Age-specific determinants of psychiatric outcomes after the first COVID-19 wave: baseline findings from a Canadian online cohort study

Canadians endured unprecedented mental health (MH) and support access challenges during the first COVID-19 wave. Identifying groups of individuals who remain at risk beyond the acute pandemic phase is key to guiding systemic intervention efforts and policy. We hypothesized that determinants of three...

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Published in:	Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 20
Main Authors:	Stewart, S Evelyn, Best, John, Selles, Robert, Naqqash, Zainab, Lin, Boyee, Lu, Cynthia, Au, Antony, Snell, Gaelen, Westwell-Roper, Clara, Vallani, Tanisha, Ewing, Elise, Dogra, Kashish, Doan, Quynh, Samji, Hasina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 06-02-2023 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Access Age Age groups Analysis Anxiety Anxiety disorders Canada Canadians Child & adolescent mental health Child & adolescent psychiatry Children & youth Cohort analysis Confidence intervals COVID COVID-19 Determinant Educational attainment Epidemics Females Gender Generalized anxiety disorder Mental depression Mental disorders Mental health Outcome Pandemics Polls & surveys Psychiatry Regression analysis Suicide Suicides & suicide attempts Surveys Teenagers Young adults Canada COVID Poverty LGBTQ Determinant Outcome Adolescent Access Gender Child Psychiatry Age
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Summary:	Canadians endured unprecedented mental health (MH) and support access challenges during the first COVID-19 wave. Identifying groups of individuals who remain at risk beyond the acute pandemic phase is key to guiding systemic intervention efforts and policy. We hypothesized that determinants of three complementary, clinically actionable psychiatric outcomes would differ across Canadian age groups. The Personal Impacts of COVID-19 Survey (PICS) was iteratively developed with stakeholder feedback, incorporating validated, age-appropriate measures. Baseline, cross-sectional online data collected between November 2020-July 2021 was used in analyses. Age group-specific determinants were sought for three key baseline MH outcomes: (1) current probable depression, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or suicide attempt during COVID-19, (2) increased severity of any lifetime psychiatric diagnosis, and (3) inadequate MH support access during COVID-19. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed for children, youth (self- and parent-report), young adults (19-29 years) and adults over 29 years, using survey type as a covariate. Statistical significance was defined by 95% confidence interval excluding an odds ratio of one. Data from 3140 baseline surveys were analyzed. Late adolescence and early adulthood were identified as life phases with the worst MH outcomes. Poverty, limited education, home maker/caregiver roles, female and non-binary gender, LGBTQ2S + status and special educational, psychiatric and medical conditions were differentially identified as determinants across age groups. Negative psychiatric impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians that include poor access to MH support clearly persisted beyond the first wave, widening pre-existing inequity gaps. This should guide policy makers and clinicians in current and future prioritization efforts.
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ISSN:	1753-2000 1753-2000
DOI:	10.1186/s13034-023-00560-8