Levels of Severity of Depressive Symptoms Among At-Risk Groups in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Zendy

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Levels of Severity of Depressive Symptoms Among At-Risk Groups in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s) -

Eleonora Iob,

Philipp Frank,

Andrew Steptoe,

Daisy Fancourt

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.26064

Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , ethnic group , socioeconomic status , cohort study , pandemic , mental health , cohort , public health , depression (economics) , gerontology , demography , covid-19 , disease , psychiatry , population , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics

Key Points Question Are sociodemographic, psychosocial, and health-related factors associated with risk of poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK? Findings This cohort study using data from a large panel study including 51 417 adults found that the risks of moderate and severe depressive symptom trajectories were significantly higher among people experiencing abuse or low social support, individuals with low socioeconomic position, and those with preexisting mental and physical health conditions. Meaning These findings suggest that mental health and socioeconomic interventions in the current or future pandemics should be targeted toward people with these risk factors.

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