Change in psychological distress in response to changes in reduced mobility during the early 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence of modest effects from the U.S.

Devaraj, Srikant; Patel, Pankaj C.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113615

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“…It was especially noticeable during the early phase of COVID-19 that most activities had to be accessed without going out. However, the linkage between unmet needs and mental health in the transport arena was mostly built upon reduced mobility (e.g., Burdett et al, 2021 ; Devaraj and Patel, 2021 ; Park and Kim, 2021 ), whilst needs fulfilled by other means were not considered. This can be problematic in the context of COVID-19 because the way people access certain activities is always a mixture of physical and virtual and it greatly depends on the local pandemic severity and the containment interventions.…”

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Perceived accessibility and mental health consequences of COVID-19 containment policies

Liu

Lin

et al. 2022

Journal of Transport & Health

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Perceived accessibility and mental health consequences of COVID-19 containment policies

Liu

Lin

et al. 2022

Journal of Transport & Health

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“…This is primarily due to the contemporaneity of the pandemic and associated containment measures, making it difficult to identify an appropriate "control" or comparison group (Arendt et al, 2020;Banks & Xu, 2020;Chandola et al, 2020;Pierce et al, 2020;Silverio-Murillo et al, 2020). One study documented an association between mobility restriction policies and mental health decline, but it could not establish causality since it lacked pre-COVID data (Devaraj & Patel, 2020). Another important study by Brodeur et al (2020) used Google search data, revealing that the timing of lockdown policies across European countries and US states correlated positively with searches for terms related to boredom, loneliness, worry and sadness.…”

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Impact of COVID‐19 lockdowns on mental health: Evidence from a quasi‐natural experiment in England and Scotland

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health but it is unclear whether this is a direct consequence of containment measures, like “Stay at Home” orders, or due to other considerations, such as fear and uncertainty about becoming infected. It is also unclear how responsive mental health is to a changing situation. Exploiting the different policy responses to COVID‐19 in England and Scotland and using a difference‐in‐difference analysis, we show that easing lockdown measures rapidly improves mental health. The results were driven by individuals with lower socioeconomic position, in terms of education or financial situation, who benefited more from the end of the strict lockdown, whereas they suffered a larger decline in mental health where the lockdown was extended. Overall, mental health appears to be more sensitive to the imposition of containment policies than to the evolution of the pandemic itself. As lockdown measures may continue to be necessary in the future, further efforts (both financial and mental health support) are required to minimize the consequences of COVID‐19 containment policies for mental health.

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“…According to community mobility reports, the most substantial decline in the population mobility in the Eastern Province and Al Madinah was in April-May 2020 and reached down to −91% from baseline [ 33 ]. This suggestion is supported by a study from the USA, which showed higher levels of psychological distress in populations from states that implemented more restrictive lockdown and curfew policies [ 34 ]. This constitutes a critical public health indicator of interest for policymakers, health care providers, and individuals, directing the need for preventive actions and psychological support solutions to be implemented in the regions with the highest risk of stricter lockdown.…”

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Increased psychological distress after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

Alharbi

Alharthi

Alzahrani

et al. 2022

Middle East Curr Psychiatry

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Background Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its global health and socioeconomic aftereffects, the enduring state of crisis is increasingly impacting the coping capacity of the populations. In this study, we aimed to characterize the levels of psychological distress after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown. Results The Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales-21 items (DASS-21) were used to screen for post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and stress. The prevalence of PTSD was 41.6% and was associated with severe or extremely severe stress (27.8%), anxiety (31.4%), and depression (39.0%). All disorders were strongly correlated with one another. The risk of developing PTSD was independently associated with residence in high COVID-19 prevalence region (OR = 2.25, p = 0.004), poor (OR = 3.98, p = 0.002), or moderate (OR = 1.63, p = 0.048) self-assessed overall physical health, psychiatric comorbidity (OR = 1.87, p = 0.036), number of COVID-19-like symptoms (OR = 1.94, p = 0.039), and severe COVID-19 morbidity in the acquaintances (OR = 1.54, p = 0.026). Four theories were proposed to explain these high figures, with a discussion of their practical implications. Conclusions The lifting of lockdown measures was associated with a substantial increase in psychological distress among the Saudi population, referring to figures reported during the lockdown. This may indicate a decline in the overall population’s coping capacity with the enduring crisis.

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Change in psychological distress in response to changes in reduced mobility during the early 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence of modest effects from the U.S.

Cited by 39 publications

References 56 publications

Perceived accessibility and mental health consequences of COVID-19 containment policies

Perceived accessibility and mental health consequences of COVID-19 containment policies

Impact of COVID‐19 lockdowns on mental health: Evidence from a quasi‐natural experiment in England and Scotland

Increased psychological distress after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

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