Associations of home confinement during COVID-19 lockdown with subsequent health and well-being among UK adults.

ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Kingdom (UK) government introduced public health safety measures to mitigate the spikes in infection rates. This included stay-at-home orders that prevented people from leaving their homes for work or study, except for urgent medical care or buying essential items. This practice could have both short and long-term implications for health and wellbeing of people in the UK. Using longitudinal data of 10,630 UK adults, this study prospectively examined the association between home confinement status during the stringent lockdown in the UK (March 23-May 13, 2020) and 20 indicators of subjective well-being, social well-being, pro-social/altruistic behaviors, psychological distress, and health behaviors assessed approximately one month after the stringent

SUBMITTER: Shiba K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8922081 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature