Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health tracker study - wave 1 report
Findings of wave 1 of the Scottish COVID-19 (SCOVID) Mental Health Tracker Study based on questionnaire data collected between 28 May and 21 June 2020 (a period which coincided with the Phase 1 easing of lockdown measures).
Annex 2. Sample and respondent characteristics
| Items | Yes % |
|---|---|
| Belong to the high-risk group1 | 21.6 |
| Pregnant | 0.9 |
| Belong to the shielding group2 | 6.6 |
| Long-standing physical or mental impairment, illness or disability3 | 28.3 |
| Health Conditions4(n = 711) | |
| High blood pressure | 30.9 |
| Diabetes | 17.6 |
| Heart disease | 9.2 |
| Stroke | 4.3 |
| Lung disease (e.g. asthma or COPD) | 16.4 |
| Cancer | 3.8 |
| Another chronic physical health condition | 17.5 |
| Depression | 37.4 |
| Anxiety | 32.7 |
| Attention Def. Disord. & Attention Def. Hyper. Disord. | 0.3 |
| Autism or Asperger's | 3.0 |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 3.7 |
| Post-traumatic Stress Disorder | 4.4 |
| Alcohol or drug problems | 3.7 |
| Another mental health problem | 6.0 |
| A disability that affects my ability to leave the house | 8.8 |
| Any other disability | 16.9 |
| Other | 12.4 |
| None of the above | 1.6 |
| Have ever donated blood | 39.5 |
| Have signed on the organ donor registry | 47.9 |
| Have ever donated money to charity | 90.3 |
| Have ever given time to volunteer for charity work | 49.1 |
1 (e.g., aged 70+, underlying health condition such as cancer, severe chest conditions, organ transplant recipient, etc). 2 Respondent has received a letter from NHS Scotland advising them to begin a complete quarantine and not to leave home at all for 12 weeks. 3 'Long-standing' is understood as anything that has troubled the respondent over a period of at least 12 months or that is likely to trouble them over a period of at least 12 months. 4 Respondents selected all that apply to them.
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