Exploring Mental Health during the Initial COVID-19 Lockdown in Mumbai: Serendipity for Some Women

Roberts, Lisa R.; Solomon, Shreeletha; Renati, Solomon; Montgomery, Susanne

doi:10.3390/ijerph182312542

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“…This represents a clear limitation in the generalizability of the results outside of this population. Given the global effects of the pandemic [ 70 ], further research is needed to better understand connections between wellbeing, coping, sleep, and cognitive dispositions in a variety of populations. With the widespread impacts of the pandemic and other disasters, this model should be tested in other cultures outside of the United States.…”

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Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during COVID-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality

Tousignant

Hopkins

Stark

et al. 2021

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The current study evaluated the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A novel empirical model tested variables that mediate and moderate this impact. First, a relationship was established between psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep quality. Second, resilience-based coping associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was tested as a mediator of the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality. Third, dispositional rumination, mindfulness, and worry were compared as moderators of the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality. Fourth, a moderated mediated model was tested for each moderator. Online survey data was collected from 153 adults in the United States. Results demonstrated that coping with the COVID-19 pandemic partially mediated the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality. Worry, but not rumination or mindfulness, moderated the impact. A moderated mediation model failed to demonstrate significance, indicating that the data are best represented by distinct mediation and moderation models. Thus, interventions aimed at improving sleep quality should prioritize concurrent reduction in worry and increase in resilience-based coping strategies. This study provides practical and theoretical contribution to the literature by demonstrating relationships between key variables and contextualizing how the model can be used for assessments and interventions during widespread crises.

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confidence: 99%

Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during COVID-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality

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Hopkins

Stark

et al. 2021

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“…The data were collected during pre-pandemic and COVID-19 may change the perception of individuals which has not been covered in this paper. 43 Besides, the cross-sectional design of the study limits to infer cause-effect designations. Despite these potential limitations, the study has several significant strengths.…”

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Association between women's autonomy and unintended pregnancy in India

Ram¹,

Kumar²,

Kumari³

2022

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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“…39 Among Mumbai's informal settlement residents, mental health issues resurfaced and worsened during the pandemic, though when basic needs were at least partially met, mental health improved. 40 Social support is also key to mitigating mental health issues. 40 Depression and mental health problems were reported to be experienced as part of the everyday life in Karachi and were more salient than COVID-19 prevention measures to some people's lives.…”

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“…40 Social support is also key to mitigating mental health issues. 40 Depression and mental health problems were reported to be experienced as part of the everyday life in Karachi and were more salient than COVID-19 prevention measures to some people's lives. 41…”

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Evidence Review: COVID-19 Recovery in South Asian Urban Informal Settlements

Aslam¹,

Schmidt‐Sane²

2022

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The global pandemic has brought renewed attention toward the everyday challenges in informal settlements. COVID-19 reminds us that southern urban life is rooted in ‘collective’ experiences where toilets and kitchens are shared by multiple families; where the categories of work and home, private and public space overlap; and where the majority live in vulnerable conditions. Despite these challenges, some of the most innovative and collective responses to COVID-19 have emerged from these areas. While informal settlements did face a host of risks and vulnerabilities during the pandemic, local responses have highlighted the resilience of informal settlement communities. However, few informal settlements are actually ‘resilient’ and any local responses must be robustly supported by system-wide change including support from local and national governments, improvements to built infrastructure, and improved access to health care services, among other priorities. The category of ‘informal settlements’ also captures a wide range of settlement types, from a legal slum to an informal settlement with no legal status, with many other types in between. This underscores the need to address fundamental issues that ‘perpetuate conditions of inequity, exclusion and vulnerability’ while also recognising the needs and contexts of different kinds of informal settlements. Whether COVID-19 helps governments recognise conditions of insecurity and vulnerability to address safe and secure housing and infrastructures remains to be seen. This is an update to the previous SSHAP brief on ‘COVID-19 in Informal Urban Settlements’ (March 2020). This evidence review highlights local responses, grassroots efforts, and challenges around COVID-19 recovery within urban informal settlements in South Asia. It focuses on specific examples from Karachi, Pakistan and Mumbai, India to inform policy responses for COVID-19 recovery and future epidemic preparedness and response. We show how local level responses are shaped in these cities where national and international responses have not reached communities at municipal and sub-municipal levels. This brief was written by Saba Aslam (IDS Alumni) and Megan Schmidt-Sane (IDS), with reviews from Professor Amita Bhide (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India), Dr Asad Sayeed (Collective for Social Science Research, Pakistan), Annie Wilkinson (IDS), and contributions from Swati Mishra (LSHTM), Prerana Somani (LSHTM), Saleemullah Odho (Deputy Commissioner, Korangi district Karachi), Dr Noman Ahmed (NED University, Karachi), Tahera Hasan (Imkaan Foundation, Karachi), Atif Khan (District Health Officer, Korangi district Karachi), Dr Harris (District Focal person, Korangi), Aneeta Pasha (Interactive for Research and Development, Karachi), Yasmeen Shah (Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum), Ghulam Mustafa (HANDS Pakistan), and Dr Shehrin Shaila Mahmood (icddr,b). This brief is the responsibility of SSHAP.

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Exploring Mental Health during the Initial COVID-19 Lockdown in Mumbai: Serendipity for Some Women

Cited by 3 publications

References 48 publications

Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during COVID-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality

Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during COVID-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality

Association between women's autonomy and unintended pregnancy in India

Evidence Review: COVID-19 Recovery in South Asian Urban Informal Settlements

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