id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-332733-rnq4z2yz Su, Jinghua Proximity to people with COVID-19 and anxiety among community residents during the epidemic in Guangzhou, China 2020-07-23 .txt text/plain 1693 95 54 Higher anxiety levels in community residents was associated with the presence of individuals with COVID-19 in the same building; a longer time spent each day gathering information about the virus; and choosing social media as their preferred source of information. The aim of this survey was to explore the prevalence of anxiety among community residents in Guangzhou city, the third biggest city in China, and its association with proximity to people with COVID-19, information overload and information sources. We collected data on participants' demographic characteristics, proximity to COVID-19 cases, time spent collecting information about coronavirus, favourite methods to obtain information, worry about COVID-19 and anxiety. Proximity to patients with COVID-19, time spent on collecting information about coronavirus and preferring to use social media as their information source were included in the multivariate analysis. Anxiety was not associated with demographic characteristics in our study, which indicates the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic may be universal in community residents. ./cache/cord-332733-rnq4z2yz.txt ./txt/cord-332733-rnq4z2yz.txt