Our COVID-19 Research Tracker brings together the latest briefing notes, reports, academic publications, and articles in an easy-to-use interactive tool.
Use the table below to search, sort and filter by study, topic, and geographical coverage.
Date added to tracker | Paper | Link to paper | Date of Publication | Longitudinal Study | Geographical coverage | Type of publication | Topic/theme |
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6/11/20 | M Benzeval, J Burton, TF Crossley, P Fisher, A Jackle, H Low and B Read (2020), Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey, April Briefing Note: The Economic Effects, Working Paper No 10/2020, ISER, University of Essex. | Read more | May-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Economics, Employment, Earnings |
6/11/20 | M Benzeval, C Booker, J Burton, TF Crossley, A Jäckle, M Kumari, and B Read (2020) Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey April Briefing Note: Health and Caring, Working Paper No 11/2020, ISER, University of Essex. | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Mental health, Health behaviours, Caring |
6/11/20 | M Benzeval, M Borkowska, J Burton, TF Crossley, L Fumagalli, A Jäckle, B Rabe and B Read Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey April Briefing Note: Home schooling, Working Paper No 12/2020, ISER, University of Essex. | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Education, Household resources, Parenting |
6/11/20 | Menni, C., Valdes, A.M., Freidin, M.B. et al. Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19. Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0916-2 | Read more | May-20 | Twins UK | National | Article | Medicine, Epidemiology, Symptomology |
6/11/20 | Drew, D.A., Nguyen, L.H., Steves, C.J., Menni, C., Freydin, M., Varsavsky, T., Sudre, C.H., Cardoso, M.J., Ourselin, S., Wolf, J. and Spector, T.D., Rapid implementation of mobile technology for real-time epidemiology of COVID-19. Science. 10.1126/science.abc0473 (2020) | Read more | May-20 | Twins UK | National | Article | Epidemiology, Public health, Mobile technology |
6/11/20 | Hamer, M., Kivimäki, M., Gale, C. R., & David Batty, G. Lifestyle risk factors, inflammatory mechanisms, and COVID-19 hospitalization: A community-based cohort study of 387,109 adults in UK. Brain, behavior, and immunity, S0889-1591(20)30996-X. | Read more | May-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Health behaviours, Inequalities, Obesity |
6/11/20 | Niedzwiedz CL, O'Donnell CA, Jani BD, et al. Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: prospective cohort study using UK Biobank. BMC Med. 2020,18(1):160. Published 2020 May 29. doi:10.1186/s12916-020-01640-8 | Read more | May-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Health behaviours, Inequalities, Ethnicity |
6/11/20 | Northstone K, Haworth S, Smith D et al. The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Questionnaire data capture April-May 2020, Wellcome Open Res 2020, 5:127 | Read more | Jun-20 | ALSPAC | Regional | Data note (awaiting peer review) | Cross-generation, Health, Well-being, Behaviour |
6/11/20 | Generation Scotland. CovidLife Survey First Report, Avaiable online at: www.ed.ac.uk/generation-scotland | Read more | May-20 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Report | Employment, Well-being, Mental health |
12/2/20 | Daly, M., Sutin, A., & Robinson, E. Longitudinal changes in mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Psychological Medicine, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720004432 | Read more | Nov-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Well-being, Demographic groups |
6/18/20 | Frances MK Williams, Maxim Freydin, Massimo Mangino, Simon Couvreur, Alessia Visconti, Ruth CE Bowyer, Caroline I Le Roy, Mario Falchi, Carole Sudre, Richard Davies, Christopher Hammond, Cristina Menni, Claire Steves, Tim Spector Self-reported symptoms of covid-19 including symptoms most predictive of SARS-CoV-2 infection, are heritable https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.22.20072124 | Read more | Apr-20 | Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Symptoms, Heritability, Public health |
6/18/20 | Prats-Uribe, A., Paredes, R., Prieto-Alhambra, D. Ethnicity, comorbidity, socioeconomic status, and their associations with COVID-19 infection in England: a cohort analysis of UK Biobank data https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.20092676 | Read more | Jun-20 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Epidemiology, Inequalities, Ethnicity |
6/18/20 | Ruth Bowyer, Thomas Varsavsky, Carole H Sudre, Benjamin Murray, Maxim Freidin, Darioush Yarand, Sajaysurya Ganesh, Joan Capdevila, Ellen J Thompson, Elco Bakker, M Jorge Cardoso, Richard Davies, Jonathan Wolf, Tim D Spector, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire J Steves, Cristina Menni Geo-social gradients in predicted COVID-19 prevalence and severity in Great Britain: results from 2,266,235 users of the COVID-19 Symptoms Tracker app https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.23.20076521 | Read more | Apr-20 | COVID Symptom Tracker | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Inequalities, Public health, Deprivation |
6/18/20 | Nicholas S Hopkinson, Niccolo Rossi, Julia El-Sayed Moustafa, Anthony A Laverty, Jennifer K Quint, Maxim B Freydin, Alessia Visconti, Benjamin Murray, Marc Modat, Sebastien Ourselin, Kerrin Small, Richard Davies, Jonathan Wolf, Timothy Spector, Claire J Steves, Mario Falchi Current tobacco smoking and risk from COVID-19: results from a population symptom app in over 2.4 million people https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.18.20105288 | Read more | May-20 | Twins UK; COVID Symptom Tracker | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Symptoms, Smoking, Epidemiology |
6/25/20 | Banks, J. & Xu, X. The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, IFS Working Paper W20/16 | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Mental health, Inequalities, Age groups |
7/2/20 | Daly, M. & Robinson, E. Problem drinking before and during the COVID-19 crisis in US and UK adults: Evidence from two population-based longitudinal studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.25.20139022 | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Alcohol consumption, Mental health, Health behaviours |
7/2/20 | Yates, T., Razieh, C., Zaccardi, F., Davies, M.J., Khunti, K. Obesity and risk of COVID-19: analysis of UK biobank | Read more | May-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Health behaviours, BMI |
7/2/20 | Mulholland, R.H. & Sinha, I.P. Ethnicity and COVID-19 infection: are the pieces of the puzzle falling into place? https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-020-01669-9 | Read more | Jul-20 | UK Biobank | National | Commentary | Ethnicity, Inequalities, Deprivation |
8/13/21 | Brewer, M. & Tasseva, I.V. Did the UK policy response to Covid-19 protect household incomes? Journal of Economic Inequality, DOI: 10.1007/s10888-021-09491-w | Read more | Aug-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Household income, Employment, Earnings |
7/13/20 | Bayrakdar, S. & Guveli, A. Inequalities in home learning and schools’ provision of distance teaching during school closure of COVID-19 lockdown in the UK ISER working paper series | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Home schooling, inequalities, ethnicity |
7/13/20 | Mikolai, J., Keenan, K. & Kulu, H. Intersecting household level health and socio-economic vulnerabilities and the COVID-19 crisis: an analysis from the UK SSM - Population Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100628 | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Health inequalities, Household types, Employment |
7/13/20 | Perelli-Harris, B. & Walzenbach, S. How has the Covid-19 crisis impacted parents’ relationships with their children? Centre for Population Change policy briefing 54 | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Policy briefing | Parenting, Inequalities, Family composition |
7/13/20 | M Benzeval, J Burton, TF Crossley, P Fisher, A Jäckle, B Perelli-Harris and S Walzenbach Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey May Briefing Note: Family relationships, Understanding Society Working Paper No 13/2020, ISER, University of Essex. | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Parenting, Home schooling, Inequalities |
7/13/20 | Tarani Chandola, Meena Kumari, Cara L Booker, Michaela J Benzeval The mental health impact of COVID-19 and pandemic related stressors among adults in the UK https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.05.20146738 | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Living conditions, Work |
7/20/20 | Bataille, V., Visconti, A., Rossi, N., Murray, B., Bournot, A., Wolf, J., Ourselin, S., Steves, C., Spector, T., & Falchi, M. Diagnostic value of skin manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.10.20150656 | Read more | Jul-20 | COVID Symptom Tracker | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Symptomology, Skin rashes, Hospitalization |
7/20/20 | Patel, A.P., Paranjpe, M.D., Kathiresan, N.P., Rivas, M.A., & Khera, A.V. Race, socioeconomic deprivation, and hospitalization for COVID-19 in English participants of a national biobank International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), 1-4. | Read more | Jul-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnicity, Socioeconomic status, Hospitalization |
7/20/20 | Claire E Hastie, Daniel F Mackay, Frederick Ho, Carlos A Celis-Morales, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Bhautesh D Jani, Paul Welsh, Frances S Mair, Stuart R Gray, Catherine A O'Donnell, Jason Mr Gill, Naveed Sattar, Jill P Pell Vitamin D concentrations and COVID-19 infection in UK Biobank Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome, 14(4), 561-565. | Read more | Jul-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, Ethnicity, Inequalities |
7/20/20 | Lassale, C., Gaye, B., Hamer, M., Gale, C.R., & Batty, G.D. Ethnic disparities in hospitalisation for COVID-19 in England: The role of socioeconomic factors, mental health, and inflammatory and pro-inflammatory factors in a community-based cohort study Brain, Behavior & Immunity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.074 | Read more | Jun-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnicity, Mental health, Hospitalization |
7/20/20 | Hu, Y. Intersecting ethnic and native–migrant inequalities in the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 68, 1-6. | Read more | Aug-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Ethnicity, Socioeconomic status, Inequalities |
7/28/20 | Matthias Pierce, Holly Hope, Tamsin Ford, Stephani Hatch, Matthew Hotopf, Ann John, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Roger Webb, Simon Wessely, Sally McManus and Kathryn M. Abel Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal probability sample survey of the UK population The Lancet Psychiatry https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30308-4 | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Inequalities, Employment |
1/7/22 | Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Min Qin, Athina Vlachantoni Sleepless in Lockdown: unpacking differences in sleep loss during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK BMJ Open, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053094 | Read more | Jan-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Sleep loss, Ethnicity, Well-being |
7/28/20 | Breen, R. & Ermisch, J. Estimating Variation of Covid-19 infection in the Population:Results from Understanding Society (UKHLS) first monthly covid-19 survey https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.22.20159806 | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Infection rates, Ethnicity, Regional disparities |
7/28/20 | Eivers, E., Worth, J. & Ghosh, A. Home learning during Covid-19: Findings from the Understanding Society Longitudinal Study National Foundation for Educational Research | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Home schooling, Inequalities, Ethnicity |
8/3/20 | Reuschke, D. & Felstead, A. The Effect of the Great Lockdown on Homeworking in the United Kingdom WISERD report | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Home working, Employment, Well being |
8/3/20 | Villadsen, A., Conti, G. and Fitzsimons, E. Parental involvement in home schooling and developmental play during lockdown - Initial findings from the COVID19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies | Read more | Jul-20 | MCS; Next Step; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Note | Home schooling, Child development, Parenting |
8/3/20 | Wielgoszewska, B., Green, F. and Goodman, A. Finances and employment during lockdown - Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies. | Read more | Jul-20 | MCS; Next Step; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Note | Financial circumstances, Employment, Self-employed workers |
6/11/21 | Davillas, A. & Jones, A.M., The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress in the UK Health Economics, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4275 | Read more | Jun-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Psychological distress, Occupation, Inequalities |
8/3/20 | ONS. Coronavirus and the impact on caring https://www.ons.gov.uk/ | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Caring, Support, Well being |
8/3/20 | Pensiero, N., Kelly, A. & Bokhove, C. Learning inequalities during the Covid-19 pandemic: how families cope with home-schooling University of Southampton | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Home schooling, Family structure, Socioeconomic disadvantage |
6/1/21 | David Bann, Aase Villadsen, Jane Maddock, Alun Hughes, George Ploubidis, Richard Silverwood, Praveetha Patalay Changes in the behavioural determinants of health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: gender, socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in 5 British cohort studies Journal of Epidemiological & Community Health, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215664 | Read more | May-21 | MCS; Next Step; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Article | Health behaviour, Gender, Inequalities |
8/3/20 | Philippa M Wells, Katie M Doores, Simon Couvreur, Rocio Martin Martinez, Jeffrey Seow, Carl Graham, Sam Acors, Neophytos Kouphou, Stuart Neil, Richard Tedder, Pedro Matos, Kate Poulton, Maria Jose Lista, Ruth Dickenson, Helin Sertkaya, Thomas Maguire, Edward Scourfield, Ruth Bowyer, Deborah Hart, Aoife O'Byrne, Kathryn Steele, Oliver Hemmings, Carolina Rosadas, Myra McClure, Joan Capedevila-Pujol, Jonathan wolf, Sebastien Ourseilin, Matthew Brown, Michael Malim, Timothy Spector, Claire Steves Estimates of the rate of infection and asymptomatic COVID-19 disease in a population sample from SE England https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.29.20162701 | Read more | Jul-20 | Twins UK | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Symptomology, Serology, Antibodies |
8/3/20 | Atkins J.L., Masoli J.A.H., Delgado J., Pilling, L.C., Kuuo, C.-L., Kuchel, G.A., & Metzer, D. Preexisting Comorbidities Predicting COVID-19 and Mortality in the UK Biobank Community Cohort Journal of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. glaa183. doi:10.1093/gerona/glaa183 | Read more | Jul-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Comorbidity, Mortality, Epidemiology |
8/3/20 | Woolford S.J., D'Angelo S., Curtis E.M., Parsons, C.M., Ward, K.A., Dennison, E.M., Patel, H.P., Cooper, C. & Harvey, N.C. COVID-19 and associations with frailty and multimorbidity: a prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 1-9. doi:10.1007/s40520-020-01653-6 | Read more | Jul-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Comorbidity, Frailty, Epidemiology |
8/18/20 | A Nandi and L Platt Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey Briefing Note: Ethnic differences in effects of COVID-19: household and local context, Understanding Society Working Paper No 14/2020, ISER, University of Essex | Read more | Aug-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Ethnicity, Mental health, Neighbourhood cohesion |
8/18/20 | Henderson, M., Fitzsimons, E., Ploubidis, G., Richards, M., and Patalay, P. Mental health during lockdown: evidence from four generations - Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies. | Read more | Aug-20 | MCS; Next Step; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Note | Mental health, Generations, Inequalities |
8/18/20 | Generation Scotland. TeenCovidLife Survey 1 General Report Health and wellbeing of young people in lockdown www.ed.ac.uk | Read more | Aug-20 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Report | Young people, Well being, Stress |
8/18/20 | Ricardo Costeira, Karla A Lee, Benjamin Murray, Colette Christiansen, Juan Castillo-Fernandez, Mary Ni Lochlainn, Joan Capdevila Pujol, Iain Buchan, Louise C Kenny, Jonathan Wolf, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire Steves, Timothy Spector, Louise Newson, Jordana Bell Estrogen and COVID-19 symptoms: associations in women from the COVID Symptom Study https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.30.20164921 | Read more | Aug-20 | Twins UK; Symptom Study | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Estrogen, Women, Menopause |
8/18/20 | Jacob Armstrong, Justine K Rudkin, Naomi Allen, Derrick W Crook, Daniel J Wilson, David H Wyllie, Anne Marie O'Connell. Dynamic linkage of COVID-19 test results between Public Health England's Second Generation Surveillance System and UK Biobank.Microbial Genomics, 6(7), doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000397. | Read more | Jul-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Epidemiology, Genetics, Microbiology |
8/25/20 | Xue Li, Jos van Geffen, Michiel van Weele, Xiangrui Meng, Xiaomeng Zhang, Yazhou He, Maria Timofeeva, Harry Campbell, Malcolm G Dunlop, Lina Zgaga, Evropi Theodoratou. Genetically-predicted vitamin D status, ambient UVB during the pandemic and COVID-19 risk in UK Biobank: Mendelian Randomisation study https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.18.20177691 | Read more | Aug-20 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vitamin D, Genetics, Seasonality |
9/11/20 | Hastie, C.E., Pell, J.P. & Sattar, N. Vitamin D and COVID-19 infection and mortality in UK Biobank European Journal of Nutrition (doi:10.1007/s00394-020-02372-4) | Read more | Aug-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, Mortality, Inequalities |
5/26/21 | Miriam Mutambudzi, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Ewan B Macdonald, Alastair H Leyland, Frances S Mair, Jana J Anderson, Carlos A Celis-Morales, John Cleland, John Forbes, Jason MR Gill, Claire Hastie, Frederick K Ho, Bhautesh D Jani, Daniel F Mackay, Barbara I Nicholl, Catherine A O'Donnell, Naveed I Sattar, Paul I Welsh, Jill P Pell, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Evangelia Demou Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120,075 UK Biobank participants Occupation and Environmental Medicine, 78(5), DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106731 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Occupation, Inequalities, Health workers |
9/11/20 | Junren Wang, Jianwei Zhu, Huazhen Yang, Yao Hu, Yajing Sun, Zhiye Ying, Yuanyuan Qu, Unnur A Valdimarsdottir, Fang Fang, Huan Song Excess cardiovascular deaths in the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.29.20184317 | Read more | Aug-20 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Cardiovascular disease, Mortality, Hospitalization |
9/11/20 | Zhaozhong Zhu, Kohei Hasegawa, Baoshan Ma, Michimasa Fujiogi, Carlos A Camargo Jr., Liming Liang Association of obesity and its genetic predisposition with the risk of severe COVID-19: Analysis of population-based cohort data Metabolism, (doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154345) | Read more | Aug-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Genetics, Epidemiology |
9/21/20 | Erika Molteni, Christina M Astley, Wenjie Ma, Carole Helene Sudre, Laura A Magee, Benjamin Murray, Tove Fall, Maria F Gomez, Neli Tsereteli, Paul W Franks, John S Brownstein, Richard Davies, Jonathan Wolf, Timothy Spector, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire Steves, Andrew T Chan, Marc Modat SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in pregnant women: characterization of symptoms and syndromes predictive of disease and severity through real-time, remote participatory epidemiology https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.17.20161760 | Read more | Aug-20 | Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Pregnancy, Epidemiology, Comorbidity |
3/22/21 | Xue, B. & McMunn, A. Gender differences in the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on unpaid care work and psychological distress in the UK Covid-19 Lockdown PLoS ONE, 16(3) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247959 | Read more | Mar-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Lockdown, Gender inequalities, Unpaid care work |
9/21/20 | Witteveen, D. Sociodemographic inequality in exposure to COVID-19-induced economic hardship in the United Kingdom Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 69 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2020.100551 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Inequalities, Economic hardship, Earnings |
9/21/20 | Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni Changing living arrangements, family dynamics and stress during lockdown: evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK doi: 10.31235/osf.io/kv8dg | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society; NCDS; BCS70; MCS | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Living arrangements, Stress, Lockdown |
9/21/20 | Bryson, C. & McKay, S. COVID-19: has the pandemic affected relationships between children and their non-resident parents? CASEbrief 39 | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Paper | Separated families, Child maintenance, Parent-child relationships |
4/12/21 | Higbee, D.H., Nava, G., Kwong, A.S.F., Dodd, J.W. & Granell, R. The impact of asthma on mental health & wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown European Respiratory Journal, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.04497-2020 | Read more | Mar-21 | ALSPAC | Regional | Article | Asthma, Self-isolation, Mental health |
4/20/21 | Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu, Andrew Wong, James C Moon, Alun Hughes, David Bann, Nishi Chaturvedi, Praveetha Patalay, Gabriella Conti, Gabriella Captur Evaluating access to health and care services during lockdown by the COVID-19 survey in five UK national longitudinal studies BMJ Open, DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045813 | Read more | Mar-21 | MCS; Next Step; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Article | Access to health care, Inequalities, Public health |
9/21/20 | Northstone K, Smith D, Bowring C, Wells N, Crawford M, Haworth S, & Timpson, NJ The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Questionnaire data capture May-July 2020, Wellcome Open Res 2020, 5:210 | Read more | Sep-20 | ALSPAC | Regional | Data note (awaiting peer review) | Cross-generation, Health, Well-being, Behaviour |
9/21/20 | Kwong ASF, Pearson RM, Smith D et al. Longitudinal evidence for persistent anxiety in young adults through COVID-19 restrictions Wellcome Open Research 2020, 5:195 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16206.1 | Read more | Aug-20 | ALSPAC | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Anxiety, Lockdown, Adolescents |
9/28/20 | Claire L Niedzwiedz, Michael Green, Michaela Benzeval, Desmond D Campbell, Peter Craig, Evangelia Demou, Alastair H Leyland, Anna Pearce, Rachel M Thomson, Elise Whitley, S Vittal Katikireddi Mental health and health behaviours before and during the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215060 | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Health behaviours, Psychological distress |
9/28/20 | Peters, S.A.E., MacMahon, S. & Woodward, M. Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 mortality in women and men in the UK Biobank: comparisons with influenza/pneumonia and coronary heart disease Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14199 | Read more | Sep-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Influenza, Comorbidity |
9/28/20 | Clay, J.M., Stafford, L.D. & Parker, M.O. Poor inhibitory control and stress as risk-factors for alcohol (mis)use during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a national cross-sectional study across four generations https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.24.20197293 | Read more | Sep-20 | MCS; Next Step; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Alcohol consumption, Stress, Health behaviours |
12/10/21 | Erola Pairo-Castineira, Sara Clohisey, Lucija Klaric, Andrew Bretherick, Konrad Rawlik, Nick Parkinson, Dorota Pasko, Susan Walker, Anne Richmond, Max Head Fourman, Clark D Russell, Andrew Law, James Furniss, Elvina Gountouna, Nicola Wrobel, Loukas Moutsianas, Bo Wang, Alison Meynert, Zhijian Yang, Ranran Zhai, Chenqing Zheng, Fiona Griffiths, Wilna Oosthuyzen, Graeme Grimes, Barbara Shih, Sean Keating, Marie Zechner, Chris Haley, David J. Porteous, Caroline Hayward, Julian Knight, Charlotte Summers, Manu Shankar-Hari, Paul Klenerman, Lance Turtle, Antonia Ho, Charles Hinds, Peter Horby, Alistair Nichol, David Maslove, Lowell Ling, Danny McAuley, Hugh Montgomery, Timothy Walsh, Xia Shen, Kathy Rowan, Angie Fawkes, Lee Murphy, Chris P. Ponting, Albert Tenesa, Mark Caulfield, Richard Scott, Peter J.M. Openshaw, Malcolm G. Semple, Veronique Vitart, James F. Wilson, J. Kenneth Baillie. Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19 Nature, DOI:10.1038/s41586-020-03065-y | Read more | Mar-21 | Generation Scotland; UK Biobank | National | Article | Genetics, Comorbidity, Genomics |
10/6/20 | Crawford, R. & Karjalainen, H. Financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for older people | Read more | Sep-20 | ELSA | National | Briefing Note | Older people, Financial circumstances, Unemployment |
10/6/20 | Steptoe, A. & Steel, N. The experience of older people instructed to shield or self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic | Read more | Sep-20 | ELSA | National | Briefing Note | Older people, Self-isolation, Mental health |
10/6/20 | Zaninotto, P., Di Gessa, G. & Steel, N. The experience of older people with multimorbidity during the COVID-19 pandemic | Read more | Sep-20 | ELSA | National | Briefing Note | Older people, Comorbidity, Health behaviours |
10/6/20 | Chatzi, G., Di Gessa, G. & Nazroo, J. Changes in older people’s experiences of providing care and of volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic | Read more | Sep-20 | ELSA | National | Briefing Note | Older people, Caring, Volunteering |
10/13/20 | Li, L.Z. & Wang, S. Prevalence and Predictors of General Psychiatric Disorders and Loneliness during COVID-19 in the United Kingdom: Results from the Understanding Society UKHLS Psychiatry Research, 291, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113267 | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Loneliness, Mental health, Inequalities |
10/13/20 | Bu, F., Steptoe, A & Fancourt, D. Who is lonely in lockdown? Cross-cohort analyses of predictors of loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Public Health, 186, doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.036 | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Cross-cohort, Loneliness, Inequalities |
10/13/20 | Gallagher, S. & Wetherell, M. Risk of Depression in Family Caregivers: Unintended Consequence of COVID-19 British Journal of Psychology, 6(6) DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2020.99 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Depression, Family caregiving, Loneliness |
10/13/20 | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Health behaviours, Psychological distress | |
10/13/20 | Naveed Sattar, Frederick K Ho, Jason MR Gill, Nazim Ghouri, Stuart R Gray, Carlos A Celis-Morales, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Colin Berry, Jill P Pell, John JV McMurray, Paul Welsh. BMI and future risk for COVID-19 infection and death across sex, age and ethnicity: preliminary findings from UK biobank. Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, 14(5) DOI:10.1016/j.dsx.2020.06.060 | Read more | Sep-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | BMI, Physical health, Ethnicity |
10/13/20 | McEachan RRC, Dickerson J, Bridges S et al. The Born in Bradford COVID-19 Research Study: Protocol for an adaptive mixed methods research study to gather actionable intelligence on the impact of COVID-19 on health inequalities amongst families living in Bradford Wellcome Open Res 2020, 5:191 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16129.1) | Read more | Aug-20 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Article | Health inequalities, Deprivation, Ethnicity, Methodology |
10/20/20 | Parnham, J.C., Laverty, A.A., Majeed, A., & Vamos, E.P. Half of children entitled to free school meals do not have access to the scheme during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Public Health, 187. | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Free school meals, Food insecurity, Poverty |
10/20/20 | Warren, T. & Lyonette, C. Carrying the work burden of the COVID-19 pandemic: working class women in the UK Briefing Note 1: Employment and mental health, Working Paper No 2020/1, Nottingham University Business School. | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Gender, Class, Employment, Mental health |
6/25/21 | Burdett, A., Etheridge, B. & Spantig, L. Weather Affects Mobility but not Mental Well-being During Lockdown Health Economics, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4371 | Read more | Jun-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Weather, Lockdown, Mental Health |
1/14/21 | Crossley, T.F., Fisher, P. & Low, H. The Heterogeneous and Regressive Consequences of COVID-19: Evidence from High Quality Panel Data Journal of Public Economics, 193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104334 | Read more | Jan-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Employment, Inequalities, Financial distress |
10/27/20 | Parsons, S., and Wiggins, R.D. Trust in government and others during the COVID-19 pandemic - Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies. | Read more | Oct-20 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Paper | Trust, Compliance, Social distancing |
10/27/20 | Etheridge, B. & Spantig, L. The gender gap in mental well-being during the Covid-19 outbreak: evidence from the UK ISER Working Paper Series No. 2020 – 08 | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Mental health, Gender, Loneliness |
10/27/20 | Michaela Benzeval, Jonathan Burton, Thomas F. Crossley, Paul Fisher, Annette Jäckle, Hamish Low and Brendan Read The idiosyncratic impact of an aggregate shock: the distributional consequences of COVID-19 Understanding Society Working Paper Series No. 2020 – 09 | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Economic shocks, Social security, Earnings |
10/27/20 | Tinson, A. Living in poverty was bad for your health before COVID-19 The Health Foundation | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Poverty, Inequalities, Public health |
10/27/20 | Brewer, M. & Handscomb, K. All together now? The impacts of the Government’s coronavirus income support schemes across the age distribution Resolution Foundation | Read more | Sep-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Household income, Financial support, Social security |
10/27/20 | Pascale Bourquin, Isaac Delestre, Robert Joyce, Imran Rasul & Tom Waters The effects of coronavirus on household finances and financial distress IFS Briefing Note BN298 | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Household finances, Financial distress, Earnings |
10/27/20 | Muzhi Zhou, Ekaterina Hertog, Kamila Kolpashnikova & Man Yee Kan Gender inequalities: changes in income, time use and well-being before and during the UK COVID-19 lockdown https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/u8ytc | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print | Gender, Inequalities, Well-being, Time use |
10/27/20 | Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni Older and ‘staying at home’ during lockdown: informal care receipt during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst people aged 70 and over in the UK https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/962dy | Read more | Jun-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print | Older people, Household composition, Care needs |
10/27/20 | Giovanis, E., & Ozdamar, O. Who is left behind? Altruism of giving, happiness and mental health during the Covid-19 period in the UK Research Square | Read more | Aug-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print | Altruism, Mental health, Happiness |
10/27/20 | Hupkau, C. & Petrongolo, B. Work, care and gender during the COVID-19 crisis IZA Discussion Paper No. 13762 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Discussion paper | Gender, Inequalities, Caring |
10/27/20 | Thomas Crossley, Paul Fisher, Peter Levell & Hamish Low MPCs through COVID: spending, saving and private transfers IFS Working Paper W20/35 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Household finances, Consumption, Uncertainty |
10/27/20 | Massimiliano Tani, Zhiming Cheng, Silvia Mendolia, Alfredo R. Paloyo & David Savage Working parents, financial insecurity, and child-care: mental health in the time of COVID-19 IZA Discussion Paper No. 13588 | Read more | Aug-20 | Understanding Society | National | Discussion paper | Mental health, Child care, Financial insecurity |
1/14/21 | Proto, E. & Quintana-Domeque, C. COVID-19 and mental health deterioration by ethnicity and gender in the UK. PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244419. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244419 | Read more | Jan-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Ethnicity, Inequalities |
10/27/20 | Brendan Burchell, Senhu Wang, Daiga Kamerāde, Ioulia Bessa & Jill Rubery Cut hours, not people: no work, furlough, short hours and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK Working Paper No. 521 | Read more | Jul-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Working hours, Mental health, Unemployment |
10/27/20 | Bell, B., Codreanu, M. & Machin, S. What can previous recessions tell us about the Covid-19 downturn? CEP Paper 007 | Read more | Aug-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Recession, Unemployment, Inequalities |
10/27/20 | Shen, J. & Bartram, D. Fare differently, feel differently: mental well-being of UK-born and foreign-born working men during the COVID-19 pandemic European Societies, DOI: 10.1080/14616696.2020.1826557 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Gender, Nationality |
11/3/20 | Borkowska, M. & Laurence, J. Coming together or coming apart? Changes in social cohesion during the Covid-19 pandemic in England European Societies, DOI: 10.1080/14616696.2020.1833067 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Social cohesion, Trust, Neighbourhoods |
11/3/20 | Ben Baumberg Geiger, Lisa Scullion, Kate Summers, Philip Martin, Cormac Lawler, Daniel Edmiston, Andrea Gibbons, Jo Ingold, Eleni Karagiannaki, David Robertshaw & Robert de Vries. At the edge of the safety net: Unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Health Foundation rapid report 3. | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Benefits claimants, Inequalities, Mental health |
11/3/20 | Dickerson J., Kelly B., Lockyer B., Bridges, S., Cartwright, C., Willan, K., Shire, K., Crossley, K., Sheldon, T.A., Lawlor, D.A., Wright, J., MacEachan, R.R.C. & Pickett, K.E. Experiences of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic: descriptive findings from a survey of families in the Born in Bradford study Wellcome Open Res 2020, 5:228 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16317.1) | Read more | Oct-20 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Anxiety, Financial insecurity, Families |
11/3/20 | Major, L.E., Eyles, A., & Machin, S. Generation COVID: Emerging Work and Education Inequalities CEP Paper 011 | Read more | Oct-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Unemployment, Learning, Generations |
11/10/20 | M Borkowska and J Laurence (2020) Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey Briefing Note: Social cohesion – what has changed during the coronavirus outbreak?, Understanding Society Working Paper No 16/2020, ISER, University of Essex | Read more | Nov-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Social cohesion, Deprivation, Ethnic minorities |
11/10/20 | Petermann-Rocha F, Hanlon P, Gray SR, Welsh P, Gill JMR, Foster H, Katikireddi SV, Lyall D, Mackay DF, O'Donnell CA, Sattar N, Nicholl BI, Pell JP, Jani BD, Ho FK, Mair FS, Celis-Morales C. Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank. BMC Medicine,18(1):355. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01822-4. | Read more | Nov-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Frailty, Lifestyle, Hospitalisation |
11/10/20 | Ho FK, Petermann-Rocha F, Gray SR, Jani BD, Katikireddi SV, Niedzwiedz CL, Foster H, Hastie CE, Mackay DF, Gill JMR, O'Donnell C, Welsh P, Mair F, Sattar N, Celis-Morales CA, Pell JP. Is older age associated with COVID-19 mortality in the absence of other risk factors? General population cohort study of 470,034 participants. PLoS One. 15(11):e0241824. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241824. | Read more | Nov-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Old age, Mortality, Comorbidities |
11/17/20 | Carpentieri, J., Wielgoszewska, B., Church, D. and Goodman, A. In their own words: five generations of Britons describe their experiences of the coronavirus pandemic. Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies. | Read more | Nov-20 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Paper | Social isolation, Mental health, Inequalities |
11/17/20 | Zilanawala, A., Chanfreau, J., Sironi, M., and Palma, M. Household composition, couples’ relationship quality, and social support during lockdown - Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies. | Read more | Nov-20 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Paper | Household composition, Couples, Social support |
7/29/21 | Koltai, J., Toffolutti, V., Mckee, M. & Stuckler, D. Prevalence and changes in food-related hardships by socioeconomic and demographic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A longitudinal panel study The Lancet Regional Health - Europe DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100125 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Food security, Inequalities, Unemployment |
11/17/20 | B Lockyer, L Sheard, H Smith, J Dickerson, B Kelly, R McEachan, KE Pickett, T Sheldon, J Wright ‘Her whole little life has changed dramatically’ Findings of a qualitative study into children’s mental wellbeing in Bradford during Covid-19 | Read more | Nov-20 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Report | Mental health, Anxiety, Well being |
11/25/20 | Daly, M. & Robinson, E. High-Risk Drinking in Midlife Before Versus During the COVID-19 Crisis: Longitudinal Evidence From the United Kingdom American Journal of Preventative Medicine, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.09.004 | Read more | Nov-20 | BCS70 | National | Article | Alcohol consumption, Mental health, Health behaviours |
11/25/20 | Kwong, A. S. F., Pearson, R. M., Adams, M. J., Northstone, K., Tilling, K., Smith, D., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Bould, H., Warne, N., Zammit, S., Gunnell, D. J., Moran, P., Micali, N., Reichenberg, A., Hickman, M., Rai, D., Haworth, S., Campbell, A., Altschul, D., Flaig, R., McIntosh, A. M., Lawlor, D. A., Porteous, D., Timpson, N. J. Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts. British Journal of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2020.242 | Read more | Nov-20 | ALSPAC; Generation Scotland | Regional & Devolved Nations | Article | Mental health, Anxiety, Well-being |
11/25/20 | Kolin, D.A., Kulm, S., Christos, P.J. & Elemento, O. Clinical, regional, and genetic characteristics of Covid-19 patients from UK Biobank PLoSOne, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241264 | Read more | Nov-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnicity, Inequalities, Genetics |
12/2/20 | Claire L Niedzwiedz, Michaela Benzeval, Kirsten Hainey, Alastair H Leyland, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Psychological distress among people with probable COVID-19 infection: analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.24.20237909 | Read more | Nov-20 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Psychological distress, Mental health, Inequalities |
1/21/22 | Josie Dickerson, Brian Kelly, Bridget Lockyer, Sally Bridges, Christopher Cartwright, Kathryn Willan, Katy Shire, Kirsty Crossley, Maria Bryant, Najma Siddiqi, Trevor A Sheldon, Deborah A Lawlor, John Wright, Rosemary RC McEachan, Kate E Pickett 'When will this end? Will it end?' The impact of the March-June 2020 UK Covid-19 lockdown response on mental health: a longitudinal survey of mothers in the Born in Bradford study BMJ Open, 12(1), DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047748 | Read more | Jan-22 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Article | Mental health, Motherhood, Ethnicity |
12/2/20 | Read more | Oct-20 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Frailty, Comorbidity, Mortality | |
5/26/21 | Xiude Fan, Zhengwen Liu, Kyle L Poulsen, Xiaoqin Wu, Tatsunori Miyata, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Daniel M. Rotroff & Laura E. Nagy Alcohol Consumption is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Obese Patients with COVID-19: a Mendelian Randomization Study using UK Biobank Nutrients, 13(5) DOI: 10.3390/nu13051592 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Alcohol consumption, Obesity, Ethnicity |
12/2/20 | Marco Travaglio, Yizhou Yu, Rebeka Popovic, Liza Selley, Nuno Santos Leal & Luis Miguel Martins Links between air pollution and COVID-19 in England Environmental Pollution, 268, Part 1A, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115859 | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Air pollution, Nitrogen oxide, Mortality |
12/2/20 | Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Barbara Bodinier, Joshua Elliott, Matthew D Whitaker, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Roel Vermeulen, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre & Paul Elliott Risk factors for positive and negative COVID-19 tests: a cautious and in-depth analysis of UK biobank data International Journal of Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa134 | Read more | Aug-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Risk factors, Ethnicity, Disadvantage |
12/2/20 | Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, Celeste McCracken, Mae S Bethell, Jackie Cooper, Cyrus Cooper, Mark J Caulfield, Patricia B Munroe, Nicholas C Harvey & Steffen E Petersen Greater risk of severe COVID-19 in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations is not explained by cardiometabolic, socioeconomic or behavioural factors, or by 25(OH)-vitamin D status: study of 1326 cases from the UK Biobank Journal of Public Health, 42(3), pp. 451–460 | Read more | Sep-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnicity, Socioeconomic disadvantage, Epidemiology |
12/9/20 | Dylan M. Williams, Gabriella Conti, Nishi Chaturvedi, Alun Hughes, George B. Ploubidis and Richard J. Silverwood Prevalence of COVID-19, symptoms and testing: Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies. London: UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies. | Read more | Dec-20 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD | National | Briefing Paper | Prevalence, Symptoms, Generations |
12/9/20 | Robert Maidstone, Simon G Anderson, David W Ray, Martin K Rutter, Hannah J Durrington, John F Blaikley Shift work is associated with positive COVID-19 status in hospitalised patients https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.04.20244020 | Read more | Dec-20 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Health care workers, Shift work, Hospitalization |
10/22/21 | Yong Xiang, Kenneth C.Y. Wong, Hon-Cheong So Exploring drugs and vaccines associated with altered risks and severity of COVID-19: a UK Biobank cohort study of all ATC level-4 drug categories Pharmaceutics, 13(9), DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13091514 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vaccines, Medication, Comorbidities |
12/9/20 | Ho, F.K., Celis-Morales, C.A., Gray, S.R., Katikireddi, S.V., Niedzwiedz, C.L., Hastie, C., Ferguson, L.D., Berry, C., MacKay, D.F., Gill, J.M.R., Pell, J.P., Sattar, N., Welsh, P. Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for COVID-19, and comparison to risk factors for influenza and pneumonia: Results from a UK Biobank prospective cohort study BMJ Open, 10(11), DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040402 | Read more | Nov-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Risk factors, Influenza, Pneumonia, Health behaviour |
12/16/20 | Zhou, J., Liu, C., Sun, Y., Huang, W. & Ye, K. Cognitive disorders associated with hospitalization of COVID-19: Results from an observational cohort study Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 91, pp. 383-392. | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Cognitive disorders, Dementia, Genetics |
12/16/20 | Gallagher, S., Bennett, K.M. & Roper, L. Loneliness and depression in patients with cancer during COVID-19 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2020.1853653 | Read more | Dec-20 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Loneliness, Cancer, Mental health |
12/16/20 | Zhang, J., Pellicori, P., Schutte, R. & Cleland, J.G. The association between blood groups and COVID-19 infection: a study from the UK Biobank Journal of Internal Medicine, DOI: 10.1111/joim.13226 | Read more | Dec-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Blood group, Hospitalization, Infection |
12/16/20 | Gareth J. Griffith, Tim T. Morris, Matthew J. Tudball, Annie Herbert, Giulia Mancano, Lindsey Pike, Gemma C. Sharp, Jonathan Sterne, Tom M. Palmer, George Davey Smith, Kate Tilling, Luisa Zuccolo, Neil M. Davies & Gibran Hemani Collider bias undermines our understanding of COVID-19 disease risk and severity Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19478-2 | Read more | Dec-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Risk factors, Sampling bias, Epidemiology |
1/6/21 | Drew Altschul, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Alex Kwong, Louise Hartley, Clifford Nangle, Rachel Edwards, Rebecca Dawson, Christie Levein, Archie Campbell, Robin Flaig, Andrew McIntosh, Ian Deary, Riccardo Marioni, Caroline Hayward, Cathie Sudlow, Elaine Douglas, David Bell, David Porteous Face covering adherence is positively associated with better mental health and wellbeing: a longitudinal analysis of the CovidLife surveys https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.18.20248477 | Read more | Dec-20 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Compliance, Face coverings |
5/18/21 | Elaine Robertson, Kelly S Reeve, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Jamie Moore, Margaret Blake, Michael Green, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Michaela J Benzeval Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK Household Longitudinal Study Brain, Behavior & Immunity, 94, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.03.008 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Vaccine hesitancy, Demographics, Inequalities |
1/6/21 | Auriel A Willette, Sara A Willette, Qian Wang, Colleen Pappas, Brandon S Klinedinst, Scott Le, Brittany Larsen, Amy Pollpeter, Nicole Brenner, Tim Waterboer Using machine learning to predict COVID-19 infection and severity risk among 4,510 aged adults: a UK Biobank cohort study https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.09.20127092 | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Risk profile, Serology, Demographics |
1/6/21 | Zhang, X., Li, X., Sun, Z., He, Y., Xu, W., Campbell, H., Dunlop, M.G., Timofeeva, M., Theodoratou, E. Physical activity and COVID-19: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study Journal of Global Health, 10(2), DOI: 10.7189/jogh-10-020514 | Read more | Dec-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Physical activity, Health behaviours, Biogenetics |
1/6/21 | Larvin, H., Wilmott, S., Wu, J.H. & Kang, J. The Impact of Periodontal Disease on Hospital Admission and Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic Frontiers in Medicine, 7, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.604980 | Read more | Nov-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Oral health, Hospitalization, Mortality |
1/14/21 | Alex V. Rowlands, David E. Kloecker, Yogini Chudasama, Melanie J. Davies, Nathan P. Dawkins, Charlotte L. Edwardson, Clare Gillies, Kamlesh Khunti, Cameron Razieh, Nazrul Islam, Francesco Zaccardi, Tom Yates Association of Timing and Balance of Physical Activity and Rest/Sleep With Risk of COVID-19: A UK Biobank Study Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 96(1), DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.10.032 | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Health behaviour, Sleep, Physical activity |
1/14/21 | Barnes, A. & Hamilton, M. Coronavirus and the social impacts on different ethnic groups in the UK: 2020 ONS Report | Read more | Dec-20 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Ethnic groups, Socioeconomic inequalities, Mental health |
6/11/21 | Davillas, A. & Jones, A.M. Unmet health care need and income-related horizontal equity in access during the Covid-19 pandemic Health Economics, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4282 | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Health care, Income inequality, Access to services |
1/14/21 | Florisson, R. Downturn In Workers’ Mental And Financial Wellbeing During Covid-19: Hardest Hit Are Those That Can Least Afford It Work Foundation, Briefing Report | Read more | Dec-20 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Report | Mental health, Financial wellbeing, Inequalities |
1/14/21 | Claudia Hupkau, Ingo Isphording, Stephen Machin and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela Labour market shocks during the Covid-19 pandemic: inequalities and child outcomes CEP Covid-19 Analysis Series 015 | Read more | Dec-20 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Labour market, Earnings, Inequalities |
1/25/21 | Yuan, Z., Hongxi, Y., Shu Li, Wei-Dong Li, Ju Wang, Yaogang Wang Association analysis framework of genetic and exposure risks for COVID-19 in middle-aged and elderly adults Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 194, DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2021.111433 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Genetics, Comorbidity, Health behaviours |
1/25/21 | Amin, H.A. & Drenos, F. No evidence that vitamin D is able to prevent or affect the severity of COVID-19 in individuals with European ancestry: a Mendelian randomisation study of open data BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000151 | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, Genetics, Ancestry |
4/20/21 | Morys, F. & Dagher, A. Poor metabolic health increases COVID-19-related mortality in the UK Biobank sample Frontiers in Endocrinology DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.652765 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Metabolic health, Obesity, Hypertension |
1/25/21 | Prati, G. & Mancini, A.D. The psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: a review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies and natural experiments Psychological Medicine, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291721000015 | Read more | Jan-21 | Understanding Society; ALSPAC; Generation Scotland | National | Article (Meta-analysis) | Mental health, Well-being, Lockdown |
1/25/21 | Cheng, Z., Mendolia, S., Paloyo, A.R., Savage, D.A. & Tani, M. Working parents, financial insecurity, and childcare: mental health in the time of COVID-19 in the UK Review of Economics of the Household, DOI: 10.1007/s11150-020-09538-3 | Read more | Jan-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Financial insecurity, Child care, Mental health |
1/25/21 | Eric Emerson, Roger Stancliffe, Chris Hatton, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Tania King, Vaso Totsika, Zoe Aitken, Anne Kavanagh The impact of disability on employment and financial security following the outbreak of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the UK Journal of Public Health, DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa270 | Read more | Jan-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Disability, Financial insecurity, Employment |
1/25/21 | Generation Scotland RuralCovidLife Survey General Report: Health and wellbeing of rural communities in Scotland Report | Read more | Jan-21 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Report | Rural communities, Well-being, Employment |
6/11/21 | Elise Whitley, Kelly Reeve, Michaela Benzeval Tracking the mental health of home-carers during the first COVID-19 national lockdown: evidence from a nationally representative UK survey https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.25.21250437 | Read more | Jun-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Unpaid carers, Mental health, Lockdown |
2/2/21 | Generation Scotland. TeenCovidLife Survey 2 General Report Health and wellbeing of young people in lockdown www.ed.ac.uk | Read more | Feb-21 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Report | Young people, Well being, Stress |
2/2/21 | Generation Scotland. TeenCovidLife Survey 2 - Schooling Mini Report Cancelled SQA exams - impact on young people www.ed.ac.uk | Read more | Feb-21 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Report | Young people, Schooling, Qualifications |
2/2/21 | Konstantinos Angelopoulos, Spyridon Lazarakis, Rebecca Mancy and Max Schroeder Medium-run wealth inequality following COVID-19 Report | Read more | Jan-21 | Understanding Society | National | Briefing Note | Wealth inequality, Recession, Low-income households |
2/2/21 | Hao Ma, Tao Zhou, Yoriko Heianza, Lu Qi, Habitual use of vitamin D supplements and risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: a prospective study in UK Biobank American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa381 | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, Biogenetics, Supplements |
2/2/21 | Rose S. Penfold, Maria Beatrice Zazzara, Marc F. Osterdahl, Carly Welch, Mary Ni Lochlainn, Maxim B. Freidin, Ruth C.E. Bowyer, Ellen Thompson, Michela Antonelli, Yu Xian Rachel Tan, Carole H. Sudre, Marc Modat, Benjamin Murray, Jonathan Wolf, Sebastien Ourselin, Tonny Veenith, Janet M. Lord, Claire J. Steves Individual factors underlie temperature variation in sickness and in health: influence of age, BMI and genetic factors in a multi-cohort study https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250480 | Read more | Jan-21 | Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Ageing, BMI, Biogenetics |
2/9/21 | Public Health Scotland. COVID-19 Shielding Programme (Scotland) rapid evaluation: full report. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland | Read more | Feb-21 | Understanding Society | Devolved Nations | Report | Shielding, Programme evaluation, Food support |
6/11/21 | G. David Batty, Ian J. Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Catharine R. Gale, Drew Altschul Pre-pandemic cognitive function and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: cohort study Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.05.016 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Cognitive function, Mortality, Inequalities |
10/6/21 | Batty, G.D., Gaye, B., Gale, C., Hamer, M. & Lassale, C. Explaining ethnicity disparities in COVID-19 mortality: population-based, prospective cohort study American Journal of Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab237 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnic groups, Mortality, Inequalities |
2/9/21 | Hu, J., Li, C., Wang, S., Li, T. & Zhang, H. Genetic variants are identified to increase risk of COVID-19 related mortality from UK Biobank data Human Genomics, 15(10), DOI: 10.1186/s40246-021-00306-7 | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnic groups, Mortality, Genomics |
2/9/21 | Zhou, J., Sun, Y., Huang, W. & Kaixiong Y. Altered blood cell traits underlie a major genetic locus of severe COVID-19 The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab035 | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Blood cells, Biogenetics, Phenome |
2/9/21 | De Jong, M., Woodward, M. & Peters,S.A.E. Diabetes and COVID-19–Related Mortality in Women and Men in the UK Biobank: Comparisons With Influenza/Pneumonia and Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Care 2021 Feb, 44(2): e22-e24. | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Diabetes, Gender, Comorbidities |
2/9/21 | Li, S., Cao, Z., Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Xu, F. & Wang, Y. Metabolic Healthy Obesity, Vitamin D Status, and Risk of COVID-19 Ageing & Disease, 12(1), 61-71. | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, Obesity, Metabolic health |
2/17/21 | Wolfe, M.T. & Patel, P.C. Everybody hurts: Self-employment, financial concerns, mental distress, and well-being during COVID-19 Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 15, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00231 | Read more | Feb-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, financial wellbeing, Self-employment |
2/17/21 | Zamberlan, A., Gioachin, F. & Gritti, D. Work less, help out more? The persistence of gender inequality in housework and childcare during UK COVID-19 Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2021.100583 | Read more | Feb-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Housework, Child care, Gender inequality |
2/17/21 | Yu, Y., Travaglio, M., Popovic, R., Leal, N.S. & Marins, L.M. Alzheimer’s and parkinson’s diseases predict different COVID-19 outcomes: A UK biobank study Geriatrics, 6(1), DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics6010010 | Read more | Jan-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Mortality, Biological determinants of health |
2/17/21 | Didikoglu, A., Maharani, A., Pendleton, N., Canal, M.M. & Payton, A. Early life factors and COVID-19 infection in England: A prospective analysis of UK Biobank participant Early Human Development, 155, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105326 | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Maternal smoking, Birth weight, Early life |
2/17/21 | Joshua Elliott, Barbara Bodinier, Matthew Whitaker, Cyrille Delpierre, Roel Vermeulen, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Paul Elliott & Marc Chadeau-Hyam COVID-19 mortality in the UK Biobank cohort: revisiting and evaluating risk factors European Journal of Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1007/s10654-021-00722-y | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Mortality, Comorbidities, Ethnicity |
3/1/21 | Lara Aknin, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Elizabeth Dunn, Daisy Fancourt, Elkhonon Goldberg, John Helliwell, Sarah P. Jones, Elie Karam, Richard Layard, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Andrew Rzepa, Shekhar Saxena, Emily Thornton, Tyler VanderWeele, Ashley Whillans, Jamil Zaki, Ozge Karadag Caman, Yanis Ben Amour A Review and Response to the Early Mental Health and Neurological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic https://psyarxiv.com/zw93g/ | Read more | Feb-21 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Well-being, Mental health, Neurological effects |
3/1/21 | Yates, T., Razieh, C., Zaccardi, F., Rowlands, A.D., Seidu, S., Davies, M.J. & Khunti, K. Obesity, walking pace and risk of severe COVID-19 and mortality: analysis of UK Biobank International Journal of Obesity, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00771-z | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Frailty, Walking |
3/1/21 | Freuer, D., Linseisen, J. & Meisinger, C. Impact of body composition on COVID-19 susceptibility and severity: a two-sample multivariable Mendelian randomization study Metabolism, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154732 | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Body composition, Biogenetics, Obesity |
8/13/21 | Ellwardt, L. & Praeg, P. Heterogeneous Mental Health Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom Scientific Reports, 11, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95490-w | Read more | Aug-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Psychological distress trajectories, Inequalities |
3/1/21 | Wenwen Chen, Yu Zeng, Chen Suo, Huazhen Yang, Yilong Chen, Can Hou, Yao Hu, Zhiye Ying, Yajing Sun, Yuanyuan Qu, Donghao Lu, Fang Fang, Unnur A. Valdimarsdóttir, Huan Song Genetic predisposition to psychiatric disorders and risk of COVID-19 https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.23.21251866 | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Psychiatric disorders, Genetics, Mental health |
4/20/21 | Ruth K Topless, Amanda Phipps-Green, Megan Leask, Nicola Dalbeth, Lisa K Stamp, Philip C Robinson, Tony R Merriman Gout, rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of death from COVID-19: an analysis of the UK Biobank ACR Open Rheumatology DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11252 | Read more | Apr-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Gout, Rheumatoid arthritis, Comorbidities |
6/11/21 | Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Tomoko Nakanishi, Vincent Mooser, David R. Morrison, Tala Abdullah, Olumide Adeleye, Noor Mamlouk, Nofar Kimchi, Zaman Afrasiabi, Nardin Rezk, Annarita Giliberti, Alessandra Renieri, Yiheng Chen, Sirui Zhou, Vincenzo Forgetta, J Brent Richards Vitamin D and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity in the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative: a Mendelian Randomization Study PLoS Medicine, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003605 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, Genetics, Physiology |
3/1/21 | Laird, E. & Kenny, R.A. Vitamin D Deficiency in Ireland - Implications for Covid-19. Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing | Read more | Apr-20 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Vitamin D, Immunology, Older adults |
3/1/21 | O'Halloran, A., McGarrigle, C., Scarlett, S., Roe, L., Romero-Ortuno, R. & Kenny, R.A. TILDA Report on Population Estimates of Physical Frailty in Ireland to Inform Demographics for Over 50s in Ireland during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Read more | Apr-20 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Frailty, Physical health, Older adults |
3/1/21 | Hernández, B., Sexton, D., Moriarty, F., Cosgrave, N., O'Halloran, A., McGarrigle, C., Scarlett, S. & Kenny, R.A. High-risk categories for COVID-19 and their distribution by county in Republic of Ireland-evidence from the TILDA study | Read more | Apr-20 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Older adults, Multimorbidity, Immunodeficiency |
3/1/21 | Romero-Ortuno, R., May, P., Wang, M., Scarlett, S., Hever, A. & Kenny, R.A., TILDA Nursing Home Data: A short report to inform COVID-19 responses for our most vulnerable | Read more | May-20 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Nursing homes, Mental health, End-of-life care |
3/1/21 | Ward, M., McGarrigle, C., Hever, A., O'Mahoney, P., Moynihan, S., Loughran, G. & Kenny, R.A. Loneliness and social isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic among the over 70s: Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and ALONE | Read more | Jul-20 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Loneliness, Social isolation, Well-being |
3/1/21 | De Looze, C., Ward, M., McDowell, C., Bourke, N. & Kenny, R.A. Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination: important learnings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) | Read more | Jan-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Public health, Physical activity, Vaccination |
3/1/21 | Ward, M., O'Mahoney, P. & Kenny, R.A. Altered lives in a time of crisis: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults in Ireland | Read more | Jan-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Older adults, Social care, Well-being |
3/1/21 | Monaghan, A., Bourke, N., O’Halloran, A., Ward, M., Xue, F., Jennings, G., Kenny, R.A. & Romero-Ortuno, R. New self-reported exhaustion during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Read more | Feb-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Exhaustion, Mental health, Multimorbidities |
3/12/21 | Evandrou, M., Falkingham, J., Qin, M. & Vlachantoni, A. Changing living arrangements and stress during Covid-19 lockdown: Evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK SSM - Population Health 13 | Read more | Mar-21 | NCDS; BCS70; Next Steps; MCS | National | Article | Living arrangements, Stress, Lockdown |
