@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {5877},
      author = {Nguyen, Long H. and Anyane-Yeboa, Adjoa and Klaser,  Kerstin and Merino, Jordi and Drew, David A. and Ma, Wenjie  and Mehta, Raaj S. and Kim, Daniel Y. and Warner, Erica T.  and Joshi, Amit D. and Graham, Mark S. and Sudre, Carole H.  and Thompson, Ellen J. and May, Anna and Hu, Christina and  Jørgensen, Solveig and Selvachandran, Somesh and Berry,  Sarah E. and David, Sean P. and Martinez, Maria Elena and  Figueiredo, Jane C. and Murray, Anne M. and Sanders, Alan  R. and Koenen, Karestan C. and Wolf, Jonathan and Ourselin,  Sebastien and Spector, Tim D. and Steves, Claire J. and  Chan, Andrew T.},
      title = {The mental health burden of racial and ethnic minorities  during the COVID-19 pandemic},
      journal = {PLOS ONE},
      address = {2022-08-10},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {Racial/ethnic minorities have been disproportionately  impacted by COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 on the  long-term mental health of minorities remains unclear. To  evaluate differences in odds of screening positive for  depression and anxiety among various racial and ethnic  groups during the latter phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we  performed a cross-sectional analysis of 691,473  participants nested within the prospective smartphone-based  COVID Symptom Study in the United States (U.S.) and United  Kingdom (U.K). from February 23, 2021 to June 9, 2021. In  the U.S. (n=57,187), compared to White participants, the  multivariable odds ratios (ORs) for screening positive for  depression were 1·16 (95% CI: 1·02 to 1·31) for Black, 1·23  (1·11 to 1·36) for Hispanic, and 1·15 (1·02 to 1·30) for  Asian participants, and 1·34 (1·13 to 1·59) for  participants reporting more than one race/other even after  accounting for personal factors such as prior history of a  mental health disorder, COVID-19 infection status, and  surrounding lockdown stringency. Rates of screening  positive for anxiety were comparable. In the U.K.  (n=643,286), racial/ethnic minorities had similarly  elevated rates of positive screening for depression and  anxiety. These disparities were not fully explained by  changes in leisure time activities. Racial/ethnic  minorities bore a disproportionate mental health burden  during the COVID-19 pandemic. These differences will need  to be considered as health care systems transition from  prioritizing infection control to mitigating long-term  consequences.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5877},
}