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Assets, stressors, and symptoms of persistent depression over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ettman, Catherine K; Cohen, Gregory H; Abdalla, Salma M; Trinquart, Ludovic; Castrucci, Brian C; Bork, Rachel H; Clark, Melissa A; Wilson, Ira B; Vivier, Patrick M; Galea, Sandro.
  • Ettman CK; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Cohen GH; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Abdalla SM; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Trinquart L; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Castrucci BC; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Bork RH; Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Clark MA; de Beaumont Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  • Wilson IB; de Beaumont Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  • Vivier PM; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Galea S; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Sci Adv ; 8(9): eabm9737, 2022 Mar 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1723457
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been accompanied by an increase in depression in U.S. adults. Previous literature suggests that having assets may protect against depression. Using a nationally representative longitudinal panel survey of U.S. adults studied in March and April 2020 and in March and April 2021, we found that (i) 20.3% of U.S. adults reported symptoms of persistent depression in Spring 2020 and Spring 2021, (ii) having more assets was associated with lower symptoms of persistent depression, with financial assets-household income and savings-most strongly associated, and (iii) while having assets appeared to protect persons-in particular those without stressors-from symptoms of persistent depression over the COVID-19 pandemic, having assets did not appear to reduce the effects of job loss, financial difficulties, or relationship stress on symptoms of persistent depression. Efforts to reduce population depression should consider the role played by assets in shaping risk of symptoms of persistent depression.

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Sci Adv Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Sciadv.abm9737

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Sci Adv Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Sciadv.abm9737