ArticlePloS one2022
The health impacts of a 4-month long community-wide COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from a prospective longitudinal study in the state of Victoria, Australia.
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- Short-Term Restriction of Physical and Social Activities Effects on Brain Structure and Connectivity.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- The quality of life impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS): evidence from the Australian MS Longitudinal Study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Mental health self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study in Australia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Intersections of COVID-19 Global Health Governance and Population Health Priorities: Equity-Related Lessons Learned From Canada and Selected G20 Countries.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- COVID-19-related global health governance and population health priorities for health equity in G20 countries: a scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- 'It feels smaller now': The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on apartment residents and their living environment - A longitudinal study.Journal of environmental psychology · 2023Article
- Distress Signals: Age Differences in Psychological Distress before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Perceived impacts of COVID-19 and bushfires on the implementation of an obesity prevention trial in Northeast Victoria, Australia.PloS one · 2023Article
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- Exploring quality of life in Australian adults during a pandemic.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Tracing and testing multiple generations of contacts to COVID-19 cases: cost-benefit trade-offs.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- Mental Health Outcomes in Australian Healthcare and Aged-Care Workers during the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine health impacts during, and following, an extended community lockdown and COVID-19 outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria, compared with the rest of Australia.
methodsA national cohort of 898 working-age Australians enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study, completing surveys before, during, and after a 112-day community lockdown in Victoria (8 July- 27 October 2020). Outcomes included psychological distress, mental and physical health, work, social interactions and finances. Regression models examined health changes during and following lockdown.
resultsThe Victorian lockdown led to increased psychological distress. Health impacts coincided with greater social isolation and work loss. Following the extended lockdown, mental health, work and social interactions recovered to an extent whereby no significant long-lasting effects were identified in Victoria compared to the rest of Australia.
conclusionThe Victorian community lockdown had adverse health consequences, which reversed upon release from lockdown. Governments should weigh all potential health impacts of lockdown. Services and programs to reduce the negative impacts of lockdown may include increases in mental health care, encouraging safe social interactions and supports to maintain employment relationships.
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