Mental health and well-being during the second wave of COVID-19: longitudinal analyses of the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (UK COVID-MH).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Waves 1 to 3 (March 2020 to May 2020) of the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study suggested an improvement in some indicators of mental health across the first 6 weeks of the UK lockdown; however, suicidal ideation increased.

Aims

To report the prevalence of mental health and well-being of adults in the UK from March/April 2020 to February 2021.

Method

Quota sampling was employed at wave 1 (March/April 2020), and online surveys were conducted at seven time points. Primary analyses cover waves 4 (May/June 2020), 5 (July/August 2020), 6 (October 2020) and 7 (February 2021), including a period of increased restrictions in the UK. Mental health indicators were suicidal ideation, self-harm, suicide attempt, depression, anxiety, defeat, entrapment, lonel

SUBMITTER: Wetherall K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature