2020
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/xczb3
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Risk-benefit and cost-utility analysis for COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium: the impact on mental health and wellbeing.

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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the benefits and risks of a lockdown in Belgium, with focus on mental health. Consequently, projecting the cost effectiveness of remedial measures.METHODS For benefits; in estimating health savings, we compared Belgium (lockdown) and Sweden (lockdown-light) for COVID-19 related deaths, peak intensive care unit load and peak hospitalisations load. We also calculated the years of life lost (YLL). For risks; we assessed the mental health and wellbeing, … Show more

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“…Our findings suggest that an important contributing factor to increases in worry is the perception that one might incur several negative costs or consequences as a result of contracting COVID-19. Investigators are now beginning to uncover the economic toll of COVID-19 through productivity losses ( 46 ), specifically with regards to the cost of unmet mental health needs during the pandemic ( 47 ), which bolsters the importance of disseminating mental health interventions where possible. Targeting catastrophizing has been an integral part of cognitive-behavioral interventions for worry ( 48 ) and maybe effective in reducing worry at the time of the current pandemic.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our findings suggest that an important contributing factor to increases in worry is the perception that one might incur several negative costs or consequences as a result of contracting COVID-19. Investigators are now beginning to uncover the economic toll of COVID-19 through productivity losses ( 46 ), specifically with regards to the cost of unmet mental health needs during the pandemic ( 47 ), which bolsters the importance of disseminating mental health interventions where possible. Targeting catastrophizing has been an integral part of cognitive-behavioral interventions for worry ( 48 ) and maybe effective in reducing worry at the time of the current pandemic.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This approach is in accordance with the standard mechanism of cost-effectiveness analysis. Specifically, lockdowns negatively impact individuals' Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) by increasing mental and physical health burden [39,40]. In addition, solely from the losses in productivity, 1 week of national lockdown is equivalent to ~35,000 years of loss by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for a cost-effective intervention [4,41].…”
Section: Model Simulationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further, their carers have often had to balance working from home, childcare and homeschooling, generally without being able to access a support network from family, friends or professional childminders 30 . Single occupancy and single parent households have also likely been disproportionately affected as the complete absence of social face-to-face interactions for many months may impact mental wellbeing 31 , 32 . To address this, households with one adult have been allowed to form a ‘support bubble’ with another household in England and Northern Ireland since 13th June 33 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%