5/12/21 | Pierce, M., McManus, S., Hope, H., Hotopf, M., Ford, T., Hatch, S., John, A., Kontopantelis, E., Webb, R.T., Wessely, S. & Abel, K. Mental health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent class trajectory analysis using longitudinal UK data The Lancet Psychiatry DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00151-6 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Financial difficulties, Deprived areas |
3/12/21 | Olga Cantó Sánchez, Francesco Figari, Carlo Fiorio, Sarah Kuypers, Sarah Marchal, Marina Romaguera de la Cruz, Iva Valentinova Tasseva and Gerlinde Verbist Welfare resilience at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in a selection of European countries: impact on public finance and household incomes EUROMOD Working Paper Series, EM4-21 | Read more | Feb-21 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Household income, Public finances, Welfare state |
3/12/21 | Blanden, J., Crawford, C., Fumagalli, L. & Rabe, B. School closures and children’s emotional and behavioural difficulties Institute for Social and Economic Research report | Read more | Mar-21 | Understanding Society | National | Report | School closures, Mental health, Well being |
9/10/21 | Daniel D Bingham, Andy Daly-Smith, Jennifer Hall, Amanda Seims, Sufyan A. Dogra, Stuart J Fairclough, Mildred Ajebon, Brian Kelly, Bo Hou, Katy A Shire, Kirsty L Crossley, Mark Mon-Williams, John Wright, Kate Pickett, Rosemary McEachan, Josie Dickerson, Sally E Barber Covid-19 lockdown: Ethnic differences in children’s self-reported physical activity and the importance of leaving the home environment. A longitudinal and cross-sectional study from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 18(10) DOI: 10.1186/s12966-021-01183-y | Read more | Sep-21 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Article | Physical activity, Play, Child health, Ethnic differences |
3/12/21 | Joshua Elliott, Barbara Bodinier, Matthew Whitaker, Cyrille Delpierre, Roel Vermeulen, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Paul Elliott & Marc Chadeau‑Hyam COVID‑19 mortality in the UK Biobank cohort: revisiting and evaluating risk factors European Journal of Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1007/s10654-021-00722-y | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Mortality, Risk factors, Comorbidities |
3/12/21 | Yaqoot Fatima, Romola S. Bucks, Abdullah A. Mamun, Isabelle Skinner, Ivana Rosenzweig, Guy Leschziner & Timothy C. Skinner Shift work is associated with increased risk of COVID‐19: Findings from the UK Biobank cohort Journal of Sleep Research, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13326 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Shift work, Sleep, Vulnerable groups |
3/12/21 | Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C Pilling, Janice L Atkins, Jane A H Masoli, João Delgado, Christopher Tignanelli, George A Kuchel, David Melzer, Kenneth B Beckman, Morgan E Levine Biological Aging Predicts Vulnerability to COVID-19 Severity in UK Biobank Participants Journals of Gerontology: Series A, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab060 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ageing, Phenotype, Biological markers |
3/12/21 | Aaron Leong, Joanne B. Cole, Laura N. Brenner, James B. Meigs, Jose C. Florez, Josep M. Mercader Cardiometabolic risk factors for COVID-19 susceptibility and severity: A Mendelian randomization analysis PLOS Medicine, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003553 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Epidemiology, Obesity, Cardiometabolic disease |
3/12/21 | Michael Drozd, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Patrick J Lillie, Sam Straw, Ann W Morgan, Mark T Kearney, Klaus K Witte & Richard M Cubbon Non-communicable disease, sociodemographic factors, and risk of death from infection: a UK Biobank observational cohort study The Lancet Infectious Diseases, DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30978-6 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Mortality, Comorbidities, Socioeconomic status |
3/22/21 | Qian, Y. & Hu, Y. Couples’ Changing Work Patterns in the United Kingdom and the United States during the COVID‐19 Pandemic Gender, Work & Organization, DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12661 | Read more | Mar-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Employment patterns, Gender roles, Human capital |
3/22/21 | Andrew, A., Bandiera, O., Costa Dias, M. & Landais, C. The careers and time use of mothers and fathers IFS Report | Read more | Mar-21 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Parents, Time use, Employment patterns, Gender gap |
3/22/21 | Green, M.J., Pearce, A., Parkes, A., Robertson, E. & Katikireddi, S.V. Pre-school childcare and inequalities in child development SSM - Population Health, 14, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100776 | Read more | Jun-21 | MCS | National | Article | Child development, Family structure, Pre-school education |
3/22/21 | Cameron Razieh, Francesco Zaccardi, Nazrul Islam, Clare L Gillies, Yogini Chudasama, Alex Rowlands, David E Kloecker, Melanie J Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Thomas Yates Ethnic minorities and COVID-19: Examining whether excess risk is mediated through deprivation European Journal of Public Health, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab041 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Ethnic minorities, Material deprivation, Socioeconomic inequality |
3/22/21 | Amy Thomas, Leon Danon, Hannah Christensen, Kate Northstone, Daniel Smith, Emily Nixon, Adam Trickey, Gibran Hemani, Sarah Sauchelli, Adam Finn, Nicholas Timpson, Ellen Brooks-Pollock Limits of lockdown: characterising essential contacts during strict physical distancing https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.12.21253484 | Read more | Mar-21 | ALSPAC | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Social contacts, Distancing, Health inequalities |
3/22/21 | Thomas J. Wilkinson, Thomas Yates, Luke Baker, Francesco Zaccardi, Alice C. Smith Sarcopenic obesity and the risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.19.21253945 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Obesity, Muscle mass, Risk factors |
3/22/21 | Altschul D, Fawns-Ritchie C, Kwong A, Hartley, L, Nangle, C, Edwards, R, Dawson, R, Levein, C, Campbell, A, Flaig, R, McIntosh, A, Deary, I, Marioni, R, Hayward, C, Sudlow, C, Douglas, E, Bell, D & Porteous, D Face covering adherence is positively associated with better mental health and wellbeing: a longitudinal analysis of the CovidLife surveys Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:62 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.1 | Read more | Mar-21 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Face masks, Mental health, Well being |
4/12/21 | Geyser, L. The impact of Covid-19 on food security: a qualitative analysis of the rise in London’s existing food insecurity due to the financial impact of Covid-19 World Nutrition, 12 DOI: 10.26596/wn.202112140-50 | Read more | Mar-21 | Understanding Society | Regional | Article | Food security, Inequalities, Ethnic minorities |
4/12/21 | Ola Demkowicz, Margarita Panayiotou, Sam Parsons, Amy Feltham, Louise Arseneault, Beth Ingram, Praveetha Patalay, Dawn Edge, Matthias Pierce, Cathy Creswell, Christina Victor, Rory C. O'Connor and Pamela Qualter Looking Back to Move Forward: Reflections on the Strengths and Challenges of the COVID-19 UK Mental Health Research Response Frontiers in Psychology, 12 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622562 | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Inequalities, Academic research |
4/12/21 | Ferry, F., Bunting, B, Rosato, M., Curran, E. & Leavey, G. The impact of reduced working on mental health in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Understanding Society COVID-19 study Journal of Affective Disorders, 287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.042 | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Employment, Furlough |
4/12/21 | Giorgio Di Gessa, Jane Maddock, Michael J. Green, Ellen J. Thompson, Eoin McElroy, Helena L. Davies, Jessica Mundy, Anna J. Stevenson, Alex S.F. Kwong, Gareth J. Griffith, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, George B. Ploubidis, Emla Fitzsimons, Morag Henderson, Richard J. Silverwood, Nish Chaturvedi, Gerome Breen, Claire J. Steves, Andrew Steptoe, David J Porteous & Praveetha Patalay Mental health inequalities in healthcare, economic, and housing disruption during COVID-19: an investigation in 12 longitudinal studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.01.21254765 | Read more | Apr-21 | MCS; ALSPAC; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD; Understanding Society; ELSA; Generation Scotland; Twins UK; Adult Twin Registry; Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression Study | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Health care, Housing |
11/23/21 | Villadsen, A., Patalay, P. & Bann, D. Mental health in relation to changes in sleep, exercise, alcohol and diet during the COVID-19 pandemic: examination of five UK cohort studies Psychological Medicine, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291721004657 | Read more | Nov-21 | NCDS; BCS70; Next Steps; MCS | National | Article | Mental health, Exercise, Alcohol, Sleep |
4/12/21 | Lee, S.F., Niksic, M., Rachet, B., Sanchez, M.-J. & Luque-Fernandez, M.-A. Socioeconomic Inequalities and Ethnicity Are Associated with a Positive COVID-19 Test among Cancer Patients in the UK Biobank Cohort Cancers, 13(7), DOI: 10.3390/cancers13071514 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Cancer, Ethnic groups, Inequalities |
4/12/21 | Qingning Wang, Veryan Codd, Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, Crispin Musicha, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Stephen Kaptoge, Elias Allara, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Adam S. Butterworth, Angela M. Wood, John R. Thompson, Steffen E Petersen, Nicholas C. Harvey, John N. Danesh, Nilesh J. Samani, Christopher P. Nelson Older biological age is associated with adverse COVID-19 outcomes: A cohort study in UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.20.21254010 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Biological age, Risk factors, Genetic factors |
4/20/21 | Wilson, H. & Finch, D. Unemployment and mental health Why both require action for our COVID-19 recovery Health Foundation report | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Mental health, Unemployment, Social security |
4/20/21 | Kirov, G. & Baker, E. COVID-19 and mortality risk in patients with psychiatric disorders https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.08.21255046 | Read more | Apr-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Psychiatric disorders, Mortality, Mental health |
4/20/21 | Roca-Fernandez, A., Dennis, A., Nicholls, R., McGonigle, J., Kelly, M., Banerjee, R. & Sanyal, A.J. Hepatic Steatosis, Rather Than Underlying Obesity, Increases the Risk of Infection and Hospitalization for COVID-19 Frontiers in Medicine, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.636637 | Read more | Mar-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Liver health, Biogenetics |
4/20/21 | Chen, D.T.-H., Kyriakos, C.N. Cigarette and E-Cigarettes Dual Users, Exclusive Users and COVID-19: Findings from Four UK Birth Cohort Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 3935 | Read more | Apr-21 | NCDS; BCS70; Next Steps; MCS | National | Article | Smoking, E-cigarettes, Health behaviour |
4/20/21 | Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu, Andrew Wong, James C Moon, Alun D Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi, Gabriella Conti, David Bann, Praveetha Patalay, Gabriella Captur Impact of lockdown on key workers: findings from the COVID-19 survey in four UK national longitudinal studies Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020- 215889 | Read more | Apr-21 | NCDS; BCS70; Next Steps; MCS | National | Article | Key workers, Lockdown, Health |
4/26/21 | Kate E Pickett, Mildred Ajebon, Bo Hou, Brian Kelly, Philippa K Bird, Josie Dickerson, Katy Shire, Mark Mon-Williams, Neil Small, Rosemary McEachan, John Wright, Deborah A Lawlor Vulnerabilities in child wellbeing among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Bradford, UK https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.10.21249538 | Read more | Jan-21 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Well-being, Primary school, Inequalities |
4/26/21 | Bridget Lockyer, Shahid Islam, Aamnah Rahman, Josie Dickerson, Kate Pickett, Trevor Sheldon, John Wright, Rosemary McEachan, Laura Sheard Understanding Covid-19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in context: Findings from a qualitative study involving citizens in Bradford, UK https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.22.20248259 | Read more | Dec-20 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Misinformation, Vaccine hesitancy, Emotions |
4/26/21 | Brown, L., Mossabir, R., Harrison, N., Brundle, C., Smith, J. & Clegg, A. Life in lockdown: a telephone survey to investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the lives of older people (≥75 years) Age & Ageing, 50(2), 341-346 | Read more | Mar-21 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Article | Older adults, Anxiety, Social distancing |
