The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia.
<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine health impacts during, and following, an extended community lockdown and COVID-19 outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria, compared with the rest of Australia.<h4>Methods</h4>A national cohort of 898 working-age Australians enrolled in a l...
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| author | Daniel Griffiths Luke Sheehan Dennis Petrie Caryn van Vreden Peter Whiteford Alex Collie |
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| description | <h4>Objectives</h4>To determine health impacts during, and following, an extended community lockdown and COVID-19 outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria, compared with the rest of Australia.<h4>Methods</h4>A national cohort of 898 working-age Australians enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study, completing surveys before, during, and after a 112-day community lockdown in Victoria (8 July- 27 October 2020). Outcomes included psychological distress, mental and physical health, work, social interactions and finances. Regression models examined health changes during and following lockdown.<h4>Results</h4>The Victorian lockdown led to increased psychological distress. Health impacts coincided with greater social isolation and work loss. Following the extended lockdown, mental health, work and social interactions recovered to an extent whereby no significant long-lasting effects were identified in Victoria compared to the rest of Australia.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The Victorian community lockdown had adverse health consequences, which reversed upon release from lockdown. Governments should weigh all potential health impacts of lockdown. Services and programs to reduce the negative impacts of lockdown may include increases in mental health care, encouraging safe social interactions and supports to maintain employment relationships. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c9dd47efd934ace9ead1e9999e36e6d2022-12-22T03:33:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01174e026665010.1371/journal.pone.0266650The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia.Daniel GriffithsLuke SheehanDennis PetrieCaryn van VredenPeter WhitefordAlex Collie<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine health impacts during, and following, an extended community lockdown and COVID-19 outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria, compared with the rest of Australia.<h4>Methods</h4>A national cohort of 898 working-age Australians enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study, completing surveys before, during, and after a 112-day community lockdown in Victoria (8 July- 27 October 2020). Outcomes included psychological distress, mental and physical health, work, social interactions and finances. Regression models examined health changes during and following lockdown.<h4>Results</h4>The Victorian lockdown led to increased psychological distress. Health impacts coincided with greater social isolation and work loss. Following the extended lockdown, mental health, work and social interactions recovered to an extent whereby no significant long-lasting effects were identified in Victoria compared to the rest of Australia.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The Victorian community lockdown had adverse health consequences, which reversed upon release from lockdown. Governments should weigh all potential health impacts of lockdown. Services and programs to reduce the negative impacts of lockdown may include increases in mental health care, encouraging safe social interactions and supports to maintain employment relationships.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266650 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Griffiths Luke Sheehan Dennis Petrie Caryn van Vreden Peter Whiteford Alex Collie The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia. PLoS ONE |
| title | The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia. |
| title_full | The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia. |
| title_fullStr | The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia. |
| title_short | The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia. |
| title_sort | health impacts of a 4 month long community wide covid 19 lockdown findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of victoria australia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266650 |
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