Maternal and Child Health Journal, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 23(1), С. 1 - 7
Опубликована: Ноя. 19, 2018
Язык: Английский
Health Economics, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 31(2), С. 284 - 296
Опубликована: Ноя. 12, 2021
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health but it is unclear whether this a direct consequence of containment measures, like “Stay at Home” orders, or due to other considerations, such as fear and uncertainty about becoming infected. It also how responsive changing situation. Exploiting the different policy responses in England Scotland using difference‐in‐difference analysis, we show that easing lockdown measures rapidly improves health. results were driven by individuals lower socioeconomic position, terms education financial situation, who benefited more from end strict lockdown, whereas they suffered larger decline where was extended. Overall, appears be sensitive imposition policies than evolution itself. As may continue necessary future, further efforts (both support) are required minimize consequences for
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 66
Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2021
Objective: We explore gender differences in mental health deterioration and psychological well-being due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well mechanisms through which these may operate. Methods: Using data from Life during Pandemic survey Chile, covers 2,545 adult respondents, we estimate econometric models economic fragility household workload pandemic. Results: find women are more likely report overall bad of well-being. They also have a new diagnosis problem, be pursuing treatment taking prescription medication. Moreover, an increase chores childcare, lost their employment or experienced loss income Conclusion: Our results offer general picture impact COVID-19. argue that policies mitigate stress address needs specifically ease
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Impotence Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 34(2), С. 152 - 157
Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2022
Язык: Английский
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Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)
Опубликована: Март 7, 2024
During the start of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, lockdowns and movement restrictions were thought to negatively impact population mental health, since depression anxiety symptoms frequently reported. This study investigates effect mitigation measures on health across United States, at county state levels using difference-in-differences analysis. It examines facility usage prevalence illnesses, drawing large-scale medical claims data for patients joined with publicly available state- county-specific cases lockdown information. For consistency, main focus is two types social distancing policies, stay-at-home school closure orders. Results show that has significantly causally increased facilities regions comparison without such lockdowns. Particularly, resource by 18% a compared 1% decline lockdown. Also, female populations have been exposed larger their health. Diagnosis panic disorders reaction severe stress Mental was more sensitive than presence itself. The effects over an extended time end December 2020.
Язык: Английский
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Economics & Human Biology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 45, С. 101116 - 101116
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2022
This paper investigates whether lockdown policies aggravated mental health problems of older populations (50 and over) in Europe during the first COVID-19 wave. Using data from Survey Health, Ageing Retirement (SHARE questionnaire) Oxford Government Response Tracker for 17 countries, we estimate causal effect on by combining cross-country variability strictness with cross-individual face-to-face contacts prior to pandemic. We find that worsened insomnia, anxiety, depression 5, 7.2 5.1 percentage points, respectively. was stronger women those aged between 50 65. Interestingly, notably damaged healthy populations. close a discussion targeted at individuals above 65 and/or pre-existing conditions.
Язык: Английский
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The Aging Male, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 25(1), С. 202 - 216
Опубликована: Авг. 4, 2022
Purpose: COVID-19, a novel infection, presented with several complications, including socioeconomical and reproductive health challenges such as erectile dysfunction (ED). The present review summarizes the available shreds of evidence on impact COVID-19 ED.Materials methods: All published peer-reviewed articles from onset outbreak to date, relating ED, were reviewed. Results: Available pieces that ED is consequence are convincing. share common risk factors disruption vascular integrity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cytokine storm, diabetes, obesity, chronic kidney (CKD). also induces impaired pulmonary haemodynamics, increased ang II, testicular damage low serum testosterone, reduced arginine-dependent NO bioavailability promotes reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation endothelial dysfunction, resulting in ED. In addition, triggers psychological/mental stress suppresses testosterone-dependent dopamine concentration, which contributes incident ED.Conclusions: conclusion, exerts detrimental effect male function, function. This involves cascade events multiple pathways. As pandemic dwindles, identifying long-term effects COVID-19-induced proffering adequate effective measures militating against remains pertinent.
Язык: Английский
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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 7(9), С. e31052 - e31052
Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2021
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused great panic among public, with many people suffering from adverse stress reactions. To control spread pandemic, governments in countries have imposed lockdown policies. In this unique context, can obtain information about dynamics on internet. However, searching for health-related internet frequently increases possibility individuals being troubled by that they find, and consequently, experiencing symptoms cyberchondria.We aimed to examine relationships between people's perceived severity their depression, anxiety, explore role cyberchondria, which, these relationship mechanisms, is closely related using addition, we also examined moderating experiences.In February 2020, a total 486 participants were recruited through web-based platform areas China large number infections. We used questionnaires measure participants' symptoms, assess experiences. Confirmatory factor analysis, exploratory common method bias, descriptive statistical correlation analysis performed, moderated mediation models examined.There was positive association depression (β=0.36, t=8.51, P<.001), anxiety (β=0.41, t=9.84, (β=0.46, t=11.45, which mediated cyberchondria t=8.59, P<.001). direct effects (β=0.07, t=2.01, P=.045) (β=0.09, t=2.75, P=.006) indirect (β=0.10, t=2.59, P=.009) t=2.50, P=.01) experience.The higher more serious individuals' stress. associations partially cyberchondria. Individuals likely develop aggravated symptoms. Negative experiences exacerbated pandemic's impact mental health.
Язык: Английский
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Advances in Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 2021, С. 1 - 9
Опубликована: Ноя. 3, 2021
This study evaluates the extent to which COVID-19 vaccination affects population mental health. Exploiting within-state and within-survey week variation in number fully vaccinated per 10 million people, I uncover favorable effects of on individuals’ psychological well-being. Particularly, a 100% increase people makes individuals 0.24, 0.23, 0.12, 0.14 percentage points less likely experience anxiety, worry, displeasure, depression daily basis, respectively. The probability having at least one four symptoms (anxiety, depression) every day also reduces by 0.27 points. calls for expansion vaccine coverage, especially disproportionately affected communities.
Язык: Английский
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Economics & Human Biology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 46, С. 101152 - 101152
Опубликована: Июнь 7, 2022
Using the 8th wave of SHARE and Corona Survey, we investigated whether disruption parent–adult child contacts due to social distancing restrictions increased symptoms depression among old age individuals during first COVID-19 pandemic. We model relationship between mental health elderly using a recursive simultaneous equation for binary variables. Our findings show that likelihood was higher with adult children who do not live or close their parents (i.e., in same household building) whom contact increases about 15 %. The duration movement lockdowns also has positive significant effect on parent-child disruption: an additional week lockdown significantly probability disruption, by 1.5 interventions deemed essential reduce spread pandemic, such as "stay-at-home" order, necessarily disrupted personal parent–child processes facilitate psychological well-being, increasing suffering from deepening depressed mood 17 % parents.
Язык: Английский
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Social Science & Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 321, С. 115721 - 115721
Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2023
Despite a growing literature about the mental health effects of COVID-19, less is known psychological costs providing informal care during pandemic. We examined longitudinal data from UK's Understanding Society Survey, including eight COVID surveys, to estimate fixed difference-in-differences models combined with matching, explore causal COVID-19 among carers. While matching accounts for selection on observables into caregiving, multiple period specifications allow investigation heterogeneous by timing and duration care. The estimates suggest that while fluctuated following imposition social restrictions, carers who started caregiving pandemic show largest deterioration, especially lockdowns. Policies mitigate burden might be more effective if targeted at those starting provide first time.
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