Selected article for: "distress high level and mental health"
Author: Kawakami, Norito; Sasaki, Natsu; Kuroda, Reiko; Tsuno, Kanami; Imamura, Kotaro
Title: The Effects of Downloading a Government-Issued COVID-19 Contact Tracing App on Psychological Distress During the Pandemic Among Employed Adults: Prospective Study
  • Cord-id: sz82lvip
  • Document date: 2021_1_12
    • ID: sz82lvip
    Snippet: BACKGROUND: Downloading a COVID-19 contact tracing app may be effective in reducing users’ worry about COVID-19 and psychological distress. OBJECTIVE: This 2.5-month prospective study aimed to investigate the association of downloading a COVID-19 contact tracing app, the COVID-19 Contact Confirming Application (COCOA), released by the Japanese government, with worry about COVID-19 and psychological distress in a sample of employed adults in Japan. METHODS: A total of 996 full-time employed res
    Document: BACKGROUND: Downloading a COVID-19 contact tracing app may be effective in reducing users’ worry about COVID-19 and psychological distress. OBJECTIVE: This 2.5-month prospective study aimed to investigate the association of downloading a COVID-19 contact tracing app, the COVID-19 Contact Confirming Application (COCOA), released by the Japanese government, with worry about COVID-19 and psychological distress in a sample of employed adults in Japan. METHODS: A total of 996 full-time employed respondents to an online survey conducted May 22-26, 2020 (baseline), were invited to participate in a follow-up survey August 7-12, 2020 (follow-up). A high level of worrying about COVID-19 and high psychological distress were defined by baseline and follow-up scores on a single-item scale and the Kessler 6 (K6) scale, respectively. The app was released between the two surveys, on June 17. Participants were asked at follow-up if they downloaded the app. RESULTS: A total of 902 (90.6%) of 996 baseline participants responded to the follow-up survey. Among them, 184 (20.4%) reported that they downloaded the app. Downloading of the contact tracing app was significantly negatively associated with psychological distress at follow-up after controlling for baseline variables, but not with worry about COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first evidence that using a government-issued COVID-19 contact tracing app may be beneficial for the mental health of employed adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Search related documents:
    Co phrase search for related documents
    • accurate assessment and logistic regression: 1, 2, 3
    • accurate assessment and longitudinal study: 1, 2, 3, 4
    • accurate assessment and low prevalence: 1, 2
    • active coping and logistic regression: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • active coping and logistic regression analysis: 1, 2, 3, 4
    • active coping and longitudinal study: 1, 2, 3
    • adjusted prevalence and logistic regression: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    • adjusted prevalence and longitudinal study: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • adjusted prevalence and low prevalence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    • adjusted prevalence and low proportion: 1, 2
    • live environment and logistic regression: 1
    • logistic regression analysis and longitudinal study: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    • logistic regression analysis and low prevalence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    • logistic regression analysis and low proportion: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • logistic regression and longitudinal study: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    • logistic regression and low prevalence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    • logistic regression and low proportion: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    • longitudinal study and low prevalence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • longitudinal study and low proportion: 1, 2, 3, 4