Estonian National Mental Health Study: Design and methods for a registry-linked longitudinal survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Estonian National Mental Health Study (EMHS) was conducted in 2021-2022 to provide population-wide data on mental health in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of this paper is to describe the rationale, design, and methods of the EMHS and to evaluate the survey response.

Methods

Regionally representative stratified random sample of 20,000 persons aged 15 years and older was drawn from the Estonian Population Register for the study. Persons aged 18 years and older at the time of the sampling were enrolled into three survey waves where they were invited to complete an online or postal questionnaire about mental well-being and disorders, and behavioral, cognitive, and other risk factors. Persons younger than 18 years of age were invited to fill

SUBMITTER: Laidra K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454261 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature