The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Nguyen, Long; Anyane-Yeboa, A; Klaser, K; Jordi Merino, PhD; Drew, DA; Ma, W; Mehta, RS; Kim, DY; Warner, Erica T.; Joshi, AD; Graham, Mark; Sudre, Carole; Thompson, Ellen J.; May, A; Hu, C; Jørgensen, S; Selvachandran, S; Berry, SE; David, Sean; Martinez, ME; Figueiredo, Jane; Murray, AM; Sanders, Alan R; Koenen, KC; Wolf, J; Ourselin, Sebastien; Spector, TD; Steves, CJ; Chan, Andrew.

In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 8, e0271661, 2022.

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Harvard

Nguyen, L, Anyane-Yeboa, A, Klaser, K, Jordi Merino, P, Drew, DA, Ma, W, Mehta, RS, Kim, DY, Warner, ET, Joshi, AD, Graham, M, Sudre, C, Thompson, EJ, May, A, Hu, C, Jørgensen, S, Selvachandran, S, Berry, SE, David, S, Martinez, ME, Figueiredo, J, Murray, AM, Sanders, AR, Koenen, KC, Wolf, J, Ourselin, S, Spector, TD, Steves, CJ & Chan, A 2022, 'The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic.', PLoS ONE, vol. 17, no. 8, e0271661. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271661

APA

Nguyen, L., Anyane-Yeboa, A., Klaser, K., Jordi Merino, P., Drew, DA., Ma, W., Mehta, RS., Kim, DY., Warner, E. T., Joshi, AD., Graham, M., Sudre, C., Thompson, E. J., May, A., Hu, C., Jørgensen, S., Selvachandran, S., Berry, SE., David, S., ... Chan, A. (2022). The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE, 17(8), [e0271661]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271661

Vancouver

Nguyen L, Anyane-Yeboa A, Klaser K, Jordi Merino P, Drew DA, Ma W et al. The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 2022;17(8). e0271661. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271661

Author

Nguyen, Long ; Anyane-Yeboa, A ; Klaser, K ; Jordi Merino, PhD ; Drew, DA ; Ma, W ; Mehta, RS ; Kim, DY ; Warner, Erica T. ; Joshi, AD ; Graham, Mark ; Sudre, Carole ; Thompson, Ellen J. ; May, A ; Hu, C ; Jørgensen, S ; Selvachandran, S ; Berry, SE ; David, Sean ; Martinez, ME ; Figueiredo, Jane ; Murray, AM ; Sanders, Alan R ; Koenen, KC ; Wolf, J ; Ourselin, Sebastien ; Spector, TD ; Steves, CJ ; Chan, Andrew. / The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: PLoS ONE. 2022 ; Vol. 17, No. 8.

Bibtex

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title = "The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
abstract = "Racial/ethnic minorities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 on the long-term mental health of minorities remains unclear. To evaluate differences in odds of screening positive for depression and anxiety among various racial and ethnic groups during the latter phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of 691,473 participants nested within the prospective smartphone-based COVID Symptom Study in the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K). from February 23, 2021 to June 9, 2021. In the U.S. (n=57,187), compared to White participants, the multivariable odds ratios (ORs) for screening positive for depression were 1·16 (95% CI: 1·02 to 1·31) for Black, 1·23 (1·11 to 1·36) for Hispanic, and 1·15 (1·02 to 1·30) for Asian participants, and 1·34 (1·13 to 1·59) for participants reporting more than one race/other even after accounting for personal factors such as prior history of a mental health disorder, COVID-19 infection status, and surrounding lockdown stringency. Rates of screening positive for anxiety were comparable. In the U.K. (n=643,286), racial/ethnic minorities had similarly elevated rates of positive screening for depression and anxiety. These disparities were not fully explained by changes in leisure time activities. Racial/ethnic minorities bore a disproportionate mental health burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. These differences will need to be considered as health care systems transition from prioritizing infection control to mitigating long-term consequences.",
author = "Long Nguyen and A Anyane-Yeboa and K Klaser and {Jordi Merino}, PhD and DA Drew and W Ma and RS Mehta and DY Kim and Warner, {Erica T.} and AD Joshi and Mark Graham and Carole Sudre and Thompson, {Ellen J.} and A May and C Hu and S J{\o}rgensen and S Selvachandran and SE Berry and Sean David and ME Martinez and Jane Figueiredo and AM Murray and Sanders, {Alan R} and KC Koenen and J Wolf and Sebastien Ourselin and TD Spector and CJ Steves and Andrew Chan",
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AU - Nguyen, Long