4/26/21 | Power, M., Doherty, B., Pybus, K.J. & Pickett, K.E. How COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty Emerald Open Research, 2(11), DOI: 10.35241/emeraldopenres.13539.2 | Read more | May-20 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Article | Food insecurity, Inequalities, Poverty |
4/27/21 | Steptoe, A. & Di Gessa, G. Mental health and social interactions of older people with physical disabilities in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study, Lancet Public Health, DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00069-4 | Read more | Apr-21 | ELSA | National | Article | Mental health, Older adults, Physical disabilities |
4/27/21 | Norman, A. & Corfe, S. London coronavirus economy tracker: Tracking the impact of coronavirus on the capital's economy - April 2021 Social Market Foundation report | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | Regional | Report | Lockdown, Labour market, Unemployment |
4/27/21 | Tahira, A.C., Verjovski-Almeida, S. & Ferreira, S.T. Dementia is an age‐independent risk factor for severity and death in COVID‐19 inpatients Alzheimer's & Dementia, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12352 | Read more | Apr-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Dementia, Epidemiology, Hospitalization |
4/27/21 | A. V. Rowlands, C. Gillies, Y. Chudasama, M. J. Davies, N. Islam, D. E. Kloecker, C. Lawson, M. Pareek, C. Razieh, F. Zaccardi, T. Yates & K. Khunti Association of working shifts, inside and outside of healthcare, with severe COVID−19: an observational study BMC Public Health, 21(773), DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10839-0 | Read more | Apr-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Shift work, Health care workers, Ethnicity |
4/27/21 | Wallinheimo, A.-S. & Evans, S.L. More Frequent Internet Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic Associates with Enhanced Quality of Life and Lower Depression Scores in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Healthcare, 9(4), DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9040393 | Read more | Apr-21 | ELSA | National | Article | Internet use, Quality of life, Depression |
5/4/21 | Smith, N.R. & Taylor, I. Finances and Mental Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic, NatCen Report | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Financial circumstances, Mental health, Inequalities |
5/4/21 | Menni, C., Klaser, K., May, A., Polidori, L., Capdevila, J., Louca, P., Sudre, C.H., Nguyen, L.H., Drew, D.A., Merino, J., Hu, C., Selvachandran, S., Antonelli, M., Murray, B., Canas, L.S., Molteni, E., Graham, M.S., Modat, M., Joshi, A.D., Mangino, M., Hammers, A., Goodman, A.L., Chan, A.T., Wolf, J., Steves, C.J., Valdes, A.M., Ourselin, S. & Spector, T.D. Vaccine side-effects and SARS-CoV-2 infection after vaccination in users of the COVID Symptom Study app in the UK: a prospective observational study The Lancet Infectious Diseases, DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00224-3 | Read more | Apr-21 | Twins UK; Symptom Study | National | Article | Vaccination, Side-effects, Risk factors |
2/4/22 | Batty, G.D., Deary, I.J. & Altschul, D. Pre-pandemic mental and physical health as predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: evidence from a UK-wide cohort study, Annals of Medicine, 54(1), 274-282 | Read more | Jan-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Vaccine hesitancy, Mental health, Physical health |
1/7/22 | Zaninotto, P., Iob, E., Demakakos, P. & Steptoe, A. The immediate and longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of older adults in England JAMA Psychology, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.3749 | Read more | Dec-21 | ELSA | National | Article | Mental health, Older adults, Socioeconomic inequalities |
5/4/21 | Lehrer, S. & Rheinstein, P. Eyeglasses Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Infection In Vivo, 35(3), DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12414 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Eyeglasses, Shields, Public health |
5/4/21 | Woodward, M., Peters, S.A.E. & Harris, K. Social deprivation as a risk factor for COVID-19 mortality among women and men in the UK Biobank: nature of risk and context suggests that social interventions are essential to mitigate the effects of future pandemics Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215810 | Read more | Apr-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Social deprivation, Pandemics, Gender |
5/12/21 | Di Gessa, G. & Price, D. Changes in health and social well-being in the COVID-19 clinically vulnerable older English population during the pandemic Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-216405 | Read more | May-21 | ELSA | National | Article | Older adults, Well-being, Health |
5/12/21 | Nicola Veronese, Lee Smith, Mario Barbagallo, Gianluigi Giannelli, Maria Gabriella Caruso, Anna Maria Cisternino, Maria Notarnicola, Chao Cao, Thomas Waldhoer, and Lin Yang Neurological diseases and COVID-19: prospective analyses using the UK Biobank Acta Neurologica Belgica, DOI: 10.1007/s13760-021-01693-3 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Neurological diseases, Comorbidity, Risk factors |
12/10/21 | Warne, N., Heron, J., Mars, B., Kwong, A.S.F., Solmi, F., Pearson, R., Moran, P. & Bould, H. Disordered eating and self-harm as risk factors for poorer mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cohort study Journal of Eating Disorders, 9, DOI: 10.1186/s40337-021-00510-9 | Read more | Dec-21 | ALSPAC | Regional | Article | Mental health, Eating disorders, Self-harm |
5/12/21 | Christensen, R.A.G., Arneja, J., St Cyr, K., Sturrock, S.L. & Brooks, J.D. The association of estimated cardiorespiratory fitness with COVID-19 incidence and mortality: A cohort study PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250508 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Fitness, Cardiorespiratory health, Physical activity |
5/12/21 | Iqbal Madakkatel, Catherine King, Ang Zhou, Anwar Mulugeta, Amanda Lumsden, Mark McDonnell, Elina Hypponen Identifying risk factors for COVID-19 severity and mortality in the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.10.21256935 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Risk factors, Biomarkers, Health behaviours |
5/18/21 | Emond A., Nairn A., Collard S., & Hollén L. Gambling by Young Adults in the UK During COVID-19 Lockdown Journal of Gambling Studies DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10029-y. | Read more | May-21 | ALSPAC | Regional | Article | Gambling, Young people, Lockdown |
5/18/21 | Essau, C.A. & de la Torre-Luque, A. Adolescent psychopathological profiles and the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 110, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110330 | Read more | Aug-21 | MCS | National | Article | Adolescents, Psychopathology, Mental health |
5/18/21 | Elise Paul, Daphne Kounali, Alex S. F. Kwong, Daniel Smith, Ilaria Costantini, Deborah A. Lawlor, Kapil Sayal, Helen Bould, Nicholas J. Timpson, Kate Northstone, Melanie Lewcock, Kate Tilling, Rebecca M. Pearson Trajectories of child emotional and behavioural difficulties before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal UK cohort https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.11.21257040 | Read more | May-21 | ALSPAC | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Emotional and behavioural difficulties, Mental health, Young children |
5/18/21 | Giovanis, E., & Ozdamar, O. Implications of COVID-19: The Effect of Working From Home on Financial and Mental Well-Being in the UK International Journal of Health Policy & Management, DOI: 10.34172/IJHPM.2021.33 | Read more | Apr-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Working from home, Mental health, Financial circumstances |
5/26/21 | Pearce N, Rhodes S, Stocking K, Pembrey, L., van Veldhoven, K., Brickley, E.B., Robertson, S., Davoren, D., Nafilyan, V., Windsor-Shellard, B., Fletcher, T. & van Tongeren, M. Occupational differences in COVID-19 incidence, severity, and mortality in the United Kingdom: Wellcome Open Reseach, 6(102) DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16729.1 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Occupation, Inequalities, Health workers |
11/23/21 | Serrano-Alarcon, M., Kentikelenis, A., McKee, M., & Stuckler, D. Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on mental health: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in England and Scotland https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/rjvc2 | Read more | Nov-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Lockdown, Inequalities |
5/26/21 | Li H, Baldwin E, Zhang X, Kenost, C., Luo, W., Calhoun, E.A., An, L., Bennett, C. & Lussier, Y. Comparison and impact of COVID-19 for patients with cancer: a survival analysis of fatality rate controlling for age, sex and cancer type BMJ Health & Care Informatics, 28 DOI:10.1136/bmjhci-2021-100341 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Cancer, Fatality, Co-morbidities |
5/26/21 | Smith, M.L., Herbert, A., Hughes, A., Northstone, K. & Howe, L.D. Associations of socioeconomic position and adverse childhood experiences with health-related behaviour changes and changes to employment during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UKB https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.18.21257397 | Read more | May-21 | ALSPAC | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Health behaviour, Employment status, Socioeconomic inequalities |
6/1/21 | Konuma, T., Ogawa, K. & Okada,Y. Integration of genetically regulated gene expression and pharmacological library provides therapeutic drug candidates Human Molecular Genetics, 30(3-4), pp.294–304 https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddab049 | Read more | Feb-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Biogenetics, Drugs, Therapy |
6/1/21 | Buil-Gil, D. & Zeng, Y. Meeting you was fake: investigating the increase in romance fraud dring Covid-19 Journal of Financial Crime, DOI: 10.1108/JFC-02-2021-0042 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Financial crime, Fraud, Loneliness |
6/1/21 | Michela Antonelli, Rose S Penfold, Jordi Merino, Carole H Sudre, Erika Molteni, Sarah Berry, Liane S Canas, Mark S Graham, Kerstin Klaser, Marc Modat, Benjamin Murray, Eric Kerfoot, Liyuan Chen, Jie Deng, Marc F Österdahl, Nathan J Cheetham, David Drew, Long Nguyen, Joan Capdevila Pujol, Christina Hu, Somesh Selvachandran, Lorenzo Polidori, Anna May, Jonathan Wolf, Andrew T Chan, Alexander Hammers, Emma L Duncan, Tim D Spector, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire J Steves Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection: risk factors and illness profile in a prospective, observational community-based case-control study https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.24.21257738 | Read more | May-21 | Twins UK; Symptom Study | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vaccination, Co-morbidity, Frailty |
6/1/21 | Joern E. Klinger, Charles N. J. Ravarani, Colin Bannard, Margaretha R. J. Lamparter, Alexander R. E. C. Schwinges, Justin L. Cope, Hannes A. Baukmann, Marco F. Schmidt Critically ill COVID-19 status associated trait genetics reveals CDK6 inhibitors as potential treatment https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.18.21256584 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Genetics, Drugs, Treatment |
10/6/21 | Proto, E. & Zhang, A. Covid-19 and Mental Health of Individuals with Different Personalities Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(37), DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2109282118 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Personality traits, Openness |
6/11/21 | Crawford, R. The effect of the pandemic on expected retirement resources ELSA Report | Read more | Jun-21 | ELSA | National | Report | Retirement, Financial circumstances, Household income |
6/11/21 | Ming-Bo Liu, Géraldine Dufour, Zhuo-Er Sun, Julieta Galante, Chen-Qi Xing, Jing-Ye Zhan, Li-Li Wu The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people: A comparison between China and the United Kingdom Chinese Journal of Traumatology, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.05.005 | Read more | May-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Young people, Post-traumatic stress |
6/11/21 | Bozena Wielgoszewska, Jane Maddock, Michael J. Green, Giorgio Di Gessa, Sam Parsons, Gareth J. Griffith, Jazz Croft, Anna J. Stevenson, Charlotte Booth, Richard J. Silverwood, David Bann, Praveetha Patalay, Alun D. Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi, Laura D. Howe, Emla Fitzsimons, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi and George B. Ploubidis The UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and changes in diet, physical activity and sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from eight longitudinal studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.08.21258531 | Read more | Jun-21 | MCS; BCS70; NCDS; ALSPAC; Understanding Society; ELSA; Generation Scotland; Next Steps | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Job retention, Diet, Phystical activity, Sleep |
