Psychiatry Investig.  2022 Nov;19(11):919-926. 10.30773/pi.2022.0138.

COVID-19–Related Functional Impairment in a Community Sample of Korean Adults: Associations With Depression, COVID-19 Infection Fear, and Resilience

• Park Yj
• Jung YE
• Kim MD
• Bahk WM

• KMID: 2536198
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2022.0138

Abstract

Objective
We aimed to determine the effects of depression, COVID-19 infection fear, and resilience on COVID-19–related functional impairment.
Methods
We obtained data from 476 community-dwelling adults aged 20–69 years living in Jeju, South Korea, and evaluated the relationships between COVID-19–related functional impairment (work/school, social, and home life) and sociodemographic and healthrelated characteristics, COVID-19–related life changes (financial difficulties since the pandemic, employment change, interpersonal conflict), and clinical characteristics, including depression, COVID-19 infection fear, and resilience.
Results
Functional impairment in the home life domain was associated with marital status and monthly income. Greater work/school, social, and home life functional impairment was significantly associated with all COVID-19–related life changes. Regression analysis indicated that resilience modulated the positive associations of COVID-19–related functional impairment with symptoms of depression and COVID-19 infection fear when relevant factors were controlled for.
Conclusion
Our results suggest the importance of clinical characteristics, including depression, COVID-19 infection fear, and resilience for understanding functional impairment related to COVID-19. These results have important implications for interventions aimed at reducing depression and COVID-19 infection fear, and enhancing resilience.

Keyword

COVID-19; Functional impairment; Depression; COVID-19 infection fear; Resilience