The psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: a review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies and natural experiments

Psychological Medicine, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 51(2), P. 201 - 211

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

Abstract Lockdowns to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have had profound effects on everyday life worldwide, but their effect mental health remains unclear because available meta-analyses and reviews rely mostly cross-sectional studies. We conducted a rapid review meta-analysis longitudinal studies natural experiments investigating relationship between COVID-19 lockdowns health. A total 25 involving 72 004 participants 58 sizes were analyzed. Using random model, we found that small symptoms, g = 0.17, s.e. 0.05, 95% CI (0.06–0.24), p 0.001, positive psychological functioning, −0.12, 0.11, (−0.33 0.09), 0.27, not significant. Multivariate analysis revealed significant relatively for anxiety depression, while those social support, loneliness, general distress, negative affect, suicide risk The results indicated substantial heterogeneity among studies, meta-regression analyses no moderation mean age, gender, continent, death rate, days lockdown, publication status or study design. impact is in magnitude highly heterogeneous, suggesting do uniformly detrimental most people are psychologically resilient effects.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 15(9), P. e0239698 - e0239698

Published: Sept. 24, 2020

Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. UK are worried about the impact of these on mental outcomes. Understanding prevalence and predictors loneliness at this time priority issue for research.The study employed cross-sectional online survey design. Baseline data collected between March 23rd April 24th 2020 from adults Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1964, 18-87 years, M 37.11, SD 12.86, 70% female). Logistic regression analysis examined influence sociodemographic, social, specific factors loneliness.The was 27% (530/1964). Risk younger age group (OR: 4.67-5.31), being separated or divorced 2.29), scores meeting clinical criteria depression 1.74), greater emotion regulation difficulties 1.04), poor quality sleep due to crisis 1.30). Higher levels support 0.92), married/co-habiting 0.35) living with number 0.87) protective factors.Rates during initial phase high. not crisis. Findings suggest that supportive interventions reduce should prioritise people those symptoms. Improving quality, increasing may be optimal targets regulations

Language: Английский

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Loneliness and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study Among Dutch Older Adults

The Journals of Gerontology Series B, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 76(7), P. e249 - e255

Published: Aug. 4, 2020

Abstract Objectives With the spread of COVID-19, Netherlands implemented a policy to keep citizens physically distanced. We hypothesize that consequent reduction in frequency social contacts, personal losses, and experience general threats society reduced well-being. Methods Data were collected from 1,679 Dutch community-dwelling participants aged 65–102 years comprising longitudinal online panel. Social emotional loneliness mental health measured May 2020, is, 2 months after implementation measures, earlier October November 2019. Results In this pandemic, older people increased, but remained roughly stable. The measures for physical distancing did not cause much isolation worries about decline trust societal institutions associated with increased problems especially loneliness. Discussion consequences long-term well-being must be closely monitored.

Language: Английский

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Lockdown, quarantine measures, and social distancing: Associations with depression, anxiety and distress at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults from Germany

Psychiatry Research, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 293, P. 113462 - 113462

Published: Sept. 18, 2020

Language: Английский

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Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review

Physics Reports, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 913, P. 1 - 52

Published: Feb. 15, 2021

Language: Английский

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Increases in Loneliness Among Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Association With Increases in Mental Health Problems

Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 67(5), P. 714 - 717

Published: Oct. 21, 2020

Young adults are at high risk for increases in loneliness and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study examined a young adult sample, whom were greater, association with depression anxiety.Data from 564 (ages 22-29, 60.7% women) collected January 2020 (pre-pandemic) April/May (during pandemic).Loneliness increased to changes greater females, those higher perceived social support January, concerns about pandemic's impacts. Depression (but not anxiety) this time accounting much of increase depression.Intervention strategies need address feelings reduced time, especially who may have had disruption their lives.

Language: Английский

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Belonging: a review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and directions for future research

Australian Journal of Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 73(1), P. 87 - 102

Published: Jan. 2, 2021

A sense of belonging-the subjective feeling deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual collective experiences-is a fundamental human need that predicts numerous mental, physical, social, economic, behavioural outcomes. However, varying perspectives on how belonging should be conceptualised, assessed, cultivated has hampered much-needed progress this timely important topic. To address these critical issues, we conducted narrative review summarizes existing belonging, describes new integrative framework for understanding studying identifies several key avenues future research practice.We searched relevant databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, ClinicalTrials.gov, articles describing instruments assessing interventions increasing belonging.By identifying the core components introduce understanding, assessing, cultivating focuses four interrelated components: competencies, opportunities, motivations, perceptions.This enhances our basic nature features provides foundation interdisciplinary belongingness, highlights robust may to improve health resilience individuals communities worldwide.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness during a strict lockdown: Trajectories and predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic in 38,217 United Kingdom adults

Social Science & Medicine, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 265, P. 113521 - 113521

Published: Nov. 1, 2020

There are increasing worries that lockdowns and 'stay-at-home' orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic could lead a rise in loneliness, which is recognised as major public health concern. But profiles of loneliness during risk factors remain unclear. The current study aimed examine if how levels changed strict lockdown explore clustering growth trajectories. Data from 38,217 UK adults UCL COVID -19 Social Study (a panel collecting data weekly pandemic) were analysed period (23/03/2020–10/05/2020). sample was well-stratified weighted population proportions gender, age, ethnicity, education geographical location. Growth mixture modelling used identify latent classes trajectories their predictors. Analyses revealed four classes, with baseline level ranging low high. In first few weeks lockdown, increased highest group, decreased lowest stayed relatively constant middle two groups. Younger (OR = 2.17–6.81), women 1.59), people income 1.3), economically inactive 1.3–2.04) mental conditions 5.32) more likely be class relative lowest. Further, living others or rural area, having close friends greater social support protective. Perceived under measures stable UK, but for many these high no signs improvement. Results suggest efforts needed address loneliness.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

American Psychologist, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 77(5), P. 660 - 677

Published: May 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and measures aimed at its mitigation, such as physical distancing, have been discussed risk factors for loneliness, which increases the of premature mortality mental health conditions. To ascertain whether loneliness has increased since start pandemic, this study to narratively statistically synthesize relevant high-quality primary studies. This systematic review with meta-analysis was registered PROSPERO (ID CRD42021246771). Searched databases were PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library/Central Register Controlled Trials/EMBASE/CINAHL, Web Science, World Health Organization (WHO) database, supplemented by Google Scholar citation searching (cutoff date search December 5, 2021). Summary data from prospective research including assessments before during extracted. Of 6,850 retrieved records, 34 studies (23 longitudinal, 9 pseudolongitudinal, 2 reporting both designs) on 215,026 participants included. Risk bias (RoB) estimated using in non-randomised studies-of interventions (ROBINS-I) tool. Standardized mean differences (SMD, Hedges' g) continuous values logOR prevalence rates calculated pooled effect size estimators random-effects meta-analyses. Pooling longitudinal designs only (overall N = 45,734), scores (19 studies, SMD 0.27 [95% confidence interval 0.14-0.40], Z 4.02, p < .001, I 98%) (8 0.33 [0.04-0.62], 2.25, .02, 96%) relative prepandemic times small sizes. Results robust respect studies' overall RoB, pseudolongitudinal designs, timing assessments, clinical populations. heterogeneity effects indicates a need further investigate protective progresses inform targeted interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Language: Английский

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Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward

Perspectives on Psychological Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 915 - 936

Published: Jan. 19, 2022

COVID-19 has infected millions of people and upended the lives most humans on planet. Researchers from across psychological sciences have sought to document investigate impact in myriad ways, causing an explosion research that is broad scope, varied methods, challenging consolidate. Because policy practice aimed at helping live healthier happier requires insight robust patterns evidence, this article provides a rapid thorough summary high-quality studies available through early 2021 examining mental-health consequences living pandemic. Our review evidence indicates anxiety, depression, distress increased months Meanwhile, suicide rates, life satisfaction, loneliness remained largely stable throughout first year In response these insights, we present seven recommendations (one urgent, two short-term, four ongoing) support mental health during pandemic beyond.

Language: Английский

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