Social isolation, mental health, and use of digital interventions in youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative survey

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume64
dc.contributor.authorRauschenberg C
dc.contributor.authorSchick A
dc.contributor.authorGoetzl C
dc.contributor.authorRoehr S
dc.contributor.authorRiedel-Heller SG
dc.contributor.authorKoppe G
dc.contributor.authorDurstewitz D
dc.contributor.authorKrumm S
dc.contributor.authorReininghaus U
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T22:14:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:50:05Z
dc.date.available2021-03-09
dc.date.available2023-11-20T22:14:39Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:50:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground Public health measures to curb SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates may have negative psychosocial consequences in youth. Digital interventions may help to mitigate these effects. We investigated the associations between social isolation, COVID-19-related cognitive preoccupation, worries, and anxiety, objective social risk indicators, and psychological distress, as well as use of, and attitude toward, mobile health (mHealth) interventions in youth. Methods Data were collected as part of the “Mental Health And Innovation During COVID-19 Survey”—a cross-sectional panel study including a representative sample of individuals aged 16–25 years (N = 666; Mage = 21.3; assessment period: May 5, 2020 to May 16, 2020). Results Overall, 38% of youth met criteria for moderate or severe psychological distress. Social isolation worries and anxiety, and objective risk indicators were associated with psychological distress, with evidence of dose–response relationships for some of these associations. For instance, psychological distress was progressively more likely to occur as levels of social isolation increased (reporting “never” as reference group: “occasionally”: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 9.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.3–19.1, p < 0.001; “often”: aOR 22.2, CI 9.8–50.2, p < 0.001; “very often”: aOR 42.3, CI 14.1–126.8, p < 0.001). There was evidence that psychological distress, worries, and anxiety were associated with a positive attitude toward using mHealth interventions, whereas psychological distress, worries, and anxiety were associated with actual use. Conclusions Public health measures during pandemics may be associated with poor mental health outcomes in youth. Evidence-based digital interventions may help mitigate the negative psychosocial impact without risk of viral infection given there is an objective need and subjective demand.
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dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33686930
dc.identifier.citationRauschenberg C, Schick A, Goetzl C, Roehr S, Riedel-Heller SG, Koppe G, Durstewitz D, Krumm S, Reininghaus U. (2021). Social isolation, mental health, and use of digital interventions in youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative survey.. Eur Psychiatry. 64. 1. (pp. e20-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.17
dc.identifier.eissn1778-3585
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0924-9338
dc.identifier.piiS0924933821000171
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70973
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
dc.relation.isPartOfEur Psychiatry
dc.rights(c) 2020 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectSocial isolation
dc.subjectSocial risk
dc.subjectYouth mental health
dc.subjectmHealth
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInternet-Based Intervention
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectQuarantine
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.subjectSocial Isolation
dc.subjectStress, Psychological
dc.subjectTelemedicine
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.titleSocial isolation, mental health, and use of digital interventions in youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative survey
dc.typeJournal article
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