Mental and social wellbeing and the UK coronavirus job retention scheme: Evidence from nine longitudinal studies

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  1. SciScore for 10.1101/2021.11.15.21266264: (What is this?)

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    Table 1: Rigor

    Ethicsnot detected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    No key resources detected.


    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).


    Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:
    There are other limitations that should also be considered. First, we were not able to achieve full harmonisation of measures across studies, for example, a range of different psychological distress scales were used and questions on social contact differed considerably (which may explain some of the between study differences in prevalence). Second, all cohorts and studies could not contribute to every analysis as the number of cases and available data varied between studies. Third, participation in the furlough scheme was more common during the initial stages of the pandemic than being no longer employed or in stable unemployment, which meant that estimates for the latter groups were based on small numbers with considerable heterogeneity and imprecision in estimates, especially in sub-group analyses. Finally, it is important to recognise that stable employment itself may have changed during the pandemic with potential effects of home working and changes in working practices on mental health and wellbeing, which is an area for future research. The UK CJRS furlough scheme officially ended on the 30th of September 2021. It might be expected that the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will last beyond the end of the furlough scheme, and potentially beyond the end of the pandemic (Whitehead et al., 2021). With potentially damaging effects on mental health and wellbeing for those who stopped working (via furlough or otherwise), one pertinent question is whether the m...

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.


    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.


    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.


    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No funding statement was detected.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

    Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.


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