Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and initial period of lockdown on the mental health and well-being of adults in the UK
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Abstract
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-being were assessed in a convenience sample of 600 UK adults, using a cross-sectional design. Recruited over 2 weeks during the initial phase of lockdown, participants completed an online survey that included COVID-19-related questions, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the World Health Organization (Five) Well-Being Index and the Oxford Capabilities Questionnaire for Mental Health. Self-isolating before lockdown, increased feelings of isolation since lockdown and having COVID-19-related livelihood concerns were associated with poorer mental health, well-being and quality of life. Perceiving increased kindness, community connectedness and being an essential worker were associated with better mental health and well-being outcomes.
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SciScore for 10.1101/2020.04.24.20078550: (What is this?)
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Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: All procedures involving human participants were approved by the Central University Research Ethics Committees, University of Liverpool (ref:7633).
Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Six-hundred participants (74% female, mean age = 36.75 years, SD = 13.44, range = 18-76 years) completed at a minimum the demographic and COVID19-related questions. 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 …
SciScore for 10.1101/2020.04.24.20078550: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: All procedures involving human participants were approved by the Central University Research Ethics Committees, University of Liverpool (ref:7633).
Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Six-hundred participants (74% female, mean age = 36.75 years, SD = 13.44, range = 18-76 years) completed at a minimum the demographic and COVID19-related questions. 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 were a number of important limitations associated with the current study. The convenience sample relied on people who access online social media forums. Males and BAME community members were comparatively under-represented in the sample. The cross-sectional nature of the analyses limits the conclusions that can be drawn. This study is part of a longer programme of research aimed at tracking the impact of the COVID19 outbreak and associated government restrictions on mental health and wellbeing. The study highlights that whereas personal experience of COVID19 symptoms and being part of a group vulnerable to the effects of COVID19 were not associated with poorer mental health and wellbeing, factors associated with isolation and COVID19-related livelihood concerns were. On the other hand, perceiving increased kindness and connectedness in local areas was associated with better mental health and wellbeing outcomes. Further research aimed at mitigating the mental health and wellbeing impacts of public health emergencies is required.
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.
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- No protocol registration statement was detected.
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