Association of Poor Mental-Health Days With COVID-19 Infection Rates in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited evidence exists about the association between prior prevalence of poor mental health at the area level and subsequent rates of COVID-19 infections. This association was tested using area-level nationwide population data in the U.S.

Methods

A nationwide study including 2,839 U.S. counties was conducted. Poor mental health was the age-adjusted average number of days within the past 30 days that adults reported poor mental health, including depression, stress, and problems with emotions, from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. COVID-19 infection rates were cumulative confirmed cases between January 22 and October 7, 2020 per 100,000 people in the general population. Bayesian spatial mixed-effects regression estimated the relationship between CO

SUBMITTER: Ransome Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8557977 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature