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ArticleAustralian and New Zealand journal of public health2022

Self-reported wellbeing and health-related quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people pre and post the first wave of the COVID-19 2020 pandemic.

Alana Gall, Abbey Diaz, Gail Garvey, Kate Anderson, Daniel Lindsay, Kirsten Howard

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Article in Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in Indigenous people: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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  6. Were we happy and we didn't know it? A subjective dynamic and financial assessment pre-, during and post-COVID-19.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alana GallWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory.
Abbey DiazWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory.
Gail GarveySchool of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland.
Kate AndersonWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory.
Daniel LindsayWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory.
Kirsten HowardSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Charles Darwin University · AUMenzies School of Health Research · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) #1125434NHMRC #1125434NHMRC Investigator Grant #1176651NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship APP1168150TACTICS #1153027TACTICS Postgraduate Scholarship top-upUniversity of Queensland Faculty of Medicine Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveQuantify change in wellbeing and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults pre and post Australia's initial COVID-19 lockdown.

methodsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults completed an online survey at Time 1 (October-November 2019; before the initial Australian COVID-19 outbreak) and Time 2 (August-September 2020; after the first Australian lockdown). We assessed wellbeing using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and HRQoL using the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-4D) instrument. Participants who completed both surveys (n=42) were included to quantify change in outcomes over time and by comorbidity and demographic factors.

resultsMean reduction in wellbeing over time was 6.4 points (95%CI -14.2 to 1.4) and was associated with age (18-54yo), financial instability and mental health comorbidity. Mean reduction in HRQoL over time was 0.06 (95%CI -0.12 to 0.01) and was associated with financial instability, high physical comorbidity level and mental health comorbidity.

conclusionsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged 18-54yo, who were financially unstable or had elevated comorbidity during COVID lockdowns experienced greater reductions in wellbeing and HRQoL. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Australia, both urgent and forward planning is needed, especially for the priority groups identified.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeAdolescentAdultAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesCommunicable Disease ControlHumansMiddle AgedPandemicsSelf ReportYoung AdultAQoL-4DCOVID-19EQ-VASIndigenous peoplespandemicquality of lifeVASwellbeing

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PMID34939687
PMCPMC9968567
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