Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada
Abstract Evidence is building regarding the association between government implemented public health measures aimed at combating COVID-19 and their impacts on health. This study investigated the relationship between the stringency of public health measures implemented in Canada and self-reported men...
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| author | Emily Cameron-Blake Henry Annan Leonora Marro David Michaud Julia Sawatzky Helen Tatlow |
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| description | Abstract Evidence is building regarding the association between government implemented public health measures aimed at combating COVID-19 and their impacts on health. This study investigated the relationship between the stringency of public health measures implemented in Canada and self-reported mental health, physical health, stress, and wellbeing among a random sample of 6647 Canadians 18 years of age and older. The analysis was based on self-reported health data from the Canadian Perspectives on Environmental Noise Survey. This data was combined with the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker database, which included overall stringency index (SI), and four of its sub-components, i.e., school and business closures, restrictions on gatherings, and stay at home policies. Adjusted multivariate logistic regression models indicated that the magnitude of the overall SI was associated with higher or lower odds of reporting worse physical health, mental health, stress and/or overall wellbeing, depending on the measure evaluated. Similarly, policy directed at the four sub-components had varying impacts on the odds of reporting worse health, depending on the sub-component, the strength of the policy restriction, and the health outcome evaluated. The association between the strength of the public health measures and self-reported health, and how this may inform future policy, is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7aa0fa595f3a421ab43bd1651e6dd9ac2023-11-20T09:22:13ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-08-0113111310.1038/s41598-023-39004-wVariation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in CanadaEmily Cameron-Blake0Henry Annan1Leonora Marro2David Michaud3Julia Sawatzky4Helen Tatlow5Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory QuarterFaculty of Medicine, Dalhousie UniversityHealth Canada, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Biostatistics SectionHealth Canada, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection BureauFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of AlbertaBlavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory QuarterAbstract Evidence is building regarding the association between government implemented public health measures aimed at combating COVID-19 and their impacts on health. This study investigated the relationship between the stringency of public health measures implemented in Canada and self-reported mental health, physical health, stress, and wellbeing among a random sample of 6647 Canadians 18 years of age and older. The analysis was based on self-reported health data from the Canadian Perspectives on Environmental Noise Survey. This data was combined with the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker database, which included overall stringency index (SI), and four of its sub-components, i.e., school and business closures, restrictions on gatherings, and stay at home policies. Adjusted multivariate logistic regression models indicated that the magnitude of the overall SI was associated with higher or lower odds of reporting worse physical health, mental health, stress and/or overall wellbeing, depending on the measure evaluated. Similarly, policy directed at the four sub-components had varying impacts on the odds of reporting worse health, depending on the sub-component, the strength of the policy restriction, and the health outcome evaluated. The association between the strength of the public health measures and self-reported health, and how this may inform future policy, is discussed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39004-w |
| spellingShingle | Emily Cameron-Blake Henry Annan Leonora Marro David Michaud Julia Sawatzky Helen Tatlow Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada Scientific Reports |
| title | Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada |
| title_full | Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada |
| title_fullStr | Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada |
| title_short | Variation in the stringency of COVID-19 public health measures on self-reported health, stress, and overall wellbeing in Canada |
| title_sort | variation in the stringency of covid 19 public health measures on self reported health stress and overall wellbeing in canada |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39004-w |
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