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Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
October 26, 2020
High Levels of Stress Due to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic among Parents of Children with and without Chronic Conditions across the USA
US parents experienced high levels of stressors and associated negative mental health effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey responses from April 2020 from US parents of healthy children (n=300) and parents of children with chronic medical conditions (n=300) indicated that parents were moderately to highly stressed due to factors including school closures and job losses….
October 23, 2020
Disparities in Outpatient Visits for Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorders during the COVID Surge and Partial Reopening in Massachusetts
Following a sharp drop in outpatient visits for mental health and/or substance use disorders early in the COVID-19 period, there was and increase in these visits over the course of the surge period in Massachusetts, supported by telemedicine, which was used in more than 80% of visits. During the surge, mental health visit volume increased…
October 22, 2020
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Health and Safety: A Study of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
In-depth interviews from US immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) identified stress due to social and economic disruption and increased frequency and severity of IPV. Service providers who participated in in-depth interviews suggest adapting strategies such as strengthening virtual platforms, conducting safe telephone check-ins and text messages, and providing safe virtual and tailored safety…
October 21, 2020
Cognitive Deficits in People Who Have Recovered from COVID-19 Relative to Controls An N=84285 Online Study
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Analysis of cognitive test data from a large survey in Great Britain (n=84,285) found that people who recovered from COVID-19 exhibited significant cognitive deficits, with increasing degrees of underperformance found among those with greater symptom severity and level of medical assistance received for COVID-19 respiratory symptoms. The cognitive deficit was evaluated through…
Suicide Deaths during the Stay-at-Home Advisory in Massachusetts
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] The mortality rate due to suicide in Massachusetts during the stay-at-home period (March through May, 2020) did not increase compared to a corresponding period in 2019 (0.67 vs. 0.81 per 100,000 person-month). These results are based on an observational cohort study using the Massachusetts Department of Health Registry of Vital Records and…
October 20, 2020
Remote Learning During COVID-19: Examining School Practices, Service Continuation, and Difficulties for Adolescents With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Families with adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) reported greater difficulties with remote learning practices, according to a recent survey. 31% of parents of adolescents with ADHD with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a 504 Plan report remote learning to be very challenging, compared to 18% of parents of adolescents with ADHD but…
October 8, 2020
Physical Distancing Measures and Walking Activity in Middle-Aged and Older Residents in Changsha, China During the COVID-19 Epidemic Period: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)
Among adults in a prospective cohort study in Changsha, China, the mean daily steps taken dropped and the prevalence of low daily steps increased from 3% to 18.5% in the 30 days following the first local COVID-19 diagnosis. These changes were especially pronounced for women and older adults. The authors suggest that while these data…
Increased Risk of COVID ‐19 Infection and Mortality in People with Mental Disorders: Analysis from Electronic Health Records in the United States
An analysis of a nation-wide electronic health record database in the US with patient data up to July 2020 shows that patients with a recent diagnosis of a mental health disorder had a significantly higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19. The effect was strongest among those diagnosed with depression and schizophrenia. Among those diagnosed…
Women’s Perceptions of COVID-19 and Their Healthcare Experiences: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of a National Survey of Pregnant Women in the United Kingdom
In an online survey of 1451 women who were pregnant or delivered during the pandemic in the UK, perceived barriers to seeking healthcare included “not wanting to bother anyone”, “lack of wider support from allied healthcare workers” and the influence of the media. Other concerns that arose from thematic analysis of open-ended responses included acceptability…
October 7, 2020
A Potential Impact of Physical Distancing on Physical and Mental Health. A Rapid Narrative Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses on the Link between Social Isolation and Health
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A narrative synthesis of 25 meta-analyses including 692 primary studies with more than 3 million individuals indicated that social isolation is associated with a range of poor physical and mental health outcomes, including chronic physical symptoms, frailty, coronary heart disease, malnutrition, hospital readmission, reduced vaccine uptake, early mortality, depression, social anxiety, psychosis,…
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