Impact of pandemic-related worries on mental health in India from 2020 to 2022
Abstract This study examines how pandemic-related worries affected mental health in India’s adults from 2020 to 2022. Using data from the Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (N = 2,576,174), it explores the associations between worry variables (financial stress, food insecurity, and COVID-19-re...
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| description | Abstract This study examines how pandemic-related worries affected mental health in India’s adults from 2020 to 2022. Using data from the Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (N = 2,576,174), it explores the associations between worry variables (financial stress, food insecurity, and COVID-19-related health worries) and self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Our analysis, based on complete cases (N = 747,996), used survey-weighted models, adjusting for demographics and calendar time. The study finds significant associations between these worries and mental health outcomes, with financial stress being the most significant factor affecting both depression (adjusted odds ratio, aOR: 2.36; 95% confidence interval, CI: [2.27, 2.46]) and anxiety (aOR: 1.91; 95% CI: [1.81, 2.01])). Models with interaction terms revealed gender, residential status, and calendar time as effect modifiers. This study demonstrates that social media platforms like Facebook can effectively gather large-scale survey data to track mental health trends during public health crises. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b9e0d497d1294469947ace6b9748e4f32024-12-01T12:50:49ZengNature Portfolionpj Mental Health Research2731-42512024-11-013111310.1038/s44184-024-00101-xImpact of pandemic-related worries on mental health in India from 2020 to 2022Youqi Yang0Anqi Sun1Lauren Zimmermann2Bhramar Mukherjee3Department of Biostatistics, University of MichiganDepartment of Biostatistics, University of MichiganDepartment of Psychiatry, University of MichiganDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale UniversityAbstract This study examines how pandemic-related worries affected mental health in India’s adults from 2020 to 2022. Using data from the Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (N = 2,576,174), it explores the associations between worry variables (financial stress, food insecurity, and COVID-19-related health worries) and self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Our analysis, based on complete cases (N = 747,996), used survey-weighted models, adjusting for demographics and calendar time. The study finds significant associations between these worries and mental health outcomes, with financial stress being the most significant factor affecting both depression (adjusted odds ratio, aOR: 2.36; 95% confidence interval, CI: [2.27, 2.46]) and anxiety (aOR: 1.91; 95% CI: [1.81, 2.01])). Models with interaction terms revealed gender, residential status, and calendar time as effect modifiers. This study demonstrates that social media platforms like Facebook can effectively gather large-scale survey data to track mental health trends during public health crises.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-024-00101-x |
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| title | Impact of pandemic-related worries on mental health in India from 2020 to 2022 |
| title_full | Impact of pandemic-related worries on mental health in India from 2020 to 2022 |
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| title_short | Impact of pandemic-related worries on mental health in India from 2020 to 2022 |
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