Depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a New Zealand cohort study on mental well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to daily life. This study investigated depression, anxiety and stress in New Zealand (NZ) during the first 10 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associated psychological and behavioural factors. It also compares the results with a similar cross-sectional study in the UK.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

NZ community cohort.

Participants

N=681 adults (≥18 years) in NZ. The cohort was predominantly female (89%) with a mean age of 42 years (range 18-87). Most (74%) identified as NZ European and almost half (46%) were keyworkers. Most were non-smokers (95%) and 20% identified themselves as having clinical risk factors which would put them at increased or greatest risk of COVID-19.

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SUBMITTER: Gasteiger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8098295 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature