Factors associated with change in moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-living adults and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Helen-Maria VasiliadisJessica SpagnoloMary BartramMarie-Josée FleuryJean-Philippe GouinSébastien GrenierPasquale RobergeGrace Shen-TuJennifer E VenaCatherine Lamoureux-LamarcheJianLi WangPublished in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2023)
Health and socio-economic factors were associated with changes in symptoms of anxiety and depression during the pandemic, further increasing inequities in mental health needs. Public health campaigns on the importance of healthy behaviours should continue and health policies should reduce economic and social barriers to integrated substance use and mental health care.