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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2022

COVID-19 stressors and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Black cisgender sexual minority men and Black transgender women during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liadh Timmins, John A Schneider, Yen-Tyng Chen, Jade Pagkas-Bather, Byoungjun Kim, Raymond L Moody, Yazan A Al-Ajlouni, Francis Lee, Kangkana Koli, Mainza Durrell and 4 more

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Liadh TimminsColumbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA. liadh.timmins@swansea.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-4748
John A SchneiderChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yen-Tyng ChenDepartment of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, USA.
Jade Pagkas-BatherChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Byoungjun KimColumbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Raymond L MoodyColumbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Yazan A Al-AjlouniColumbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Francis LeeChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Kangkana KoliChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Mainza DurrellChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Rebecca EavouChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hillary HansonChicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Su Hyun ParkColumbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Dustin T DuncanColumbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
University of Chicago · USColumbia University · USNational University of Singapore · SGNew York University · USSwansea University · GBWilliam Paterson University · US

Funding

Substance Abuse Epidemiology Training Program (SAETP) at Columbia UniversityT32DA031099 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DEBORAH S HASIN, Silvia Saboia Martins · 2012 to 2026
$6.1M
Medical Mistrust as a Barrier to COVID-19 and HIV Services Among Transgender Women of ColorR01MD013554 · NIMHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI DUNCAN, DUSTIN T · 2018 to 2022
$3.7M
Cannabis use, PrEP and HIV transmission risk Among Black MSM in ChicagoR01DA054553 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DUNCAN, DUSTIN T, KNOX, JUSTIN · 2021 to 2025
$3.6M
PrEP Uptake and Adherence Among Young Black MSM: Neighborhood and Network DeterminantsR01MH112406 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI DUNCAN, DUSTIN T, SCHNEIDER, JOHN · 2016 to 2020
$3.4M
MINORITY HIV/AIDS RESEARCH INITIATIVE (MARI) TO BUILD HIV PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RESEARCH CAPACITY INU01PS005202 · PS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DUNCAN, DUSTIN T · 2020 to 2020
$211k
PrEP Intervention Models for Young Black MSM: A Place-based Affiliation Network ApproachR03DA053161 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI CHEN, YEN-TYNG, SCHNEIDER, JOHN · 2021 to 2022
$160k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine associations between COVID-19-related stressors and symptoms of depression and anxiety in Black cisgender sexual minority men (SMM) and transgender women during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsParticipants from the N2 Cohort Study comprised Black cisgender SMM and Black transgender women in Chicago, IL, completed a face-to-face video or phone interview between April 20 and July 31, 2020. The survey included 18 measures of individual, network, and structural COVID-19 stressors such as income loss, network COVID-19 diagnoses, and housing loss, as well as 5 outcome measures: anxiety, depression, loneliness, worry and hope.

resultsOf 226 participants, 56.6% experienced anxiety on at least 1 of the last 14 days, 48.7% experienced depression, 48.7% experienced loneliness, 42.0% experienced worry, and 51.8% did not experience hope. Completing the study during a later phase of reopening was associated with hopefulness, RR = 1.37 95% CI [1.02, 1.85]. Fifteen of the 18 multi-level COVID-19 stressors were associated with 1 or more symptoms of depression and anxiety, for example, physical stress reactions, income loss, food loss, medication loss, network COVID-19 diagnoses, partner violence, housing loss, and neighborhood pandemic concerns (aRRs = 0.61-2.78, ps < 0.05).

conclusionCOVID-19-related stressors were associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in Black cisgender SMM and transgender women. Mitigation strategies to reduce virus transmission should be supplemented with measures to prevent depression and anxiety among marginalized populations, such as targeted economic relief and eHealth/mHealth interventions.

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COVID-19Sexual and Gender MinoritiesTransgender PersonsAnxietyCohort StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMalePandemicsAfrican AmericanBlackCOVID-19Men who have sex with menSexual minority menTransgender women

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