Weather, mental health and mobility during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Burdett, Ashley, Davillas, Apostolos and Etheridge, Ben (2021) Weather, mental health and mobility during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Economics, 30 (9). pp. 2296-2306. ISSN 1057-9230

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Abstract

During the first United Kingdom wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, the first lockdown was announced on March 23, 2020, with a final easing of the restrictions on July 4, 2020. Among the most important public health costs of lockdown restrictions are the potential adverse effects on mental health and physical activity. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study and Google COVID-19 Mobility Reports we find evidence of reduced park mobility during the initial period of the first UK lockdown and confirm existing evidence of worsening mental health. Linkage with weather data shows that contrary to popular belief, daily or weekly weather conditions do not exacerbate the mental health consequences of the pandemic, as we found no systematic associations during the first lockdown period; on the other hand, we find systematic links between park mobility and weather over the same period.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	covid-19,mental health,mobility,weather conditions,health policy,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2719
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 May 2021 00:33
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2023 01:03
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80150
DOI:	10.1002/hec.4371

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