Mental health inequalities, challenges and support needs during COVID-19: a qualitative study of 14-to-25-year-olds in London DOI Creative Commons
J. Lee, Keri Ka‐Yee Wong

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(4), С. e080161 - e080161

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

Objectives The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent’s mental health and relationships has received growing attention, yet challenges support needs adolescents living in existing deprivation are not well understood. current qualitative study, part a broader project cocreating life-skill workshops with young people, documents adolescents’ lived experience 4 years from pandemic. Design 20 semi-structured interviews 6 focus groups were transcribed thematically analysed NVivo V.12 to inform codesigned needs. Setting Islington borough North London, United Kingdom. Participants aged 14–25 (mean=18.3; 60% female, white) history difficulties (eg, health, deprivation, court order) referred by local authority teams our study. Results Thematic analyses revealed eight themes experiences five associated suggestions ‘support needs’: support; routines educational learning inequality distrust; loss opportunities grief. Conclusions In spoke positive reflections, challenges, need for Many shared their first time someone else wished they would have space acknowledge this period loss. Adolescents before reported sustained exacerbated impacts during pandemic, hence coproduced should be priority.

Язык: Английский

Mental health inequalities, challenges and support needs during COVID-19: a qualitative study of 14-to-25-year-olds in London DOI Creative Commons
J. Lee, Keri Ka‐Yee Wong

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(4), С. e080161 - e080161

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

Objectives The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent’s mental health and relationships has received growing attention, yet challenges support needs adolescents living in existing deprivation are not well understood. current qualitative study, part a broader project cocreating life-skill workshops with young people, documents adolescents’ lived experience 4 years from pandemic. Design 20 semi-structured interviews 6 focus groups were transcribed thematically analysed NVivo V.12 to inform codesigned needs. Setting Islington borough North London, United Kingdom. Participants aged 14–25 (mean=18.3; 60% female, white) history difficulties (eg, health, deprivation, court order) referred by local authority teams our study. Results Thematic analyses revealed eight themes experiences five associated suggestions ‘support needs’: support; routines educational learning inequality distrust; loss opportunities grief. Conclusions In spoke positive reflections, challenges, need for Many shared their first time someone else wished they would have space acknowledge this period loss. Adolescents before reported sustained exacerbated impacts during pandemic, hence coproduced should be priority.

Язык: Английский

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