Examining the impact of sex differences and the COVID-19 pandemic on health and health care: findings from a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the association of sex, and the joint association of sex and the COVID-19 pandemic with health communication, physical activity, mental health, and behavioral health.

Materials and methods

We drew data from the National Cancer Institute's 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey. We described and compared the characteristics of social determinants of health, physical activity, mental health, alcohol use, patterns of social networking service use, and health information data sharing. Analyses were weighted to provide nationally representative estimates. Multivariate models (multiple linear regression, multiple logistic regression, and multinomial logistic model) were used to assess

SUBMITTER: Ye J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494404 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature