TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Prevalence of depression symptoms before and during the CoViD-19 pandemic among two Asian American ethnic groups
JO  - Journal of immigrant and minority health
A1  - Lozano, Paula
A1  - Rueger, Sandra Yu
A1  - Lam, Helen
A1  - Louie, Naomi
A1  - Southworth, Alia
A1  - Maene, Chieko
A1  - Mo, Yicklun
A1  - Randal, Fornessa
A1  - Kim, Karen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-1912
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01287-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -