@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of depression symptoms before and during the CoViD-19 pandemic among two Asian American ethnic groups",
journal="Journal of immigrant and minority health",
year="2021",
author="Lozano, Paula and Rueger, Sandra Yu and Lam, Helen and Louie, Naomi and Southworth, Alia and Maene, Chieko and Mo, Yicklun and Randal, Fornessa and Kim, Karen",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Asian Americans have experienced compounding stressors during the pandemic as a result of racial discrimination. We aim of to investigate the prevalence of depression symptoms among Asian Americans before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and examine differences based on socio-demographic factors. Data are from a cross-sectional study (N = 636) among Chinese and South Asian adults in Chicago collected between February and May 2020. One cohort of participants were surveyed from each ethnic group before the pandemic and a second cohort of participants were surveyed during the pandemic. Depression symptoms increased more than two-fold, from 9% pre-pandemic to 21% during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found an increase in depression symptoms during the pandemic for South Asians, men and adults older than 30 years. These findings call for public health education that effectively addresses anti-Asian harassment and violence and ensure that culturally competent mental health services are provided to Asian Americans from diverse ethnic backgrounds.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-1912",
doi="10.1007/s10903-021-01287-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01287-4"
}