| Objective To investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression and associated factors among family members of patients with mental disorders during the Corona Virus Disease 2019（COVID-19） pandemic. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Liu Yang Mental Health Hospital from March 18 to March 28, 2020, during the COVID-19 outbreak by purposive sampling and stratified sampling.111 family members of inpatients and 116 family members of patients at home were included. The survey included the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS), Self-Rating Depressive Scale(SDS) and self-designed questionnaire which was used to assess general condition. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate factors associated with anxiety and depression. Results A total of 239 questionnaires were collected and 227(94.98%) were valid. Among these subjects, 29 had anxiety symptoms, with an anxiety detection rate of 12.77%. There were 40 subjects with depression symptoms, and the detection rate of depression was 17.62%. Logistic regression analysis showed that the age (≥60) （OR=4.454,P=0.041）, middle and low sleep quality （OR middle sleep quality =17.922,P=0.008;OR low sleep quality =153.728,P＜0.01）and patients staying at home during the pandemic（OR=5.597,P=0.004） were risk factors for anxiety among family members of patients with mental disorders(P＜0.05). Middle and low sleep quality（OR middle sleep quality =7.806,P＜0.01;OR low sleep quality =15.105,P＜0.01）, low education level （OR junior middle school =0.137,P=0.01;OR high school =0.205,P=0.016）and patients staying at home during the pandemic （OR=2.868,P=0.022）were risk factors for depression( P＜0.05). Conclusion During the COVID-19 outbreak, the family members of patients with mental disorders suffered from a certain degree of anxiety and depression. Over 60 years old, poor sleep quality, patients staying at home , and low education level are the risk factors of anxiety and depression among family members of patients with mental disorders , who needs special attention. |