How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health and wellbeing, key determinants of health, and health inequities medrxivpreprint UMontreal USherbrooke UQAR mentalhealth wellbeing COVID19 coronavirus covid pandemic
By Nidhi Saha, BDSJul 11 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. A new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on mental health, the important health determinants, and disparities resulting from such effects. To fully understand these effects, the researchers designed a pan- Canadian population-based prospective COVID-19: HEalth and Social Inequities across Neighbourhoods cohort.
Studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of COVID-19 is higher among priority communities struggling under substandard social and environmental conditions. Urban sprawl and living in poor housing facilities affect mental health and wellbeing. Furthermore, continued proximity to home surroundings during lockdowns exacerbates these effects.
The study Related StoriesThis study entailed COHESION Study; the COHESION Project is a two-phase, pan-Canadian, population-based, prospective cohort study. COHESION Phase 1 took place between May 2020 and September 2021.
Phase 2 of COHESION would continue to implement the survey method at the health region level, based on Census data from 2016 . Researchers gathered geo-target respondents based on sampling quotas. Significant temporal fluctuations in standardized indices of wellbeing, anxiety, depressed mood, loneliness, and emotional stress were observed during the first year of follow-up. At baseline, 72%, 14%, and 18% of subjects indicated a monthly usage of alcohol, cigarettes and/or vaping, and cannabis, respectively.
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