"COVID-19 pandemic in the United States" from_date:2012

Factors associated with anxiety during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: An analysis of the COVID-19 Citizen Science study. COVID-19 increased the prevalence of clinically significant anxiety in the United States. To investigate contributing factors we analyzed anxiety, reported online via monthly Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 (GAD-7) surveys between April 2020

Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the healthcare system. Patients with kidney failure and related kidney disease are notably vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it remains unclear how mortality

Changes in time-to-treatment initiation for breast, nonsmall cell lung, Colon, or rectal cancers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and reduced cancer diagnoses in the U.S., raising concerns about its impact on time-to-treatment initiation (TTI), a critical factor for survival. This study examined the changes in TTI for 1,213,481

Population-Level Risks for HIV Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States by Demographic Characteristics and Medicaid Access, 2020‒2021. To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV mortality rates with a focus on demographic predictors and Medicaid access. Using Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research, we conducted a descriptive study comparing HIV

Navigating the Digital Divide: Utilization of Patient Portals Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of patient portals, which enhance patient-provider communication, streamline medical records management, and provide tailored educational materials. However, older patients face challenges in adopting

Understanding mental health trends during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States using network analysis. The emergence of COVID-19 in the United States resulted in a series of federal and state-level lock-downs and COVID-19 related health mandates to manage the spread of the virus. These policies may negatively impact the mental health state of the population. This study focused on the trends in mental health indicators following the COVID-19 pandemic amongst four United States geographical regions, and political party preferences. Indicators of interest included feeling anxious, feeling depressed, and worried about finances. Survey data from the Delphi Group at Carnegie Mellon University were analyzed using clustering algorithms and dynamic connectome obtained from sliding window analysis

Who bought a gun during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States?: Associations with QAnon beliefs, right-wing political attitudes, intimate partner violence, antisocial behavior, suicidality, and mental health and substance use problems. There was a large spike in gun purchases and gun violence during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. We used an online U.S. national

Legacy of Racism and Firearm Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. To examine whether, through interactions with preexisting socioeconomic status vulnerabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated exposure to firearm violence among communities with a legacy of redlining (i.e., grading the creditworthiness of neighborhoods based on their sociodemographic composition). We

Changes in Pregnancy-Related Mortality Associated With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in the United States. To examine pregnancy-related mortality ratios before (January 2019-March 2020) and during (April 2020-December 2020 and 2021) the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic overall, by race and ethnicity, and by rural-urban classifications using vital records data

Excess Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: A Nationwide Population-Based Study from 2010-2021. Little is known about mortality trends among patients with psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the United States. To ascertain mortality trends of PsO and PsA between 2010-2021, focusing on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We

In-person school attendance and adolescent exposure to injury-related risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported to influence adolescents' behavioral health and may have altered their exposure to injury risk. We aimed to determine how in-person school attendance of individual adolescents in the United States

Direct and indirect mortality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March 1, 2020 to January 1, 2022. Excess mortality studies provide crucial information regarding the health burden of pandemics and other large-scale events. Here, we use time series approaches to separate the direct contribution of SARS-CoV-2 infection on mortality from the indirect consequences of the pandemic

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Years of Potential Life Loss Among Patients With Cirrhosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of race/ethnicity on cirrhosis-related premature death during the COVID-19 pandemic. We obtained cirrhosis-related death data (n = 872,965, January 1, 2012-December 31, 2021) from the US National Vital Statistic System

Virtual Care and Urinary Tract Infection Management: Comparing Ancillary Service Orders and Patient Order Fulfillments Between Virtual and In-person Encounters During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more health care issues were being managed remotely. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are being managed more often using telehealth although few reports

Trends in aetiology-based hospitalisation for cirrhosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Patients with pre-existing cirrhosis and exposure to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) may portend a poor prognosis. We evaluated the temporal trends in aetiology-based hospitalisations and potential predictors of in-hospital mortality in hospitalisation with cirrhosis before

Physical and mental health of informal caregivers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Informal caregiving, a common form of social support, can be a chronic stressor with health consequences for caregivers. It is unclear how varying restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic affected caregivers' physical and mental health. This study explores pre-post March 2020

Changes in Cancer-Related Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. Few studies have examined cancer-related mortality overall and for select cancer types during the pandemic. Data on cancer-related mortality (any mention in death certificates, multiple causes of death-MCOD approach) was extracted from the CDC WONDER database. Changes in trends of age-standardized mortality

Beyond the surface: accounting for confounders in understanding the link between collectivism and COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. According to the parasite-stress theory, collectivism serves as a trait of ingroup assortative sociality, providing defense against infectious diseases. This study investigated the association between cultural collectivism and COVID-19 severity at the state collectivism shapes the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, emphasizing the importance of adjusting for confounding effects in population level studies.

Changes in the Incidence of Invasive Bacterial Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, 2014-2020. Descriptions of changes in invasive bacterial disease (IBD) epidemiology during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States are limited. We investigated changes in the incidence of IBD due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, group A Streptococcus (GAS), and group B

Associations between weight discrimination and the use of potentially harmful dietary supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The dietary supplements industry disproportionately markets potentially harmful products promising weight loss, cleansing/detoxing, and boosted energy and immunity to women. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened consumer concerns around health and body