Trajectories of Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cross-sectional studies have found that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected population-level mental health. Longitudinal studies are necessary to examine trajectories of change in mental health over time and identify sociodemographic groups at risk for persistent distress.

Purpose

To examine the trajectories of mental distress between March 10 and August 4, 2020, a key period during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Participants included 6,901 adults from the nationally representative Understanding America Study, surveyed at baseline between March 10 and 31, 2020, with nine follow-up assessments between April 1 and August 4, 2020. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to examine the association between date and self-re

SUBMITTER: Riehm KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929474 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature