The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Questionnaire data capture May-July 2020

Northstone, Kate; Smith, Daniel; Bowring, Claire; Wells, Nicholas; Crawford, Mike; Haworth, Simon; Timpson, Nicholas J.

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16225.2

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“…This study uses data from 3720 individuals in the ALSPAC-parents cohort and 2973 individuals in the ALSPAC-young cohort who completed an online questionnaire about the impact and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic between 9 April and 14 May 2020 (see Supplementary Figs 1 and 2 available at ). 22 In Generation Scotland, data were from 4233 individuals who completed a similar online COVID-19 questionnaire between 17 April and 17 May 2020 (see Supplementary Fig. 3).…”

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Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve inferences. Aims: To quantify the prevalence of depression, anxiety and mental wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. To identify groups at risk of depression and/or anxiety during the pandemic. Methods: Data were from two generations of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): the index generation (ALSPAC-young, n=2850, mean age=28), parent's generation (ALSPAC-parents, n=3720, mean age=59), and Generation Scotland (GS, n=4233, mean age=59). Depression was measured using the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) in ALSPAC and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in GS. Anxiety and mental wellbeing were measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) and the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. Results: Depression during COVID-19 was similar to pre-pandemic levels in ALSPAC-young, but those experiencing anxiety almost doubled during COVID-19: 24% (95% CI: 23%, 26%) compared to pre-pandemic levels of 13% (95% CI: 12%, 14%). In both ALSPAC and Generation Scotland, anxiety and depression during COVID-19 was greater in younger members, in women, in those with preexisting mental/physical health conditions, and in individuals in socioeconomic adversity, even when controlling for pre-pandemic anxiety and depression. Conclusions: These results provide evidence for increased anxiety in young people that is coincident with the pandemic. Specific groups are at elevated risk of depression and anxiety during COVID-19. This is important for planning mental health provisions now and for long-term impact beyond this pandemic.

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“…Of these 331 parents, 306 (92%; 41% of eligible parents) completed the ‘Your Children’ section of the questionnaire and therefore were presented with the G2 questionnaire based on the number of children they said they had. As with the ALSPAC-G0/G1 COVID questionnaires 22 , 23 , female G1 parents were more likely to respond than male G1 parents ( Table 1 ).…”

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“…The questionnaire was deployed using REDCap (Research Electronic Data CAPture tools); a secure web application for building and managing online data collection exercises, hosted at the University of Bristol 21 . The development of the first and second G0/G1 COVID questionnaires are described elsewhere 22 , 23 .…”

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“…The ALSPAC-G2 questionnaire was embedded within the second ALSPAC COVID questionnaire sent to all G0 and G1 participants, including enrolled G1 partners 23 . G1 participants enrolled as parents in the ALSPAC-G2 study were asked to complete the ‘Your Children’ section of this questionnaire (section F), which detailed the number of children the participant has and their date of births.…”

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“…Between the 26 th and 29 th May 2020, all participants (G0, G1 and G1 partners enrolled as part of G2) for whom we had an active email address were sent an invitation to complete the second COVID questionnaire (see 23 ), with additional invites sent out on 10 th , 19 th and 26 th June, as a result of outreach work undertaken by the ALSPAC team. Only original G1 participants enrolled as parents in the ALSPAC-G2 study were asked to complete the G2 part of the questionnaire; G1 partners and G0 participants were not asked to complete the G2 questionnaire and were not shown the ‘Your Children’ section of the G0/G1 questionnaire.…”

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The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Generation 2 questionnaire data capture May-July 2020

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The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a prospective population-based cohort study which recruited pregnant women in 1990-1992 from the Bristol area (UK). ALSPAC has followed these women, their partners (Generation 0; G0) and their offspring (Generation 1; G1) ever since. From 2012, ALSPAC has identified G1 participants who were pregnant (or their partner was) or had become parents, and enrolled them, their partners, and children in the ALSPAC-Generation 2 (ALSPAC-G2) study, providing a unique multi-generational cohort. At present, approximately 1,100 G2 children (excluding those in utero) from 810 G1 participants have been enrolled. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ALSPAC rapidly deployed two online questionnaires; one during the initial lockdown phase in 2020 (9th April-15th May), and another when national lockdown restrictions were eased (26th May-5th July). As part of this second questionnaire, G1 parents completed a questionnaire about each of their G2 children. This covered: parental reports of children’s feelings and behaviour since lockdown, school attendance, contact patterns, and health. A total of 289 G1 participants completed this questionnaire on behalf of 411 G2 children. This COVID-19 G2 questionnaire data can be combined with pre-pandemic ALSPAC-G2 data, plus ALSPAC-G1 and -G0 data, to understand how children’s health and behaviour has been affected by the pandemic and its management. Data from this questionnaire will be complemented with linkage to health records and results of biological testing as they become available. Prospective studies are necessary to understand the impact of this pandemic on children’s health and development, yet few relevant studies exist; this resource will aid these efforts. Data has been released as: 1) a freely-available dataset containing participant responses with key sociodemographic variables; and 2) an ALSPAC-held dataset which can be combined with existing ALSPAC data, enabling bespoke research across all areas supported by the study.

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The beneficial role of personality in preserving well-being during the pandemic: A longitudinal population study

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Journal of Affective Disorders

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The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Questionnaire data capture May-July 2020

Cited by 34 publications

References 13 publications

Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts

Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts

The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Generation 2 questionnaire data capture May-July 2020

The beneficial role of personality in preserving well-being during the pandemic: A longitudinal population study

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