Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/73002, first published .
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Acute Stress Disorder Among Adults Ever Infected With COVID-19 During the Ending Phase of the Pandemic in 7 Chinese Cities: Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Acute Stress Disorder Among Adults Ever Infected With COVID-19 During the Ending Phase of the Pandemic in 7 Chinese Cities: Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Acute Stress Disorder Among Adults Ever Infected With COVID-19 During the Ending Phase of the Pandemic in 7 Chinese Cities: Cross-Sectional Study

Ziying Yang   1 , PhD ;   Yanqiu Yu   2 , PhD ;   Hui Lu   3 , MS ;   Xu Wang   1 , PhD ;   Yong Xu   4 , BS ;   Junqiang Ying   4 , BS ;   Xianying Wen   5 , MS ;   Lei Luo   5 , BS ;   Meng Wang   6 , MS ;   Muwen Liu   6 , MS ;   Xingyi Geng   7 , MS ;   Xuchong Zhao   7 , BS ;   Biyu He   8 , PhD ;   Tao Liu   9 , MS ;   Remina Maimaitijiang   10 , MS ;   Jing Gu   1, 11, 12, 13 , PhD ;   Joseph T F Lau   14, 15 , PhD

1 Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

2 School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

3 Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision, and Brain Health), Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

4 Neijiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Neijiang, China

5 Mianyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mianyang, China

6 Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China

7 Jinan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China

8 Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai, China

9 Community Health Service Center of Friendship Street, Shanghai, China

10 Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China

11 Guangzhou Joint Research Center for Disease Surveillance, Early Warning, and Risk Assessment, Guangzhou, China

12 Sun Yat-Sen University Global Health Institute, School of Public Health and Institute of State Governance, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

13 Guangdong Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangzhou, China

14 Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

15 School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Joseph T F Lau, PhD
  • Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital
  • Wenzhou Medical University
  • 1 Shengjing Road, Lucheng District
  • Wenzhou
  • China
  • Phone: 86 13143882252
  • Email: jlau@cuhk.edu.hk