Xiaoyang Wan

• Huaibei Normal University

1) Objective Many studies confirmed the association between low levels of vitamin D and symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as lower immunity. COVID-19 pandemic mobility restrictions and avoidance of going outside to dimmish the possibility to contract the virus could lead to hypovitaminosis D3 in individuals if it was not accompanied by ap...

Living in high expressed emotion (EE) environments tends to increase the relapse rate in schizophrenia (SZ). At present, the neural substrates responsible for high EE in SZ remain poorly understood. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) may be of great use to quantitatively assess cortical hemodynamics and elucidate the pathophysiology of p...

Introduction: During COVID-19 pandemic, it was noticed that it was students who were mostly affected by the changes that aroused because of the pandemic. The interesting part is whether students’ well-being could be associated with their fields of study as well as coping strategies. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess 1) the mental health...

Despite the vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) being reported to be safe and effective, the unwillingness to vaccinate and doubts are still common. The aim of this international study was to assess the major reasons for the unwillingness to vaccinate in a group of students from Poland (n = 1202), Bangla...

Despite the vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) being reported to be safe and effective, the unwillingness to vaccinate and doubts are still common. The aim of this international study was to assess the major reasons for the unwillingness to vaccinate in a group of students from Poland (n = 1202), Bangla...

Introduction: Despite its great success, COVID-19 vaccination has been met either with trust, hesitation, or negation from the general population, including students. Objectives: The study aimed to assess: 1) the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in a group of students from Poland, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Egypt, Pakistan, China, Mexico, and Viet...

INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a change of cigarette smoking habits of many students, but little is known about its relationship with their well-being. This study aimed to assess: 1) smoking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2) the relationship between cigarette smoking and the intensity of the emotional distress among students...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected students’ lifestyle in the area of physical activity and body weight. However, little is known about how those changes affected students' well-being. Aim of the study: The study assesses: 1) the intensity of physical activity during and before the pandemic 2) the relationship between physical activit...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the concern for health and the wellbeing worldwide. The uncertainty about the virus resulted in self-reaching for alternative protective drugs as well as dietary supplements. Aim of the study: The study assesses: 1) the prevalence of dietary supplement use 2) the relationship between weight and the w...

Background: The differences between physical and mental health across continents during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were unknown. Objective: This study compared the levels of impact of COVID-19 and mental health between people from Spain and China and correlated mental health parameters with variables relating to symptoms si...

Background: This study aimed to compare the severity of psychological impact, anxiety and depression between people from two developing countries, Iran and China, and to correlate mental health parameters with variables relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although China and Iran are developing countries based on the World Bank’s criteria, these two...

Objective: The differences between the physical and mental health of people living in a lower-middle-income country (LMIC) and upper-middle-income country (UMIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic was unknown. This study aimed to compare the levels of psychological impact and mental health between people from the Philippines (LMIC) and China (UMIC) and c...

BACKGROUND The differences between physical and mental health across continents during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was unknown. OBJECTIVE This study compared the levels of impact of COVID-19 and mental health between people from Spain and China, and to correlate mental health parameters with variables relating to symptoms simi...

Background The physical and mental health of citizens living in a country that encouraged face masks (China) and discouraged face masks (Poland) during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic remained unknown. We conducted a cross-country study to compare the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Poles and Chinese. This study aimed to...

In addition to being a public physical health emergency, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected global mental health, as evidenced by panic-buying worldwide as cases soared. Little is known about changes in levels of psychological impact, stress, anxiety and depression during this pandemic. This longitudinal study surveyed the general populat...

Background: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic is a public health emergency of international concern and poses a challenge to psychological resilience. Research data are needed to develop evidence-driven strategies to reduce adverse psychological impacts and psychiatric symptoms during the epidemic. The aim of this study was to survey...