Cohort profile: the COVID-19 Coping Study, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of middle-aged and older adults' mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.

Lindsay C KobayashiBrendan Q O'SheaJasdeep S KlerRaphael NishimuraCaroline B Palavicino-MaggioMarisa R EastmanYamani Rikia VinsonJessica M Finlay

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Monthly and annual follow-ups of the COVID-19 Coping Study cohort will assess longitudinal changes to mental health, cognitive health and well-being in relation to social, behavioural, economic and other COVID-19-related changes to life circumstances. Quantitative and in-depth qualitative interview data will be collected through online questionnaires and telephone interviews. Cohort data will be archived for public use.

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