Time trends in mental health indicators during the initial 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated national lockdowns have been linked to deteriorations in mental health worldwide. A number of studies analysed changes in mental health indicators during the pandemic; however, these studies generally had a small number of timepoints, and focused on the initial months of the pandemic. Furthermore, most studies followed-up the same individuals, resulting in significant loss to follow-up and biased estimates of mental health and its change. Here we report on time trends in key mental health indicators amongst Danish adults over the course of the pandemic (March 2020 - July 2021) focusing on subgroups defined by gender, age, and self-reported previously diagnosed chronic and/or mental illness.

Methods

We used time-series data

SUBMITTER: Pedersen MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8743441 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature