Effect of Covid-19 lockdowns on quality-of-life and health services access by socio-economic status in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945108 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ying Ru Feng (0000-0003-2689-5597, The University of Western Australia), Ian W Li (0000-0002-1438-8830, Curtin University), Ian Li (0000-0002-1595-9850, Curtin University), Ingebjørg Kristoffersen (0000-0002-1372-2489, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia , Hackett Drive, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009 , Australia), Bruce K Armstrong (0000-0001-8940-7525, The University of Western Australia), David B Preen (0000-0002-2982-2169, The University of Western Australia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daae096 |
| PMID | 39166485 |
| OpenAlex | W4401791744 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
This study examined changes in physical and mental health quality-of-life and health services access before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals of lower and higher socio-economic status (SES) in Australia. Difference-in-differences and logistic regression models were undertaken using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey and government data on COVID-19 lockdowns between January 2020 and February 2021. Individuals from higher SES reported larger decreases in mental health quality-of-life scores than those from lower SES after the onset of the pandemic. Those from lower SES reported less disruption with any health services (24.2% vs 30.4%; OR = 0.68; p < 0.001), specifically dental services (8.2% vs 15.4%; OR = 0.51; p < 0.001) and allied health services (5.9% vs 8.5%; OR = 0.60; p < 0.001), compared with those from higher SES. Additional days under lockdown were associated with reduced access to all health services (OR = 1.19). Furthermore, long-term health conditions (higher SES: OR = 1.54) and scores indicative of poorer physical (lower SES: OR = 1.17; higher SES: OR = 1.07) and mental health (lower SES: OR = 1.16; higher SES: OR = 1.12) were associated with increased health services disruption. While individuals from higher SES were more likely than those from lower SES to experience greater relative declines in mental health and increased disruption with health services access, individuals with a greater apparent need for health services, regardless of SES, may have faced inequalities in accessing these services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Mental health · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare) · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |