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The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health impacts

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Usher, Kim, Durkin, Joanne, Bhullar, Navjot·2020·International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

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The newly identified novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The COVID-19 virus is now known to belong to the same family as SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which are zoonotic infections thought to have originated from snakes, bats, and pangolins at the Wuhan wet markets (Ji et al. 2020). The virus has rapidly spread across the globe leading to many infected people and multiple deaths (Wang et al. 2020); especially of the elderly and vulnerable (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020). While efforts to control and limit the spread of the pandemic in the community are quite straight forward to follow, it seems that prejudice and fear have jeopardized the response efforts (Ren et al. 2020).

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“The COVID-19 pandemic has created a heightened state of anxiety and fear in many communities (Usher et al. 2020), particularly within vulnerable populations (such as the elderly, people with disability, people with mental illness, prisoners, and asylum seekers).”
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The Pandemic Coping Scale – Factorial Validity and Reliability of a Brief Measure of Coping During a PandemicPreprint
Lotzin, A., Ketelsen, R., Buth, S., Krause, L., Ozga, A., Böttche, M., & Schäfer, I. (2021) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-400361/v1 · Cited by 4
“The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is related to multiple stressors that impact the wellbeing of whole populations (Sera�ni et al., 2020; Usher et al., 2020).”
Anxiety and Coping Strategies during the Covid-19 Pandemic among Students at a Multi- Campus University in UgandaPreprint
Ojilong, D., Kanyike, A. M., Nakawuki, A., Lutwama, D. M., Nakanwagi, D., & Nekaka, R. (2022) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1446865/v1 · Cited by 4
Intimate partner violence and homicide during the shadow pandemic: What has mental health nursing got to do with it?
Usher, K. J., & Jackson, D. W. (2022) · International Journal of Mental Health Nursing · doi:10.1111/inm.13058 · Cited by 4
“Victimization, a component of IPV situations, is known to be associated with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal thoughts and alcohol and/or substance use (Gulati & Kelly 2020; Usher et al. 2020).”
BackgroundMethodInfluential
Examining the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and digital financial service usage among Pakistani SMEs
Mahmood, S., Wen, S.-H., Aslam, S., Khan, M. R., & Rehman, F. U. (2023) · International Journal of Emerging Markets · doi:10.1108/ijoem-10-2022-1528 · Cited by 3
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“Studies conducted recently have revealed that over 35% of China’s older adults show indications of depression (Ni et al., 2017), bringing about considerable health and economic burdens for families and society alike (Usher et al., 2020).”
Anxiety And Fear of COVID-19 Among Shantytown Dwellers In The Megacity Of Lima
Sotomayor-Beltran, C., Perez-Siguas, R. E., Matta-Solis, H. H., Jimenez, A. P., & Matta-Perez, H. (2022) · The Open Public Health Journal · doi:10.2174/18749445-v15-e221026-2022-69 · Cited by 3
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“Our results support the recommendation from Usher et al. (2020 ) that mental health professionals should offer counseling and mental health support to people exhibiting psychological stress during quarantine.”
Collective responsibility and crisis communication: cultural insights into COVID-19 information sharing behaviors in China
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“Empirical studies have shown that the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has caused mental health issues among the public (Kumar and Nayar 2021; Talevi et al. 2020; Usher et al. 2020).”
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“There have been many studies of the effects of fear in crises (Kirschner 2014; Usher et al. 2020; Utych et al. 2022).”
Exploring the magnitude and predictors of the long-term psychological impact of COVID-19 on frontline healthcare workers in Vietnam: a multi-center, cross-sectional study
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“It has been recommended that a comprehensive mental health screening program for frontline HCWs should be continued after the pandemic to enable timely mental health support [60].”
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El Estrés percibido en estudiantes universitarios durante la pandemia por COVID-19
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“In general, perceptions of inadequacy in self-control and uncertainty were associated with psychological distressduringthepandemic[37].”
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Mental health and use of Medicare Benefits Schedule follow-up mental health services by Indigenous people in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
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“There is evidence that mental health issues have escalated across the world since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (8, 9, 22).”
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Effect of negative emotions in consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study from Peru
Regalado-Pezúa, O., Carvache‐Franco, O., Carvache‐Franco, M., Carvache‐Franco, W., Soto, M. O., & Larregui-Candelaria, G. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293932 · Cited by 3
“People tend to feel nervous and insecure when experiencing especially environmental changes [5].”
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Understanding Mass Panic
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“Studies have consistently shown that moderate to high-intensity exercise is particularly effective in lowering levels of depression and enhancing overall well-being (1, 10, 36–39).”
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Comparing location-specific and location-open social media data: methodological lessons from a study of blaming of minorities on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic
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“Together with these changes, the COVID-19 outbreak makes people feel anxious and unsafe especially when information about the disease is vague, fake news is rampant, and management and treatment are unspecified.(37) Moreover, quarantine and lock-down applied during this pandemic not only lead to negative psychological…”
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“A potential explanation might lie in the timing of investigation, as many patients were concerned with becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 at that time [73].”
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“For mental illnesses, we focus on the eﬀects of the pandemic and policies on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, highlighted by multiple studies as the leading mental health issues arising in the pandemic (e.g. Pfeﬀerbaum and North 2020, Usher et al. 2020, Zhong et al. 2021).”
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“Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China in 2019 and spread rapidly around the world (Eidi & Delam, 2020; Usher et al., 2020).”
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Authors: Usher, K., Durkin, J., & Bhullar, N.
Affiliations: University of New England (AU)
ORCID: Usher, Kim
Durkin, Joanne
Bhullar, Navjot
Venue: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2020-04-10
Volume: 29
Issue: 3
Pages: 315-318
ISSN: 1445-8330 (ISSN-L)
1447-0349
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12726
PMC: PMC7262128
OpenAlex: W3015315333
Cited by: 674
References: 21
Citations by year: 2026: 23 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 67 · 2023: 132 · 2022: 181 · 2021: 172 · 2020: 57
FWCI: 54.24
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion)
RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, mental health outcomes, SARS-CoV-2, zoonoses, pandemic response, vulnerable populations

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