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Dynamics of psychological responses to Covid-19 in India: A longitudinal study
Anvita Gopal
Anupam Sharma
Malavika Subramanyam
Acceso Abierto
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.12.20129791
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.12.20129791v1
curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, India announced a nationwide lockdown on 24th March 2020 for 21 days, later extended for a longer time. This long period of lockdown greatly disrupted routine life and likely affecting citizens’ psychological well-being. The psychological toll of the pandemic on Indians is documented. However, no study has assessed whether the psychological toll changed over time due to repeated extensions of the lockdown. We followed up 159 Indian adults during the first two months of the lockdown to assess any change in their anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. Multilevel linear regression models of repeated observations nested within individuals, adjusted for socio-demographic covariates, showed that anxiety (β=0.81, CI: 0.03, 1.60), stress (β=0.51, CI: 0.32, 0.70), and depressive symptoms (β=0.37, CI: 0.13, 0.60) increased over time during the lockdown. This increase was higher among women than men independent of covariates. Individual resilience was negatively associated with the psychological outcomes. This suggests that the state needs to address the current mental health impacts of a long-drawn out lockdown and its long-term sequelae. Disproportionate burden on women needs immediate attention. Sustainable change requires addressing the root causes driving the gender inequalities in psychological distress during such crises.
bioRxiv
13-06-2020
Preimpreso
Inglés
Público en general
VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS
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