偏头痛与焦虑/抑郁的相关性

目的探讨偏头痛与焦虑、抑郁的相关性,旨在重视偏头痛伴发症,为优化偏头痛管理提供参考。方法选择攀枝花市中心医院神经科门诊138例偏头痛患者为研究对象,同期选择本院体检中心年龄、性别与患者组相匹配的70名健康志愿者为对照组,采用偏头痛特异性生活质量问卷(MSQ2.1)、广泛性焦虑量表(GAD-7)、患者健康问卷抑郁量表(PHQ-9)进行评定。结果偏头痛患者焦虑、抑郁检出率分别为59.42%、38.41%,对照组焦虑、抑郁检出率分别为32.86%、8.57%,偏头痛患者焦虑、抑郁检出率均高于对照组(P均0.05)。偏头痛患者GAD-7、PHQ-9评分与MSQ2.1评分呈正相关(r=0.397~0.489,P0.05)。结论偏头痛患者是焦虑、抑郁的高危人群,偏头痛患者生活质量与焦虑、抑郁相关。     

综合心理干预对社区慢性病患者的效果评价:一项源于社区的整群、随机、对照试验（英文）

背景:抑郁与焦虑经常出现在慢性躯体疾病患者中,通常这会加深这些躯体疾病所造成的损失,但是在中低等收入国家中这一问题却很少受到关注。目标:评估非专业临床人员和志愿者进行以社区为基础的心理干预对缓解慢性躯体疾病患者抑郁和焦虑症状的疗效。方法:将共计10,164名接受糖尿病或高血压治疗的上海社区居民任意分配到常规治疗组(n=2042)或干预组(n=8122),对干预组的干预包括社区范围的心理健康教育、同伴支持小组和个人咨询。采用自评患者健康问卷(Patient Health Questionnaire,PHQ-9)、广泛性焦虑量表(Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale,GAD-7)和12项健康状况调查问卷(12-item Short-Form Health Survey,SF-12)来评定基线和干预6个月后的抑郁症状、焦虑症状和生活质量。结果:8813人完成了基线评估,其中16%的人有轻度或较严重的抑郁或焦虑症状(PHQ-9或GAD-75),并有4%的人伴有中度或重度抑郁或焦虑症状(PHQ-9或GAD-710)。本研究有效实施了干预内容中的健康教育部分,但是在符合条件成为同伴支持小组的成员中仅31%的对象接受了干预措施,接受个人咨询的仅9%。本研究脱落率较高(51%),并且在完成和没有完成随访评估的人群之间存在显著差异。经过这些混杂因素的调整后,在完成两项评估的对象中,结果表明抑郁症状(F=9.98,p0.001)、焦虑症状(F=12.85,p0.001)以及SF-12中的心理部分总分(F=16.13,p0.001)均得到显著改善。然而,自我报告未受控制的糖尿病或高血压的率没有显著变化。结论:这些结果支持了以社区为基础的干预措施的可行性,以降低在精神科人力资源有限的中低等收入国家中慢性疾病患者抑郁和焦虑症状的严重程度。然而,在确认该措施广泛大规模实施前还有大量方法学上的挑战需在未来研究中解决。     

