Mental health, stress, and well-being measured before (2019) and during (2020) COVID-19: a Swedish socioeconomic population-based study.
Psychol Health
; : 1-18, 2023 Sep 20.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Compare mental health, stress, and well-being in the Swedish population as measured before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Repeated cross-sectional design using data measured before (Jan-2019; n = 2791) and during (Oct/Nov-2020; n = 2926) COVID-19 pandemic in Swedish population-representative cohorts. Following constructs were measured anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory), depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II), stress (Perceived Stress Scale-10 items), health-related quality of life (HRQOL[Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Population]) and self-rated health (SRH) was assessed with a single-item question.RESULTS:
When adjusting for age, sex, education, and income there were significantly higher levels of anxiety (MÌ = 9.15 vs. 8.48, p < 0.01) and depression (MÌ = 3.64 vs. 3.30, p = 0.03), lower levels of stress (MÌ = 14.06 vs. 14.91, p < 0.001), but worsened HRQOL (MÌ = 76.40 vs. 77.92, p < 0.01) and SRH (MÌ = 6.91 vs. 7.20, p < 0.001), observed in 2020 compared to 2019. For the negative effects seen in anxiety, depression, HRQOL, and SRH, higher income and education had a protective effect. The decrease in stress was also correlated with higher income.CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a small but significant worsening in mental health and well-being in the general Swedish population, where higher socioeconomic status seemed to have a protective effect.
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Health
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia