Factors Contributing to Parents' Psychological and Medical Help Seeking During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.
Fam Community Health
; 44(2): 87-98, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1075639
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine orders will impact the mental health of millions of individuals in the United States. Mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, traumatic stress, and other negative mental health sequelae are likely and likely to persist. These challenges will require response from the psychotherapeutic and medical community that addresses the mental health needs of the population. Using binary logistic regression (n = 322 at time 1, and n = 189 at time 2), researchers in the present study examined promotive factors related to having sought medical or behavioral health treatment during a 30-day period in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Approximately 10% of the sample indicated having sought either type of help. Results from the binary logistic regressions indicated those who sought counseling or medical help were those who reported increased depression symptoms at time 1. The likelihood of help seeking was heightened for those who reported greater caregiving burden, highlighting the need to consider the availability of services for those caring for children during this community-wide crisis.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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Parents
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Stress, Psychological
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Depressive Disorder
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Help-Seeking Behavior
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Fam Community Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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