Mental health and well-being in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among different population subgroups: evidence from representative longitudinal data in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine potential deteriorations in mental health and well-being in the first COVID-19 pandemic year compared with the previous decade focusing on the following vulnerable subgroups in Germany: women with minor children in the household, those living without a partner, younger and older adults, those in a precarious labour market situation, immigrants and refugees, and those with pre-existing physical or mental health risks.

Design

Analyses of secondary longitudinal survey data using cluster-robust pooled ordinary least squares models.

Participants

More than 20 000 individuals (aged 16+ years) in Germany.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Mental Component Summary Scale (MCS) of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey measuring mental health-rela

SUBMITTER: Jaschke P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature