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Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
May 28, 2020
Flattening the Mental Health Curve: COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Associated with Alterations in Mental Health Search Behavior in the United States
Jacobson et al. examine whether stay-at-home orders produced changes in mental health search queries on Google during March 16-23, 2020. They found that mental health search queries (including search terms measuring anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive, negative thoughts, irritability, fatigue, anhedonia, concentration, insomnia, and suicidal ideation) increased rapidly prior to the issuance of stay-at-home orders, and that these changes dissipated following the…
May 22, 2020
Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A systematic literature review that included 13 studies, corresponding to 33,062 healthcare workers, found a pooled prevalence of anxiety of 23%, depression of 23%, and of insomnia of 39%. Female providers and nurses had a higher prevalence of these outcomes. A considerable proportion of healthcare workers are experiencing mood and sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pappa et al. (May 2020). Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia among…
Factors Contributing to Healthcare Professional Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic A Rapid Turnaround Global Survey
[pre-print, not peer reviewed] A cross-sectional study of over 2,500 healthcare professionals from 60 countries found 50% self-reported burnout. Burnout was found to be associated with work impacting household activities, feeling pushed beyond training, exposure to COVID-19 patients, and making life prioritizing decisions due to supply shortages. Adequate PPE was associated with lower risk of burnout. Morgantini et al. (May 22,…
May 21, 2020
Depression and Loneliness during COVID-19 Restrictions in the United States and Their Associations with Frequency of Social and Sexual Connections
[pre-print, not peer reviewed] In a nationally representative cross-sectional online survey of US adults (N=1,010). One-third of participants reported depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were more commonly reported by women, those who were unmarried, had low-income, and were age 20-29. Frequent in-person social connections (e.g. hugging family members) and sexual connections (e.g. partnered sexual activity, dating app use) were associated with lower depression and loneliness. Frequent remote connections…
Early Assessment of Knowledge Attitudes Anxiety and Behavioral Adaptations of Connecticut Residents to COVID-19
[pre-print, not peer reviewed] A cross-sectional study was conducted among 464 non-healthcare-related Connecticut residents after implementation of stringent state-wide stay-at-home directives. Half of respondents reported high levels of anxiety due to COVID-19. Anxiety was higher among those with higher levels of COVID-19 knowledge (OR-1.2) and those who were married (OR 1.8). 48% of respondents reported increased loneliness and loneliness was more common at older ages. Ha et al. (May 20, 2020)….
COVID-19 Worries and Behavior Changes in Older and Younger Men and Women
An online survey conducted among younger (age 18-35) and older adults (age 65-81) in the US found older adults perceived a higher risk of COVID-19 compared to younger adults. Despite this, older men implemented the fewest behavior changes and were less worried about COVID-19 than the younger respondents. Barber and Kim. (May 19, 2020). COVID-19 Worries and Behavior Changes in Older and Younger Men…
May 20, 2020
How Are Adversities during COVID-19 Affecting Mental Health Differential Associations for Worries and Experiences and Implications for Policy
Wright et al. found that in a cohort of 35,784 adults in the UK, the number of self-reported episodes for worrying about adversities related to COVID-19, as well as the number actual experienced events of adversity were related to both anxiety and depression. Worrying about adversities was more strongly associated with anxiety than with depression. There was some evidence…
May 13, 2020
The Early Food Insecurity Impacts of COVID-19
Niles et al. conducted a statewide population-level survey to assess food insecurity in Vermont from March 29-April 12, 2020, during the beginning of a statewide stay-at-home order. Among 3,219 respondents, there was a 33% increase in household food insecurity since COVID-19, with 35.6% of food insecure households classified as newly food insecure. Respondents experiencing a…
May 8, 2020
Quantitative Estimation of Covid-19 Related Unemployment On Suicide and Excess Mortality in the United States
Bhatia estimates impacts of unemployment in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide and all-cause mortality by extrapolating from a study of unemployment and suicide rate during the 2007–2010 Great Recession and a meta-analysis of 40 studies evaluating the relationship between unemployment and all-cause mortality. They predict 7,444 excess deaths from suicide in the coming year and 556,000 avoidable deaths from all causes over…
May 6, 2020
The impact of believing you have had COVID-19 on behaviour: Cross-sectional survey
An online survey in the UK investigated behavioral differences between people who do and do not believe that they have had COVID-19. The survey indicates that there may be a high number of people who self-misdiagnosis, believing incorrectly that they have had COVID-19. Because those who believe they have had COVID-19 are more likely to think they are immune to COVID-19, they may contribute to transmission through non-adherence to social distancing measures. Clear…
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