Self‐reported wellbeing and health‐related quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people pre and post the first wave of the COVID‐19 2020 pandemic

Gall, Alana; Diaz, Abbey; Garvey, Gail; Anderson, Kate; Lindsay, Daniel; Howard, Kirsten

doi:10.1111/1753-6405.13199

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“…Out of these financial factors, income change is the most significant, regardless of the control factor used. Our results are in line with previous research conducted by Gall et al [ 28 ] who showed that mean reduction in well-being was associated with financial instability and mental health comorbidity. Also, VanderWeele et al [ 80 ] showed in the USA how well-being has declined before and during the COVID-19 in terms of financial stability, happiness and health.…”

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Were we happy and we didn’t know it? A subjective dynamic and financial assessment pre-, during and post-COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes into people’s lives. Fear, job insecurity, changes in their financial stability, concerns about their future lives have changed the entire lives of people and have affected the cognitive well-being of individuals. The purpose of the present analysis is to measure how the COVID-19 pandemic, along with financial factors, has affected the perceived level of well-being of individuals. We are also interested whether there are differences between life before COVID-19, life now with COVID-19, and life after the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of future expectations. To address this objective, we performed an ANOVA approach and a GLM estimate on repeated measures for a large sample (1572 respondents) from 43 worldwide countries, during the period May 2020 and July 2021. Our results show that financial factors reflected by both the size of income and changes in personal or family income affect the levels of happiness. Robustness checks using stress as an alternative estimator for happiness have consolidated our results. Additionally, we find that well-being during COVID-19 compared to the previous period decreased, while in future, people expect to be happier, but not more than in the past when they did not know about the existence of this virus. This is one of the first studies to investigate the relationship between happiness and income before, during, and after COVID-19. These findings are important for policymakers to improve the conditions of living in the areas of health and financial stability.

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“…Some of these patterns indicate there are probably within-group differences within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that could explain some of these inconsistencies in changes over time. Understanding these within-group differences is important from a policy perspective, with previous research highlighting how age, financial instability, and mental health comorbidity influenced self-reported health outcomes prepandemic and during the pandemic ( 16 ). One of the limitations of this study was the small sample size of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which did not permit an intersectionality analysis of different demographic groupings within this community.…”

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“…Some of the risk factors for reduced scores on the wellbeing scales included being female, of a younger age, and having a mental health condition ( 12 , 14 – 16 , 18 ). Factors related to higher scores on the wellbeing scales included older age and financial stability ( 12 , 16 , 18 ).…”

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“…Subjective wellbeing was another way in which wellbeing across the population during COVID-19 was assessed. The methods of these studies were again mainly cross-sectional online surveys using a variety of wellbeing indexes and scales, including the Personal Wellbeing Index (6,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). Characteristics potentially related to subjective wellbeing investigated included gender, age, education level, employment, impact of COVID-19 on the study, urban vs. rural residence, mental and physical health comorbidities, financial stability, and physical activity (6,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”

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“…The methods of these studies were again mainly cross-sectional online surveys using a variety of wellbeing indexes and scales, including the Personal Wellbeing Index (6,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). Characteristics potentially related to subjective wellbeing investigated included gender, age, education level, employment, impact of COVID-19 on the study, urban vs. rural residence, mental and physical health comorbidities, financial stability, and physical activity (6,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). Some of the risk factors for reduced scores on the wellbeing scales included being female, of a younger age, and having a mental health condition (12,(14)(15)(16)18).…”

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Mental and social wellbeing trajectory during the pandemic for vulnerable populations

Joyce,

Tran,

Stocker

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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ObjectivesWe investigated changes over time in mental and social wellbeing indicators for vulnerable population subgroups during the pandemic. These groups were younger people, people with disabilities, low-income groups, unemployed, culturally, and linguistically diverse communities (CaLD), and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.MethodsA series of four repeated population representative surveys were conducted in June 2020, September 2020, January 2022, and June 2022. Questions included items on psychological distress, financial hardship, social connection, and life satisfaction.ResultsFor most groups, social connection and life satisfaction improved in 2022 relative to 2020. Psychological distress and financial hardship showed the opposite pattern, with some groups having worse results in 2022 relative to 2020. People without any vulnerability had better mental health and social wellbeing outcomes at each time point relative to the vulnerable population subgroups.ConclusionPandemic-related policies had differential effects over time and for different population groups. Future policies and research need to closely monitor how they impact population subgroups, and the overall results clearly demonstrate the inequity in mental health and social wellbeing outcomes for vulnerable population cohorts.

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Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in Indigenous people: a systematic review

Roy,

Neill,

Swampy

et al. 2023

Qual Life Res

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Purpose In many countries, there are calls to address health inequalities experienced by Indigenous people. Preference-based measures (PBMs) provide a measurement of health-related quality of life and can support resource allocation decisions. This review aimed to identify, summarize, and appraise the literature reporting the use and performance of PBMs with Indigenous people. Methods Eleven major databases were searched from inception to August 31, 2022. Records in English that (1) assessed any measurement property of PBMs, (2) directly elicited health preferences, (3) reported the development or translation of PBMs for Indigenous people, or (4) measured health-related quality of life (HRQL) using PBMs were included. Ethically engaged research with Indigenous people was considered as an element of methodological quality. Data was synthesized descriptively (PROSPERO ID: CRD42020205239). Results Of 3139 records identified, 81 were eligible, describing psychometric evaluation (n = 4), preference elicitation (n = 4), development (n = 4), translation (n = 2), and HRQL measurement (n = 71). 31 reported ethically engaged research. Reports originated primarily from Australia (n = 38), New Zealand (n = 20), USA (n = 9) and Canada (n = 6). Nearly all (n = 73) reported indirect, multi-attribute PBMs, the most common of which was the EQ-5D (n = 50). Conclusion A large number of recent publications from diverse disciplines report the use of PBMs with Indigenous people, despite little evidence on measurement properties in these populations. Understanding the measurement properties of PBMs with Indigenous people is important to better understand how these measures might, or might not, be used in policy and resource decisions affecting Indigenous people. (Funding: EuroQoL Research Foundation).

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Self‐reported wellbeing and health‐related quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people pre and post the first wave of the COVID‐19 2020 pandemic

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Were we happy and we didn’t know it? A subjective dynamic and financial assessment pre-, during and post-COVID-19

Were we happy and we didn’t know it? A subjective dynamic and financial assessment pre-, during and post-COVID-19

Mental and social wellbeing trajectory during the pandemic for vulnerable populations

Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in Indigenous people: a systematic review

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