综合心理干预对社区慢性病患者的效果评价：一项源于社区的整群、随机、对照试验

背景：抑郁与焦虑经常出现在慢性躯体疾病患者中,通常这会加深这些躯体疾病所造成的损失,但是在中低等收入国家中这一问题却很少受到关注。
　　目标：评估非专业临床人员和志愿者进行以社区为基础的心理干预对缓解慢性躯体疾病患者抑郁和焦虑症状的疗效。
　　方法：将共计10,164名接受糖尿病或高血压治疗的上海社区居民任意分配到常规治疗组(n=2042)或干预组(n=8122),对干预组的干预包括社区范围的心理健康教育、同伴支持小组和个人咨询。采用自评患者健康问卷(Paitent Health Quesitonnaire, PHQ-9)、广泛性焦虑量表(Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, GAD-7)和12项健康状况调查问卷(12-item Short-Form Health Survey, SF-12)来评定基线和干预6个月后的抑郁症状、焦虑症状和生活质量。
　　结果：8813人完成了基线评估,其中16%的人有轻度或较严重的抑郁或焦虑症状（PHQ-9或GAD-7>5）,并有4%的人伴有中度或重度抑郁或焦虑症状（PHQ-9或GAD-7>10）。本研究有效实施了干预内容中的健康教育部分,但是在符合条件成为同伴支持小组的成员中仅31%的对象接受了干预措施,接受个人咨询的仅9%。本研究脱落率较高(51%),并且在完成和没有完成随访评估的人群之间存在显著差异。经过这些混杂因素的调整后,在完成两项评估的对象中,结果表明抑郁症状(F=9.98, p<0.001)、焦虑症状(F=12.85, p<0.001)以及SF-12中的心理部分总分(F=16.13, p<0.001)均得到显著改善。然而,自我报告未受控制的糖尿病或高血压的率没有显著变化。
　　结论：这些结果支持了以社区为基础的干预措施的可行性,以降低在精神科人力资源有限的中低等收入国家中慢性疾病患者抑郁和焦虑症状的严重程度。然而,在确认该措施广泛大规模实施前还有大量方法学上的挑战需在未来研究中解决。     

微课在新冠肺炎疫情期间内科住院患者心理健康教育中的应用

目的 探讨新冠肺炎疫情期间微课在内科住院患者心理健康教育中的应用效果。方法 选择2020年1月26日-2月10日在绵阳市第三人民医院内科病区住院治疗的患者为研究对象,通过微信公众号和微信群,制作并向患者推送微课视频以实施心理健康教育。在实施前和实施两周后采用广泛性焦虑量表（GAD-7）和患者健康问卷抑郁量表（PHQ-9）评定患者的焦虑和抑郁状态。结果 微课实施前,患者GAD-7和PHQ-9评分分别为（13.03±4.32）分、（14.07±3.13）分;实施后,患者GAD-7和PHQ-9评分分别为（8.58±2.84）分、（12.11±3.27）分。微课实施前后,中度及以上的焦虑和抑郁检出率比较差异均有统计学意义（P均<0.01）。结论 新冠肺炎疫情期间运用微课实施心理健康教育可能有助于缓解内科住院患者的焦虑抑郁情绪。     

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间居校隔离的高三学生抑郁焦虑情绪与社会支持的相关性

目的 了解新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间居校隔离的高三学生焦虑抑郁情绪和社会支持水平,为对其进行有针对性的心理干预提供参考。方法 采用随机抽样方法,选取山东省滨州市三所重点高中的高三学生为研究对象,共724人。采用广泛性焦虑障碍量表（GAD-7）、患者健康问卷抑郁量表（PHQ-9）和领悟社会支持量表（PSSS）评定其焦虑抑郁症状和社会支持水平。采用偏相关分析考察PSSS评分与GAD-7和PHQ-9评分的相关性,采用多元线性回归分析探讨PSSS和PHQ-9评分的关系。结果 检出存在焦虑症状者341人（48.64%）,检出存在抑郁症状者383人（54.64%）。女生PSSS总评分、家庭支持和其他支持维度评分均高于男生,差异均有统计学意义（t=-3.431、-3.048、-4.482,P均<0.01）。不同学科组合的高三学生GAD-7、PSSS总评分以及家庭支持和其他支持维度评分差异均有统计学意义（F=1.992、2.660、2.074、3.138,P<0.05或0.01）。PHQ-9评分与PSSS总评分及各维度评分均呈负相关（r=-0.329、-0.283、-0.284、-0.284...     

