Influences on the physical and mental health of people with serious mental ill-health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

People with severe mental ill-health (SMI) experience profound health inequalities. The Optimizing Wellbeing in Self-isolation study (OWLS) explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on people with SMI, including how and why their physical and mental health may have changed during the pandemic.

Methods

The OLWS study comprised two surveys and two nested qualitative studies. Of 367 people recruited to the study, 235 expressed interest in taking part in a qualitative interview. In the first qualitative study eighteen interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of participants.

Results

We identified six factors which influenced peoples' health, positively and negatively: Staying Physically Active; Maintaining a Balanced and Healthy Diet; Wor

SUBMITTER: Newbronner E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9467576 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature