Journal article
Clinical, financial and social impacts of COVID-19 and their associations with mental health for mothers and children experiencing adversity in Australia
H Bryson, F Mensah, A Price, L Gold, SB Mudiyanselage, B Kenny, P Dakin, T Bruce, K Noble, L Kemp, S Goldfeld
Plos One | Published : 2021
Abstract
Background Australia has maintained low rates of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) infection, due to geographic location and strict public health restrictions. However, the financial and social impacts of these restrictions can negatively affect parents' and children's mental health. In an existing cohort of mothers recruited for their experience of adversity, this study examined: 1) families' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health restrictions in terms of clinical exposure, financial hardship family stress, and family resilience (termed 'COVID-19 impacts'); and 2) associations between COVID-19 impacts and maternal and child mental health. Methods Participants were mothers recruited duri..
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Funding Acknowledgements
"right@home" is funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training (https://www.education.vic.gov.au/), the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (https://www.health.tas.gov.au/, the Ian Potter Foundation (https://www.ianpotter.org.au/), Sabemo Trust, Sidney Myer Fund (https://www.myerfoundation.org.au/), the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (https://vfff.org.au/) and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Project Grant 1079148 -https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/).The right@home COVID-19 data collection was supported by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/), Morgan Stanley (https://www.morganstanley.com.au/) and the Vincent Chiodo Charitable Trust. Research at the MCRI is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. FM is supported by NHMRC Career Development Fellowship 1111160. SG is supported by NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship 1155290. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.