北京市社区老年人抑郁、焦虑症状与认知功能 损害的相关性

目的 探讨北京市社区伴或不伴抑郁、焦虑症状的老年人认知功能的差异,分析抑郁、焦 虑发病状况及对认知功能的影响。方法 采用方便抽取方法,2017 年10 月—2018 年1 月在北京市6 家 社区中60 岁及以上的老年人群中进行问卷调查,包括自编一般资料调查表、9 项患者健康问卷（PHQ- 9）、7 项广泛性焦虑障碍量表（GAD-7）及认知觉察缺陷问卷（PDQ-5）,调查老年人群抑郁、焦虑状况及认 知功能损害情况。结果 共纳入622 名研究对象,抑郁症状检出率为8.36%（52/622）,焦虑症状检出率 为12.54%（78/622）,抑郁伴焦虑症状检出率为5.95%（37/622）,认知功能损害检出率为43.73%（272/622）。 老年女性认知功能损害多于男性,差异有统计学意义（χ2=5.19,P＜ 0.01）。抑郁症状阳性者认知功能 损害比例（44/52,84.61%）高于阴性者（228/570,40.00%）,差异有统计学意义（χ2=38.55,P ＜ 0.01）;焦 虑症状阳性者认知功能损害比例（67/78,85.90%）高于阴性者（205/544,37.68%）,差异有统计学意义 （χ2=64.44,P＜ 0.01）。Logistic 回归分析发现,老年人群认知功能损害的危险因素为女性（OR=1.98, 95%CI=1.21～3.25,P ＜ 0.01）、焦虑症状（OR=27.89,95%CI=3.54～219.45,P ＜ 0.01）。结论 PHQ-9、 GAD-7 可有效检出老年人抑郁、焦虑症状,PDQ-5 可尽早发现老年人认知功能损害。老年女性伴有焦虑 症状的人群认知功能损害更显著。     

精神疾病患者家属焦虑抑郁状况及病耻感、家庭负担研究

目的:探讨精神疾病患者家属的焦虑、抑郁状况及病耻感、家庭负担.方法:采用广泛性焦虑量表(GAD-7)及9项患者健康问卷(PHQ-9)评估125名精神疾病患者家属的焦虑及抑郁水平,以GAD-7或PHQ-9评分≥5分别纳入焦虑组(n=62)与抑郁组(n=64),其余为非焦虑组(n=63)与非抑郁组(n=61).采用精神疾病...     

孕产期不同阶段的抑郁、焦虑症状筛查及 相关因素调查

目的 探讨孕产期不同阶段抑郁、焦虑发病状况及其影响因素。方法 采用方便抽样 方法,于2017 年10 月至2018 年1 月在北京市抽取妊娠不同时期孕产妇共620 名作为调查对象,自编 一般资料调查表,9 项患者健康问卷（PHQ-9）、7 项广泛性焦虑障碍量表（GAD-7）,分析孕产期抑郁、焦 虑状况及其影响因素。结果 本研究发现孕产期抑郁症状检出率为11.33%（68/600）,焦虑症状检出率 为23.83%（143/600）,抑郁伴焦虑症状检出率为7.83%（47/600）。孕早、中、晚期抑郁症状的检出率分别 为15.58%（12/77）、10.26%（8/78）、4.00%（3/75）,差异无统计学意义（P＞ 0.05）;产后6 个月以内、6 个月以 上的抑郁症状的检出率为8.75%（14/160）、14.76%（31/210）,差异无统计学意义（P＞ 0.05）。孕期焦虑症 状检出率分别为28.57%（22/77）、23.08%（18/78）、9.33%（7/75）,差异有统计学意义（P ＜ 0.05）;产后分别 为25.63%（41/160）、26.19%（55/210）,差异无统计学意义（P ＞ 0.05）。Logistic 回归分析发现,孕产期抑郁 症状的危险因素为非全职（OR：2.27,95%CI：1.33～3.86,P＜ 0.01）;孕产期焦虑症状的危险因素为月收 入≤ 5 000 元（OR：1.60,95%CI：1.02～2.50,P＜ 0.05）、非全职（OR：1.85,95%CI：1.15～2.97,P＜ 0.05）。 结论 PHQ-9及GAD-7可有效检出孕产期抑郁、焦虑症状。孕期和产后均有一定比例的抑郁、焦虑症状。 孕产期抑郁、焦虑症状的共同危险因素为工作不稳定。     

综合医院门诊患者焦虑抑郁症状的筛查研究

目的 了解综合性医疗机构门诊就诊患者的焦虑和抑郁症状。方法 采用非概率抽样方 法对中国12 个城市的19 家三级甲等医院门诊患者进行调查研究。研究时间为2017 年3— 8 月。门诊患 者使用手机接入医院免费的无线网络时收到推送的调查问卷,匿名填写患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）和广 泛性焦虑障碍问卷（GAD-7）。结果 32 631 例门诊患者完成PHQ-9 和GAD-7 填写。8 945 例抑郁症状筛 查阳性,阳性率为27.41%,其中70.30% 的患者同时伴有中度以上的焦虑症状。焦虑症状筛查阳性率为 38.29%,6 285 例患者抑郁症状和焦虑症状均筛查阳性,共病率达19.26%,女性筛查阳性率均略高于男 性。结论 三级甲等综合医院门诊患者抑郁、焦虑症状筛查阳性率较高,且共病情况较严重。     

美国《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》第5版跨界症状量表在消化系统恶性肿瘤患者精神症状评估中的应用

目的:探讨美国《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》第5版(DSM-5)跨界症状量表在消化系统恶性肿瘤患者精神症状评估中的应用价值。方法:运用DSM-5跨界症状量表、广泛性焦虑量表(GAD-7)及9项患者健康问卷(PHQ-9)对243例住院治疗的消化系统恶性肿瘤患者进行评估和分析。结果:DSM-5跨界症状量表评估显示142例(58.44%)出现精神症状,40%的患者出现≥2种精神症状;精神症状出现的频率依次是焦虑(27.16%)、抑郁(25.10%)、躯体症状(25.10%)、躁狂症状(24.69%)、睡眠问题(21.40%)及物质使用(11.11%);焦虑症状出现率大于GAD-7评估结果(18.52%),抑郁症状出现率与PHQ-9评估相似(25.11%);有精神症状组对疾病了解程度明显多于无精神症状组(χ~2=6.651,P0.05)。结论:消化系统恶性肿瘤患者出现精神症状的比率高,抑郁、焦虑、躯体症状、睡眠问题为主要症状,精神症状出现可能与其对疾病的了解程度有关。     

A preliminary study on the anxiety and depression situation and psychological intervention of the first-line medical staff in our hospital during the COVID-19 epidemic

To assess the anxiety and depression situation and psychological intervention effect of the first-line medical staff in our hospital during the COVID-19 epidemic. A total of 384 front-line medical staff in our hospital from January 25 to March 8, 2020 were selected as subjects, which were divided into group A and group B respectively. PHQ-9 depression scale and GAD-7 self-rating anxiety scale questionnaire were used to investigate their anxiety and depression. After 1 month, all subjects were re-self-assessed for anxiety and depression, which were named as A1 and B1 group respectively. The GAD-7 anxiety scale had mild, moderate, and severe anxiety scores before group A, which were significantly higher than those in group B (P < 0.05); after psychological intervention, group A1 had significantly reduced anxiety scores (P < 0.05). And there were no markedly difference of PHQ-9 scale scores before and after psychological intervention between groups A and B, A and A1, and B and B1 (P > 0.05). The first-line medical staff in our hospital have different degree of anxiety and depression during COVID-19. Early positive psychological intervention has an effect on ameliorating the anxiety.     

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间护士焦虑状况及相关因素调查

目的调查新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间护士的焦虑情绪及影响因素,为对其给予心理支持提供参考。方法采用方便取样方法,于2020年1月29日-2月5日通过电子问卷的形式对2 104名护士进行调查。采用自制调查表收集护士的一般资料,使用广泛性焦虑障碍量表(GAD-7)评估其焦虑症状。结果 GAD-7评分总体情况:无焦虑症状1 186人(56. 4%),轻度665人(31. 6%),中度149人(7. 1%),重度104人(4. 9%)。不同婚姻状况、工作年限、工作省份(是否在湖北省)、是否在新型冠状病毒肺炎专门收治病房工作和是否曾接受心理调适的护士GAD-7评分差异均有统计学意义(P均<0. 01)。回归分析显示,婚姻状况(β=0. 597,95%CI:0. 156~1. 038,P<0. 01)、工作省份(是否在湖北省)(β=3. 119,95%CI:1. 967~4. 272,P<0. 05)和曾接受过心理调适(β=0. 508,95%CI:0. 083~0. 934,P<0. 05)是影响GAD-7评分的因素。结论新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间,护士群体普遍出现不同程度的焦虑情绪,尤其应关注已婚、在疫情爆发地区工作以及曾经接受过心理调适的易感个体。     

Association between Working Hours and Anxiety/Depression of Medical Staff during Large-Scale Epidemic Outbreak of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective This present study aimed to investigate the relationship between working hours and anxiety/depression mood of medical staff in China during COVID-19 epidemic. Methods The cross-sectional interview study was conducted during the period between February 14th and February 29th, 2020. A total of 291 Chinese medical professionals were recruited from 4 cities and participated in the study. Results In 291 participants, 116 (40.0%) medical staff experienced anxiety and 151 (51.8%) underwent depressed mood. In male, the level of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores increased with the elevation of working hours per day (WHPD) (β=0.579, p=0.003 and β=0.943; p=0.001) respectively. In female, nonlinear relationship mode was demonstrated. The levels of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores increased with the elevation of working hours when it was above 5 hours (β=1.432; p<0.001 and β=1.177; p<0.001), but it did not have a significant association with WHPD when it was less than 5 (p>0.05). Conclusion During the COVID-19 epidemic, we found a strong correlation between the psychological mood and WHPD. The correlation followed different modes in male and female medical workers. Enforcing an upper time limit of WHPD may help decrease the risk of pandemic-related psychological problems in medical workers.     

The immediate impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on subjective sleep status

BackgroundAn outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been ongoing in China since January 2020. The threat of infection affects the work and life of most of the population and may also damage sleep. This study aims to examine the subjective sleep status and mental health of the population during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic.MethodThe data were collected through an online questionnaire with a sample of 5461 individuals in China from February 5, 2020, to February 23, 2020. Participants were divided into four groups based on their degree of threat from COVID-19: Group 1 was most closely associated with COVID-19, including inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19, first-line hospital workers and first-line management staff; Group 2 included outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 and patients who developed a fever and visited the hospital; Group 3 included people related to Group 1 or 2, such as their colleagues, relatives, friends and rescuers; and Group 4 was the farthest removed from contact with COVID-19, covering the general public affected by COVID-19 prevention strategies. The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS) were used.ResultsThreat degree of COVID-19 (groups) had significant correlations with insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). Age, gender, and area (Hubei province or other provinces) had significant correlations with insomnia (p < 0.01). A total of 1380 (24.46%) participants were suspected of having major depression based on the PHQ-9. Additionally, 1042 (18.47%) participants were suspected of having generalized anxiety disorder based on the GAD-7. A total of 892 (15.8%) of the participants had Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) according to the ASDS. The prevalence of clinical insomnia during the outbreak was 20.05% (1131) according to the ISI. The factors of satisfaction with the current sleep pattern and how perceptible the symptoms of the current sleep pattern are to other people (p < 0.05) and the middle (difficulty staying asleep) and terminal (waking up too early) (p < 0.01) factors of the ISI were significantly different across groups. A total of 1129 (20.01%) participants spent more than one hour awake in bed.ConclusionThe results indicated that insomnia is more severe in people who are female, young, living in the epicenter and experiencing a high degree of threat from COVID-19. As prevention and treatment efforts continue with regard to COVID-19, the general public has developed poor sleep hygiene habits, which deserve attention.     

Mental health status of adolescents after family confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak in the general population: a longitudinal survey

Few studies have examined the psychological impact on adolescents of family confinement and infection exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, these surveys lacked follow-up data to determine how the family confinement affects participants’ depression and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychological status and related risk and protective factors of adolescents after two months of family confinement for preventing COVID-19 in China, and compare them with baseline data. We surveyed teenagers in January 2020 before the COVID-19 outbreak (T1) and after home confinement (T2). We used the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Scale and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). 13,637 valid questionnaires were collected at T1, of which 22.34% reported depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) and 14.42% reported anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 ≥ 10). At T2, the rates decreased to 14.86 and 7.44%, respectively (all P < 0.0001). Of the adolescents, 223 reported potential risk of exposure to COVID-19. We then compared them to the 9639 non-risk adolescents using a propensity score matching analysis. The adolescents with potential exposure risk had higher rates of depression (26.91 vs 15.32%, P = 0.0035) and anxiety (14.80 vs 7.21%, P = 0.01) than risk-free adolescents. Among adolescents with an exposure risk, psychological resilience was protective in preventing depression and anxiety symptoms, while emotional abuse, a poor parent–child relationship were risk factors. Long-term home confinement had minimal psychological impact on adolescents, but COVID-19 infection rates accounted for 50% of the variance in depression and anxiety among adolescents even with low community rates.

     

The Relationship between Depression,Anxiety, Somatization,Personality and Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

This study investigated the relationship of personality, depression, somatization, anxiety with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). The LUTS/BPH patients were evaluated with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), 44-item Big Five Inventory (BFI), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the PHQ-15, and 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). The LUTS/BPH symptoms were more severe in patients with depression (p=0.046) and somatization (p=0.024), respectively. Neurotic patients were associated with greater levels of depression, anxiety and somatisation (p=0.0059, p=0.004 and p=0.0095, respectively). Patients with high extraversion showed significantly low depression (p=0.00481) and anxiety (p=0.035) than those with low extraversion. Our exploratory results suggest patients with LUTS/BPH may need careful evaluation of psychiatric problem including depression, anxiety and somatization. Additional studies with adequate power and improved designs are necessary to support the present exploratory findings.     

Factors Associated With a Negative Emotional Response to News Media and Nationwide Emergency Text Alerts During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Korea

ObjectiveTo prevent the spread of infection in Korea during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, real-time warnings have been sent to all residents via mobile phones. This study examined the factors associated with the negative emotional response to media news and emergency text alerts in the COVID-19 pandemic. MethodsA survey was completed by 1,500 adults from an online public panel in three regions. We used Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) to assess the level of depression, anxiety and stress, respectively. Questionnaires related to COVID-19 included fear of infection, and fear of disclose of contact-tracing information. ResultsThe negative emotional response on both news media information and emergency alert text messages about COVID-19 was associated with fear of COVID-19 infection and high anxiety. The biggest outbreak city, Daegu was associated with the less negative emotional response on emergency alert text messages. Fear of disclose of contact-tracing information was significantly associated with negative emotional perception on emergency alter text messages. ConclusionOur results suggest that effective information providing services with considering vulnerable groups are needed to promote acceptance and eliminate negative emotion for disease related information.     

Behavioral Activation in Nursing Homes to Treat Depression (BAN-Dep): Results From a Clustered,Randomized, Single-Blinded,Controlled Clinical Trial

ObjectivesTo determine if behavioral activation (BA) delivered by trained staff decreases prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of depression among older adults living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).MethodsClustered, randomized, single-blinded, controlled trial of BA for adults aged over 60 years living permanently in a RACF with symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9 ≥ 5). BA was delivered over 8–12 weeks using a structured workbook. The proportion of residents with PHQ-9 ≥ 10 at weeks 12, 26, and 52, as well as anxiety symptoms (GAD-7), physical (PCS), and mental (MCS) quality of life, loneliness, and loss to follow-up were main outcomes of interestResultsWe recruited 54 RACFs (26 intervention) and 188 of their residents (89 intervention). Participants were aged 61–100 years and 132 (70.2%) were women. PHQ-9 ≥ 10 interacted with BA at week 12 (OR = 0.34, 95%CI = 0.11–1.07), but differences between the groups were not statistically significant at any time-point. GAD-7 ≥ 10 interacted with BA at week 26 (OR = 0.12, 95%CI = 0.02–0.58), but not at any other time-point. Overall, the intervention had no effect on the scores of the PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCS, MCS, and loneliness scale. Loss to follow-up was similar between groups. Adherence to all stages of the intervention was poor (36.2%).ConclusionsDisruption by the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing issues in RACFs undermined recruitment and adherence. In such a context, a BA program delivered by RACF staff was not associated with better mental health outcomes for residents over 52 weeks.