Mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults without a pre-existing mental health condition: Findings from American trend panel survey

Most individuals in the United States have no history of a mental health condition yet are at risk for psychological distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency and risk and protective factors of psychological distress, during the beginning of the C...

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Vydáno v:Preventive medicine Ročník 139; s. 106231
Hlavní autoři: Holingue, Calliope, Badillo-Goicoechea, Elena, Riehm, Kira E., Veldhuis, Cindy B., Thrul, Johannes, Johnson, Renee M., Fallin, M. Daniele, Kreuter, Frauke, Stuart, Elizabeth A., Kalb, Luther G.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
Témata:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - psychology
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemic
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - psychology
Psychological distress
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Young Adult
United States
COVID-19
Pandemic
Psychological distress
Epidemiology
epidemiology
pandemic
psychological distress
ISSN:0091-7435, 1096-0260, 1096-0260
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Shrnutí:Most individuals in the United States have no history of a mental health condition yet are at risk for psychological distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency and risk and protective factors of psychological distress, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in this group. Data comes from the Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel (ATP), a probability-based online survey panel representative of the US adult population. The analytic sample consisted of 9687 individuals with no prior history of a mental health condition who completed the survey between March 19–24, 2020. Explanatory variables included sociodemographic factors and items related to behavior, perceptions, and experiences surrounding the pandemic. The outcome was psychological distress, measured by five items on symptoms of anxiety, depression, loneliness, sleep difficulties, and hyperarousal. A multivariable linear regression model was used to identify risk and protective factors for psychological distress. Fifteen percent of the sample experienced 2 psychological distress symptoms for at least 3 days over the past week; 13% had three or more symptoms. Risk factors for higher distress included searching online or using social media to post about coronavirus, reporting that the outbreak caused major changes to personal life, and perception that the virus was a threat to the US economy, the individual's personal health or finances. This has important implications for mental health service delivery. •Nationally representative sample of US adults with no history of mental disorder•15% experienced 2 distress symptoms for at least 3 days in past week•Older age and higher income were protective against higher distress.
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ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106231