Researcher at Governors State University Has Published New Study Findings on COVID-19 (The effect of COVID-19 on health insurance and mental health): Coronavirus – COVID-19

2024 DEC 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Daily -- Researchers detail new data in COVID-19. According to news reporting from University Park, Illinois, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China, has spread to virtually every country which caused a global pandemic. The pandemic in the United States may have caused disruption of health coverage for millions of people. Researchers have found that the pandemic has affected health insurance coverage for millions in the United States.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Governors State University: “However, there is a gap in the literature that assesses the mental health status of those affected with health insurance by the covid-19 pandemic. Our hypothesis postulates that those who had employer-based insurance were negatively affected and those who had public insurance were positively affected. Furthermore, we hypothesized that those who lost their health insurance experienced adverse mental health effects and conditions such as anxiety, depression, and stress. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on health insurance behavior and mental health. We conducted a cross-sectional method to determine whether the covid-19 pandemic influenced health insurance behavior. An online questionnaire was administered to 500 adults residing in the United States through an online platform, Prolific, that helps researchers recruit participants for online research. Enrollment was on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants completed the questionnaire on March 27, 2023. The survey administered assessed the participants mental health status with their experience of healthcare during the pandemic. Two regression analysis were conducted to understand the pandemic’s effect on participants health. Our dependent variable was the answers to the participants health from the pandemic using a summative scale. The independent variable was whether participants had health insurance. And if so, the type of health insurance. The results showed that loss of employer health insurance has a significant effect on mental health. Furthermore, certain demographics were more likely to experience adverse health from the pandemic.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Further studies should be explored to understand the health disparities from the pandemic.”

For more information on this research see: The effect of COVID-19 on health insurance and mental health. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 2024. The publisher for WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation is SAGE Publications.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815241290291.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Andrew Kim, Department of Health Administration and Informatics, Governors State University, University Park, IL, United States. Additional authors for this research include Joel Jin.

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