Christopher J Mehus1, Grace R Lyden2, Erin E Bonar3, Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel4, Nicole Morrell1, Michael J Parks1, Anna C Wagner1, Megan E Patrick5. 1. Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2. Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 3. Addiction Center and Department of Psychiatry and Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 4. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 5. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between COVID-19-related distress and mental health among first-year college students. PARTICIPANTS: Data for this longitudinal study (n = 727) were collected before the school year (August 2019), end of fall semester (December 2019), and soon after the university suspended in-person instruction (April 2020). METHODS: We used multivariable log-linear and logistic regressions to examine continuous and dichotomous outcomes on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. RESULTS: The most consistent predictor of during-pandemic mental health was feeling extremely isolated (versus not at all), which was associated with increased symptom severity of depression (proportional change[95% CI] = 2.43[1.87, 3.15]) and anxiety (2.02[1.50, 2.73]) and greater odds of new moderate depression (OR[95% CI] = 14.83[3.00, 73.41]) and anxiety (24.74[2.91, 210.00]). Greater COVID-19-related concern was also related to increased mental health symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Results highlight the need for mental health services during crises that lead to social isolation.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between COVID-19-related distress and mental health among first-year college students. PARTICIPANTS: Data for this longitudinal study (n = 727) were collected before the school year (August 2019), end of fall semester (December 2019), and soon after the university suspended in-person instruction (April 2020). METHODS: We used multivariable log-linear and logistic regressions to examine continuous and dichotomous outcomes on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. RESULTS: The most consistent predictor of during-pandemic mental health was feeling extremely isolated (versus not at all), which was associated with increased symptom severity of depression (proportional change[95% CI] = 2.43[1.87, 3.15]) and anxiety (2.02[1.50, 2.73]) and greater odds of new moderate depression (OR[95% CI] = 14.83[3.00, 73.41]) and anxiety (24.74[2.91, 210.00]). Greater COVID-19-related concern was also related to increased mental health symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Results highlight the need for mental health services during crises that lead to social isolation.
Authors: Megan E Patrick; Jeffrey A Boatman; Nicole Morrell; Anna C Wagner; Grace R Lyden; Inbal Nahum-Shani; Cheryl A King; Erin E Bonar; Christine M Lee; Mary E Larimer; David M Vock; Daniel Almirall Journal: Contemp Clin Trials Date: 2020-07-25 Impact factor: 2.226
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Authors: Megan E Patrick; Grace R Lyden; Nicole Morrell; Christopher J Mehus; Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel; Christine M Lee; Cheryl A King; Erin E Bonar; Inbal Nahum-Shani; Daniel Almirall; Mary E Larimer; David M Vock Journal: J Consult Clin Psychol Date: 2021-07