Table 2 Prevalence of psychosocial impacts, individual and by category, DC Cohort 2020–2021
Impact | Total |
|---|---|
N (%) | |
Financial/employment | 495 (55.7) |
 Negative impact on paying rent/mortgage | 258 (29.0) |
 Household income decreased | 306 (34.3) |
 Negative impact on getting food | 240 (26.9) |
 Lost health insurance | 51 (5.8) |
 Lost housing | 45 (5.1) |
Mental health | 692 (77.7) |
 Feeling anxious increased | 445 (49.9) |
 Quality of life decreased | 415 (46.6) |
 Quality of sleep decreased | 291 (32.7) |
 Anhedonia or depressed mood (PHQ-2 results) | 317 (35.6) |
Social connection | 460 (51.6) |
 Feeling connected to family decreased | 345 (38.7) |
 Feeling connected to friends decreased | 429 (48.1) |
Substance use | 146 (17.9) |
 Alcohol use increased | 121 (15.1) |
 Illicit drug use increased | 63 (8.2) |