physiotherapy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mangalore, India.
University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, United States of America.
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Faculty of Medicine, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, Pennyslvania, United States of America.
Faculty of Medicine, Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Independent Researcher, Nagasaki, Japan.
Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan.
Savannakhet Provincial Hospital, Savannakhet, Lao PDR.
School of Medicine, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali, México.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
School of Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Quezon City Science High School, Naruto University of Education, Naruto, Japan.
School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Peru.
Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Giri Emas Hospital, Singaraja City, Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia.
Abstract summary
In the context of collective efforts taken in Japan to control the spread of COVID-19, the state of emergency and social distancing have caused a negative impact on the mental health of all residents, including foreign communities in Japan. This study aimed to evaluate the level of anxiety and its associated factors among non-Japanese residents residing in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.A web-based survey in 13 languages was conducted among non-Japanese residents living in Japan during the COVID-19 situation. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory assessed the level of anxiety-State (STAI-S) scores prorated from its six-item version. The multivariable logistic regression using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) method was performed to identify the associated factors of anxiety among participants.From January to March 2021, we collected 392 responses. A total of 357 valid responses were analyzed. 54.6% of participants suffered from clinically significant anxiety (CSA). In multivariable logistic model analysis, the CSA status or the high level of anxiety was associated with three factors, including having troubles/difficulties in learning or working, decreased sleep duration, and decreased overall physical health (p<0.05).Our study suggests several possible risk factors of anxiety among non-Japanese residents living in Japan undergoing the COVID-19 pandemic, including the troubles or difficulties in learning or working, the decrease in sleep duration, and the decrease in overall physical health.
Authors & Co-authors:
Luu
Imoto
Matsuo
Huy
Qarawi
Alhady
Truong
Yoshino
Duc
Tabei
Lu
Singh
Truong
Dumre
Rocha
Hung
Fudo
Sato
Kansakar
Tsukamoto
Komatsu
Cai
Moji
Khongyot
Mogan
Soukdavone
Hartuti
Thidatheb
Honda
Woo
Lama
Huynh
Khoa
Abbas
Monib
Omran
Rezq
Qatora
Jia Ng
Morena
Miranda
Ngo Huynh
Ota
Minjung
An
Vorlasane
Gunasegaran
Zulkefli
Lima Girón
Bhattachan
Dumre
Pandey
Yamashita
Seposo
Zabala
Riva-Moscoso
Ordóñez
Uitrakul
Principe-Meneses
Dila
Study Outcome
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