Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: An analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample


Buttera, Sarah, Murphy, Jamie, Hyland, Philip, McBride, Orla, Shevlin, Mark, Hartman, Todd K, Bennett, Kate ORCID: 0000-0002-2918-7628, Gibson-Miller, Jilly, Levita, Liat, Martinez, Anton P et al (show 5 more authors) (2021) Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: An analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY, 12. p. 19.

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Abstract

<p>Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way many individuals go about their daily lives. This study attempted to model the complexity of change in lifestyle quality as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its context within the UK adult population. <h4>Methods:</h4> Data from the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium Study (Wave 3, July 2020; N=1166) were utilised. A measure of COVID-19-related lifestyle change captured how individuals’ lifestyle quality had been altered as a consequence of the pandemic. Exploratory factor analysis and latent profile analysis were used to identify distinct lifestyle quality change subgroups, while multinomial logistic regression analysis was employed to describe class membership. <h4>Results:</h4> Five lifestyle dimensions, reflecting partner relationships, health, family and friend relations, personal and social activities, and work life were identified by the EFA, while seven classes characterised by distinct patterns of change across these dimensions emerged from the LPA: (1) Better overall (3.3%), (2) Worse except partner relations (6.0%), (3) Worse overall (2.5%), (4) Better relationships (9.5%), (5) Better except partner relations (4.3%), (6) No different (67.9%), and (7) Worse partner relations only (6.5%). Predictor variables differentiated membership of classes. Notably, classes 3 and 7 were associated with poorer mental health (COVID-19 related PTSD and suicidal ideation). <h4>Conclusions:</h4> Four months into the pandemic, most individuals’ lifestyle quality remained largely unaffected by the crisis. Concerningly however, a substantial minority (15%) experienced worsened lifestyles compared to before the pandemic. In particular, a pronounced deterioration in partner relations seemed to constitute the more severe pandemic-related lifestyle change.</p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mental Health, Clinical Research, Behavioral and Social Science, Health Services, 2 Aetiology, 2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors, 3 Good Health and Well Being
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2021 08:31
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 04:26
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2vw7d
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3144953
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