Cohort profile: the COVID-19 Coping Study, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of middle-aged and older adults' mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.
BMJ Open
; 11(2): e044965, 2021 02 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1166497
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in early 2020, has resulted in massive social, economic, political and public health upheaval around the world. We established a national longitudinal cohort study, the COVID-19 Coping Study, to investigate the effects of pandemic-related stressors and changes in life circumstances on mental health and well-being among middle-aged and older adults in the USA.PARTICIPANTS:
From 2 April to 31 May 2020, 6938 adults aged ≥55 years were recruited from all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico using online, multi-frame non-probability-based sampling. FINDINGS TO DATE Mean age of the baseline sample was 67.3 years (SD 7.9 years) and 64% were women. Two in three adults reported leaving home only for essential purposes in the past week (population-weighted proportion 69%; 95% CI 68% to 71%). Nearly one in five workers aged 55-64 years was placed on a leave of absence or furloughed since the start of the pandemic (17%; 95% CI 14% to 20%), compared with one in three workers aged ≥75 years (31%; 95% CI 21% to 44%). Nearly one-third of adults screened positive for each of depression (32%; 95% CI 30% to 34%), anxiety (29%; 28% to 31%) and loneliness (29%; 95% CI 27% to 31%), with decreasing prevalence of each with increasing age. FUTURE PLANS Monthly and annual follow-ups of the COVID-19 Coping Study cohort will assess longitudinal changes to mental health, cognitive health and well-being in relation to social, behavioural, economic and other COVID-19-related changes to life circumstances. Quantitative and in-depth qualitative interview data will be collected through online questionnaires and telephone interviews. Cohort data will be archived for public use.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Adaptation, Psychological
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Mental Health
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Caribbean
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Puerto Rico
Language:
English
Journal:
BMJ Open
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjopen-2020-044965
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