Effects of housing environments on COVID-19 transmission and mental health revealed by COVID-19 Participant Experience data from the All of Us Research Program in the USA: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between housing types and COVID-19 infection (or mental health) during the early stages of the pandemic by using the large-scale individual-level All of Us Research Program COVID-19 Participant Experience (COPE) survey data. We hypothesise that housing types with a shared component are associated with elevated COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health conditions.

Design

A retrospective case-control study.

Setting

Secondary analysis of online surveys conducted in the USA.

Participants

62 664 participant responses to COPE from May to July 2020.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Primary outcome measure is the self-reported COVID-19 status, and the secondary outcome measures are anxiety or stress. Both

SUBMITTER: Luo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9764101 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature