ABSTRACT

Deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise, and this virus has asymmetric impacts on marginalized communities though specific impacts on sexual and gender minority communities are not well understood. From March 23 to June 20, 2020, in an online cross-sectional survey among 1380 US adults, we assessed physical symptoms, psychological symptoms, rumination, and perceived social support in order to describe differences between sexual and gender minority (n = 290) and cisgender heterosexual (n = 1090) respondents. Sexual and gender minority respondents had more frequent COVID-19-associated physical symptoms and depression and anxiety symptoms. Sexual and gender minorities had a significantly higher proportion of depression and anxiety scores exceeding the clinical concern threshold. Longitudinal studies on the physical and psychological impacts of COVID-19 among sexual and gender minority communities are needed to inform interventions to eliminate these disparities.

摘要

COVID-19造成的死亡人数继续增加，尽管对该病毒对性少数群体和性别少数群体的具体影响尚不清楚，但该病毒对边缘化社区的影响不对称。从2020年3月23日至6月20日，我们在1380名美国成年人中进行了在线横断面调查，评估了身体症状，心理症状，沉思和社会支持感，以描述性别与性别少数群体之间的差异（n = 290）和cisgender异性恋（n = 1090）的受访者。性别和性别少数群体的受访者更常见与COVID-19相关的身体症状以及抑郁和焦虑症状。性和性别少数群体的抑郁和焦虑评分比例明显高于临床关注阈值。