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Riehm, Kira E, Holingue, Calliope, Smail, Emily J, Kapteyn, Arie, Bennett, Daniel, Thrul, Johannes, Kreuter, Frauke, McGinty, Emma E, Kalb, Luther G, Veldhuis, Cindy B, Johnson, Renee M, Fallin, M Daniele, Stuart, Elizabeth A |
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Annals of Behavioral Medicine; Feb2021, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p93-102, 10p |
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Background: Cross-sectional studies have found that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected population-level mental health. Longitudinal studies are necessary to examine trajectories of change in mental health over time and identify sociodemographic groups at risk for persistent distress.Purpose: To examine the trajectories of mental distress between March 10 and August 4, 2020, a key period during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: Participants included 6,901 adults from the nationally representative Understanding America Study, surveyed at baseline between March 10 and 31, 2020, with nine follow-up assessments between April 1 and August 4, 2020. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to examine the association between date and self-reported mental distress (measured with the four-item Patient Health Questionnaire) among U.S. adults overall and among sociodemographic subgroups defined by sex, age, race/ethnicity, household structure, federal poverty line, and census region.Results: Compared to March 11, the odds of mental distress among U.S. adults overall were 1.84 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.65-2.07) times higher on April 1 and 1.92 (95% CI = 1.62-2.28) times higher on May 1; by August 1, the odds of mental distress had returned to levels comparable to March 11 (odds ratio [OR] = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.66-0.96). Females experienced a sharper increase in mental distress between March and May compared to males (females: OR = 2.29, 95% CI = 1.85-2.82; males: OR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.15-2.02).Conclusions: These findings highlight the trajectory of mental health symptoms during an unprecedented pandemic, including the identification of populations at risk for sustained mental distress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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