COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences and Symptoms of Pandemic-Associated Traumatic Stress Among Mothers in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The primary outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of women with children remain largely unknown.

Objectives

To identify and describe clusters of mothers of children participating in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program that characterize pandemic-associated hardships, coping mechanisms, and behaviors, and to evaluate associations between pandemic-associated hardships, coping strategies, and behavior changes with pandemic-associated traumatic stress symptoms.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cohort study investigated experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic between April 2020 and August 2021 among maternal caregivers of children participating in the ECHO Program. Data from self-identified moth

SUBMITTER: Bastain TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856510 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature