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dc.contributor.authorBotha, Ferdi-
dc.contributor.authorButterworth, Peter-
dc.contributor.authorWilkins, Roger-
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-26T22:52:28Z-
dc.date.available2022-09-26T22:52:28Z-
dc.date.issued2022-01-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10620/18995-
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health at the level of the population. The current study adds to the evidence base by examining how the prevalence of psychological distress changed in Australia during the pandemic. The study also assesses the psychometric properties of a new single-item measure of mental distress included in a survey program conducted regularly throughout the pandemic. Data are from 1158 respondents in wave 13 (early July 2020) of the nationally representative Taking the Pulse of the Nation (TTPN) Survey. The questionnaire included the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) and a new single-item measure of distress. Results show a significant increase in the prevalence of psychological distress in Australia, from 6.3% pre-pandemic to 17.7% in early July 2020 (unadjusted odds ratio = 3.19; 95% CI (confidence interval) = 2.51 to 4.05). The new single-item measure of distress is highly correlated with the K6. This study provides a snapshot at one point in time about how mental health worsened in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, by demonstrating the accuracy of the new single-item measure of distress, this analysis also provides a basis for further research examining the trajectories and correlates of distress in Australia across the pandemic.en
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dc.relation.ispartofInternational journal of environmental research and public health-
dc.titleEvaluating How Mental Health Changed in Australia through the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the 'Taking the Pulse of the Nation' (TTPN) Surveyen
dc.typeJournal Articlesen
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19010558en
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1/558/htmen
dc.identifier.surveyHILDAen
dc.description.keywordsCross-sectional studiesen
dc.description.keywordsHumansen
dc.description.keywordsMental Healthen
dc.description.keywordsSARS-CoV-2en
dc.description.keywordsSurveys and Questionnairesen
dc.description.keywordsCOVID-19en
dc.description.keywordsPandemicsen
dc.description.keywordsPsychological Distressen
dc.description.keywordsMeasurementen
dc.identifier.volume19en
dc.description.pages558en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.title.bookInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.subject.dssHealth and wellbeingen
dc.relation.surveyHILDAen
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