Substance Use From Social Distancing and Isolation by US Nativity During the Time of COVID-19: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic had many unprecedented secondary outcomes resulting in various mental health issues leading to substance use as a coping behavior. The extent of changes in substance use in a US sample by nativity has not been previously described.

Objective

This study aimed to design a web-based survey to assess the social distancing and isolation issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic to describe substance use as a coping behavior by comparing substance use changes before and during the pandemic.

Methods

A comprehensive 116-item survey was designed to understand the impact of COVID-19 and social distancing on physical and psychosocial mental health and chronic diseases. Approximately 10,000 web-based surveys were distributed by Qualtrics LLC bet

SUBMITTER: Montiel Ishino FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature