The aim of this study was to gauge the opinions of people in Australia about policies to help them recover from the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions. An anonymous online survey of people aged 18 years and older in Australia was available from 1 July to 31 August 2020. It included 16 proposed policies which respondents rated as ‘Not at all helpful’, ‘Somewhat helpful’, or ‘Very helpful’ in assisting them recover from the COVID-19 restrictions. In all, 9220 people completed the survey. The most endorsed policy was ‘To have a publicly available plan about management of future pandemics’ which was rated as ‘very helpful’ by 46.1% of respondents. Four other policies were rated as ‘very helpful’ by more than 30% of respondents: two related to mental health support, one to individual financial support for living expenses, and one to support for community organisations. Government preparedness for future pandemics and support for mental health, individual finance, and community organisations should be policy priorities in the post-COVID-19 recovery phase. The findings can guide policy development to support people in Australia as they recover from COVID-19 and the restrictions that have been imposed to control its spread.

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帮助 COVID-19 后心理健康恢复的首选政策选项：一项人口研究

这项研究的目的是评估澳大利亚人对帮助他们从 COVID-19 大流行及其相关限制的后果中恢复的政策的看法。2020 年 7 月 1 日至 8 月 31 日期间，对澳大利亚 18 岁及以上人群进行了一项匿名在线调查。其中包括 16 项被受访者评为“完全没有帮助”、“有点帮助”或“非常有帮助”的政策提案。帮助他们从 COVID-19 的限制中恢复过来。总共有 9220 人完成了调查。最受支持的政策是“制定一项关于未来流行病管理的公开计划”，46.1% 的受访者将其评为“非常有帮助”。超过 30% 的受访者将其他四项政策评为“非常有帮助”：两项与心理健康支持有关，一项与个人生活费用财务支持有关，一是支持社区组织。政府对未来大流行的准备以及对心理健康、个人财务和社区组织的支持应该是 COVID-19 后恢复阶段的政策重点。调查结果可以指导政策制定，以支持澳大利亚人民从 COVID-19 和为控制其传播而施加的限制中康复。