Community Mobility and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Marked elevation in levels of depressive symptoms compared with historical norms have been described during the COVID-19 pandemic, and understanding the extent to which these are associated with diminished in-person social interaction could inform public health planning for future pandemics or other disasters.

Objective

To describe the association between living in a US county with diminished mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic and self-reported depressive symptoms, while accounting for potential local and state-level confounding factors.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used 18 waves of a nonprobability internet survey conducted in the United States between May 2020 and April 2022. Participants included respondents who were 18 years an

SUBMITTER: Perlis RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature