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Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
August 31, 2020
I Don’t Want to Go Back: Examining the Return to Physical Workspaces During COVID-19
A survey of people working in the energy sector in the US (n=333) suggested that women, people of color, people living in multi-generational households, and people with childcare concerns were less willing to return to work in person during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic than others. One-fifth of workers surveyed preferred unpaid time off over returning,…
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in the General Chinese Population: Changes, Predictors and Psychosocial Correlates
Among 1,390 Chinese citizens who responded to two online surveys taken during two successive waves of COVID-19 infections, fear and stress related to the pandemic decreased significantly, while depression increased significantly. Younger people, people with lower incomes, and people with a recent experience of quarantine due to known or suspected infection all were more likely…
August 28, 2020
Fear and Avoidance of Healthcare Workers: An Important, under-Recognized Form of Stigmatization during the COVID-19 Pandemic
An online survey of a random sample of adults from the US and Canada who were not healthcare workers (HCWs) (n=3,551) found that over a quarter of respondents believed that restrictions should placed on HCWs, such as being isolated from their communities and families, and over a third of respondents avoided HCWs for fear of…
August 27, 2020
Early Pregnancy Mood before and during COVID-19 Community Restrictions among Women of Low Socioeconomic Status in New York City
Women living in low socioeconomic status in New York City showed an improvement in mood in following the implementation of social restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of 488 women who attended their first prenatal appointment between February 3 and June 12, 2020 at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, an improvement in…
A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Associated with COVID-19 among Undergraduate Students in China
A survey of 872 undergraduates from 10 universities in Shanxi, China found that most students were well informed about COVID-19 and exhibited positive attitudes and practices during the outbreak in February. The authors attribute this to effective health education that was delivered through massive public education campaigns. Peng et al. (Aug 26, 2020). A Cross-Sectional…
Quarantine Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic From the Perspective of Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A Web-Based Survey
Based on a web-based survey of 204 pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, a majority of children and adolescents living with type 1 diabetes were able to comply with the landmarks of the management of diabetes (i.e., healthy and balanced diet, regular physical activity and careful glucose monitoring) during quarantine. Younger children (age ≤12 years)…
COVID-19 Impacts Mental Health Outcomes and Ability/Desire to Participate in Research Among Current Research Participants. Obesity
A survey of adults enrolled in health-related research (n=250; >50% enrolled in a behavioral weight loss intervention) found that participants with moderate anxiety/depression and severe distress related to COVID-19 were more likely to report decreased desire to participate in research. Among 147 participants (59%) engaged in behavioral interventions, those who perceived COVID-19 as a moderate/severe…
August 25, 2020
Staying Home, Staying Safe? A Short-Term Analysis of COVID-19 on Dallas Domestic Violence
Piquero et al. compared data from Dallas, Texas on domestic violence crimes for an 83-day period prior to the stay-at-home mandate to a 35-day period thereafter and found evidence suggesting a short-term increase in domestic violence incident reports during the first two weeks following the mandate. Piquero et al. (Aug 14, 2020). Staying Home, Staying…
August 24, 2020
Prevalence and Social Determinants of Food Insecurity among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Among 502 students at three state-funded college campuses in Texas, 35% reported experiencing food insecurity in the previous 30 days. The strongest predictors of food insecurity were change in current living arrangement (OR = 2.7), being furloughed (OR = 3.2), laid off (OR = 4.1), or losing part-time work (OR = 5.7) due to the…
Perceived Discrimination and Mental Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From the Understanding America Study
Liu et al. report that the overall percentage of American adults experiencing COVID-19-associated discrimination more than doubled from 4% to 10% between March and April of 2020. In particular, non-Hispanic Black and Asian people were more likely to report experiencing discrimination, as were people who reported wearing facemasks in public. Experiencing COVID-19-associated discrimination was associated…
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