AU - Anyane-Yeboa, A

AU - Klaser, K

AU - Jordi Merino, PhD

AU - Drew, DA

AU - Ma, W

AU - Mehta, RS

AU - Kim, DY

AU - Warner, Erica T.

AU - Joshi, AD

AU - Graham, Mark

AU - Sudre, Carole

AU - Thompson, Ellen J.

AU - May, A

AU - Hu, C

AU - Jørgensen, S

AU - Selvachandran, S

AU - Berry, SE

AU - David, Sean

AU - Martinez, ME

AU - Figueiredo, Jane

AU - Murray, AM

AU - Sanders, Alan R

AU - Koenen, KC

AU - Wolf, J

AU - Ourselin, Sebastien

AU - Spector, TD

AU - Steves, CJ

AU - Chan, Andrew

PY - 2022

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N2 - Racial/ethnic minorities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 on the long-term mental health of minorities remains unclear. To evaluate differences in odds of screening positive for depression and anxiety among various racial and ethnic groups during the latter phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of 691,473 participants nested within the prospective smartphone-based COVID Symptom Study in the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K). from February 23, 2021 to June 9, 2021. In the U.S. (n=57,187), compared to White participants, the multivariable odds ratios (ORs) for screening positive for depression were 1·16 (95% CI: 1·02 to 1·31) for Black, 1·23 (1·11 to 1·36) for Hispanic, and 1·15 (1·02 to 1·30) for Asian participants, and 1·34 (1·13 to 1·59) for participants reporting more than one race/other even after accounting for personal factors such as prior history of a mental health disorder, COVID-19 infection status, and surrounding lockdown stringency. Rates of screening positive for anxiety were comparable. In the U.K. (n=643,286), racial/ethnic minorities had similarly elevated rates of positive screening for depression and anxiety. These disparities were not fully explained by changes in leisure time activities. Racial/ethnic minorities bore a disproportionate mental health burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. These differences will need to be considered as health care systems transition from prioritizing infection control to mitigating long-term consequences.

AB - Racial/ethnic minorities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 on the long-term mental health of minorities remains unclear. To evaluate differences in odds of screening positive for depression and anxiety among various racial and ethnic groups during the latter phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of 691,473 participants nested within the prospective smartphone-based COVID Symptom Study in the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K). from February 23, 2021 to June 9, 2021. In the U.S. (n=57,187), compared to White participants, the multivariable odds ratios (ORs) for screening positive for depression were 1·16 (95% CI: 1·02 to 1·31) for Black, 1·23 (1·11 to 1·36) for Hispanic, and 1·15 (1·02 to 1·30) for Asian participants, and 1·34 (1·13 to 1·59) for participants reporting more than one race/other even after accounting for personal factors such as prior history of a mental health disorder, COVID-19 infection status, and surrounding lockdown stringency. Rates of screening positive for anxiety were comparable. In the U.K. (n=643,286), racial/ethnic minorities had similarly elevated rates of positive screening for depression and anxiety. These disparities were not fully explained by changes in leisure time activities. Racial/ethnic minorities bore a disproportionate mental health burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. These differences will need to be considered as health care systems transition from prioritizing infection control to mitigating long-term consequences.

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DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0271661

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