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      Reflections, Resilience, and Recovery: A qualitative study of the COVID-19 impact on an international general population’s mental health and priorities for support

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            Abstract

            The impact of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on different countries and populations is well documented in quantitative studies, with some studies showing stable mental health symptoms and others showing fluctuating symptoms. However, the reasons behind why some symptoms are stable and others change are under-explored, which in turn makes identifying the types of support needed by participants themselves challenging. To address these gaps, this study thematically analysed 925 qualitative responses from five open-ended responses collected in the UCL-Penn Global COVID Study between 17 April to 31 July 2021 (wave 3). Three key themes comprised of 13 codes were reported by participants across countries and ages regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their health, both mental and physical, and livelihoods. These include: 1) Outlook on self/life, 2) Self-improvement, and 3) Loved ones (friends and family). In terms of support, while 2.91% did not require additional support, 91% wanted support beyond financial. Other unexpected new themes were also discussed regarding vulnerable populations suffering disproportionately. The pandemic has brought into sharp focus various changes in people’s mental health, physical health, and relationships. Greater policy considerations should be given to supporting citizens’ continued access to mental health when considering pandemic recovery.

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            Journal
            UCL Open: Environment Preprint
            UCL Press
            3 February 2022
            Affiliations
            [1 ] Department of Psychology and Human Development, University College London, London UK
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            https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-8438
            https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-3323
            Article
            10.14324/111.444/000119.v1
            8f523e8f-680a-47ff-a4dc-fd384a03b2a3

            This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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            : 3 February 2022
            Funding
            UCL Global Engagement Fund 563920.100.177785

            The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
            Psychology
            COVID-19,Mental Health,Behavioural Change,Qualitative,Financial Burden,Support,Pandemic Recovery,Health

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            Date: 3 February 2022

            Handling Editor: Prof Dan Osborn

            This article is a preprint article and has not been peer-reviewed. It is under consideration following submission to UCL Open: Environment for open peer review.

            2022-02-17 16:11 UTC
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