6/11/21 | Steven Lehrer, Peter H. Rheinstein ABO blood groups, COVID-19 infection and mortality, Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, 89 | Read more | Jul-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Blood group, Hospitalization, Mortality |
6/11/21 | Wang, J., Zhu, J., Yang, H., Hu, Y., Sun, Y., Ying, Z., Qu, Y., Valdimarsdottir, U., Fang, F. & Song, H. Cardiovascular-related deaths at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak: a prospective analysis based on the UK Biobank BMJ Open, 11(6), DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046931 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Cardiovascular disease, Mortality, Epidemiology |
6/18/21 | Zaninotto, P., Di Gessa, G., Cole, J. & Steel, N. Multimorbidity, access to services and diagnosis of new health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic ELSA Report | Read more | Jun-21 | ELSA | National | Report | Multimorbidity, Access to health care, Mental health |
6/18/21 | Daly, M. & Robinson, E. Longitudinal changes in psychological distress in the UK from 2019 to September 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a large nationally representative study. Psychiatry Research, 300, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113920 | Read more | Jun-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Psychological distress, Mental health, Demographic groups |
6/18/21 | Jane Maddock, Sam Parsons, Giorgio Di Gessa, Michael J. Green, Ellen J. Thompson, Anna J. Stevenson, Alex S.F. Kwong, Eoin McElroy, Gillian Santorelli, Richard J. Silverwood, Gabriella Captur, Nish Chaturvedi, Claire J. Steves, Andrew Steptoe, Praveetha Patalay, George B. Ploubidis, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Inequalities in healthcare disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from 12 UK population-based longitudinal studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.08.21258546 | Read more | Jun-21 | MCS; NCDS; ALSPAC; BCS70; NSHD; Next Steps; Understanding Society; Born in Bradford; Generation Scotland; Twins UK; ELSA | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Access to health care, Inequalities, Socioeconomic status |
6/18/21 | Prats-Uribe, A., Xie, J., Prieto-Alhambra, D. & Petersen I. Smoking and COVID-19 Infection and Related Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of UK Biobank Data Clinical Epidemiology, 13, DOI:10.2147/CLEP.S300597 | Read more | May-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Smoking, Chronic diseases, Health behaviours |
6/18/21 | Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza, Frank R Wendt, Gita A Pathak, Flavio De Angelis, Antonella De Lillo, Dora Koller, Renato Polimanti The effect of obesity-related traits on COVID-19 severe respiratory symptoms is mediated by socioeconomic status: a multivariable Mendelian randomization study https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.08.21258587 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Obesity, Socioeconomic status, Respiratory disease |
6/18/21 | Jennifer Monereo-Sánchez, Jurjen J. Luykx, Justo Pinzón-Espinosa, Geneviève Richard, Ehsan Motazedi, Lars T. Westlye, Ole A. Andreassen, Dennis van der Meer Vaccination history for diphtheria and tetanus is associated with less severe COVID-19 https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.09.21257809 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vaccination, Immune system, Disease severity |
6/18/21 | Philip, R.K., Purtill, H., Reidy, E., Daly, M., Imcha, M., McGrath, D., O'Connell, N.H. & Dunne, C.P. Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a ‘natural experiment’ allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades BMJ Global Health, 5(9), DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003075 | Read more | Sep-20 | Growing Up in Ireland | Ireland | Article | Birth weight, Pregnancy, Access to health services |
6/18/21 | Generation Scotland Greater loneliness in young people during lockdown Briefing Report | Read more | Jun-21 | Generation Scotland | Devolved Nations | Briefing Report | Loneliness, Young people, Lockdown |
6/18/21 | Murray, A., McNamara, E., O'Mahony, D., Smyth, E. & Watson, D. Growing Up in Ireland: Key findings from the special COVID-19 survey of Cohorts ’98 and ‘08 GUI Short Report | Read more | Mar-21 | Growing Up in Ireland | Ireland | Report | Young people, Mental health, Home learning |
6/25/21 | Yang, H., Chen, W., Hu, Y., Chen, Y., Zeng, Y., Sun, Y., Ying, Z., He, J., Qu, Y., Lu, D., Fang, F., Valdimarsdottir, U.A. & Song, H. Pre-pandemic psychiatric disorders and risk of COVID-19: a UK Biobank cohort analysis The Lancet Healthy Longevity, DOI: 10.1016/S2666-7568(20)30013-1 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Psychiatric disorders, Comorbidity, Immunity |
6/25/21 | Vu, T.-H.T., Rydland, K.J., Achenbach, C.J., Van Horn, L., Cornelis, M.C. Dietary Behaviors and Incident COVID-19 in the UK Biobank Nutrients, 13(2114), DOI:10.3390/nu13062114 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Diet, Lifestyle behaviour, Nutrition |
7/15/21 | Teo, C., Kim, C., Nielsen, A., Young, T., O'Campo, P. & Chum, A. Did the UK COVID-19 Lockdown Modify the Influence of Neighbourhood Disorder on Psychological Distress? Evidence From a Prospective Cohort Study Frontiers in Psychiatry, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.702807 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Psychological distress, Neighbourhoods, Residential mobility |
7/15/21 | Ellen J. Thompson, Dylan M. Williams, Alex J. Walker, Ruth E. Mitchell, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, Tiffany C. Yang, Charlotte F. Huggins, Alex S. F. Kwong, Richard J. Silverwood, Giorgio Di Gessa, Ruth C.E. Bowyer, Kate Northstone, Bo Hou, Michael J. Green, Brian Dodgeon, Katie J. Doores, Emma L. Duncan, Frances M. K. Williams, OpenSAFELY Collaborative, Andrew Steptoe, David J. Porteous, Rosemary R. C. McEachan, Laurie Tomlinson, Ben Goldacre, Praveetha Patalay, George B. Ploubidis, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Kate Tilling, Christopher T. Rentsch, Nicholas J Timpson, Nishi Chaturvedi, Claire J. Steves Risk factors for long COVID: analyses of 10 longitudinal studies and electronic health records in the UK https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.24.21259277 | Read more | Jun-21 | MCS; ALSPAC; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; Understanding Society; Generation Scotland; TwinsUK; Adult Twin Registry; Born in Bradford | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Long Covid, Symptoms, Risk factors |
7/15/21 | Hu, Y. & Qian, Y. COVID-19 and Adolescent Mental Health in the United Kingdom Journal of Adolescent Health, 69(1), DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.04.005 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Adolescents, Inequalities |
7/15/21 | Hu, Y. & Gutman, L.M. The trajectory of loneliness in UK young adults during the summer to winter months of COVID-19 Psychiatry Research, 303, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114064 | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Loneliness, Young people, Emotional support |
7/15/21 | Clark, S., Morris, M., Lomax, N. & Birkin, M. Can a data driven obesity classification system identify those at risk of severe COVID-19 in the UK Biobank cohort study? International Journal of Obesity, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00891-6 | Read more | Jul-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Inequalities, Long Covid |
7/15/21 | Totsika, V., Emerson, E., Hastings, R.P. & Hatton, C. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of adults with intellectual impairment: evidence from two longitudinal UK surveys Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, DOI: 10.1111/jir.12866 | Read more | Jul-21 | MCS; BCS70 | National | Article | Intellectual disabilities, Health inequalities, Mental health |
7/15/21 | Ward, M., May, P., Normand, C., Kenny, R.A. & Nolan, A. Mortality risk associated with combinations of loneliness and social isolation. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Age & Ageing, 50(4), DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab004. | Read more | Jun-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Article | Loneliness, Social isolation, Well-being |
7/15/21 | Felstead, A. & Reuschke, D. A flash in the pan or a permanent change? The growth of homeworking during the pandemic and its effect on employee productivity in the UK Information Technology & People, DOI: 10.1108/ITP-11-2020-0758 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Home working, Productivity, Employees |
7/15/21 | McCausland, D., Luus, R., McCallion, P., Murphy, E. & McCarron, M. The impact of COVID-19 on the social inclusion of older adults with an intellectual disability during the first wave of the pandemic in Ireland Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, DOI: 10.1111/jir.12862 | Read more | Jun-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Article | Intellectual disabilities, Social inclusion, Older adults |
1/21/22 | Chaudhuri, K., Chakrabarti, A., Chandan, J.S. & Bandyopadhyay, S. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK: A longitudinal household cross-sectional study BMC Public Health, 22, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12472-3 | Read more | Jan-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Vaccine hesitancy, Trust, Ethnicity |
7/15/21 | Shen, C., Sahakian, B.J., Cheng, W., Kang, J., Dong, G., Xie, C., Zhao, X.-M. & Feng, J. Social isolation, loneliness and all-cause dementia: a longitudinal and imaging-genetic study in the UK Biobank cohort https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.30.21259818 | Read more | Jun-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Social isolation, Loneliness, Dementia |
7/29/21 | Chatzi, G. & Nazroo, J. Differences in Subjective and Objective Social Isolation and Subjective Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, ELSA Report | Read more | Jun-21 | ELSA | National | Report | Older people, Social isolation, Loneliness |
7/29/21 | Stroud, I. & Gutman, L.M. Longitudinal changes in the mental health of UK young male and female adults during the COVID-19 pandemic Psychiatry Research, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114074 | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Gender, Health behaviours |
7/29/21 | Hu, Y. & Qian, Y. COVID-19, inter-household contact and mental well-being among older adults in the US and the UK Frontiers in Sociology, DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.714626 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Older adults, Mental health, Loneliness |
7/29/21 | Bonomi Bezzo, F., Silva, L. & van Ham, M. The combined effect of Covid-19 and neighbourhood deprivation on two dimensions of subjective well-being: empirical evidence from England PLoS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255156 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Wellbeing, Deprivation, Inequalities |
7/29/21 | Dite, G.S., Murphy, N.M. & Allman, R. Development and validation of a clinical and genetic model for predicting risk of severe COVID-19 Epidemiology & infection, DOI: 10.1017/S095026882100145X | Read more | Jul-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Epidemiology, Genetics, Modelling |
8/13/21 | Booker, C.L. & Meads, C. Sexual Orientation and the Incidence of COVID-19: Evidence from Understanding Society in the UK Longitudinal Household Study Healthcare, 9(8), DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9080937 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Sexual orientation, Marginalised groups, Inequalities |
8/13/21 | Olga Cantó Sánchez, Francesco Figari, Carlo Fiorio, Sarah Kuypers, Sarah Marchal, Marina Romaguera de la Cruz, Iva Valentinova Tasseva and Gerlinde Verbist Welfare resilience at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in a selection of European countries: impact on public finance and household incomes CeMPA Working Paper Series, 5-21 | Read more | Aug-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Welfare state, Income loss, Benefits system |
8/13/21 | Burlinson, A., Giulietti, M., Law, C. & Liu, H. Fuel poverty and financial distress Energy Economics, 102, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105464 | Read more | Oct-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Fuel poverty, Financial distress, Low income households |
8/13/21 | Wilkinson, T.J., Lightfoot, C.J., Smith, A.C., Yates, T., Khunti, K. & Zaccardi, F. Association of chronic kidney disease, ethnicity and socioeconomic status with COVID-19 hospitalisation and mortality: a UK Biobank study https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.02.21261469 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Kidney disease, Ethnicity, Health inequalities |
8/13/21 | Speirs, C., Granat, M., Stamatakis, E. & Hamer, M. Estimating changes in physical behaviour during lockdowns using accelerometry-based simulations in a large UK cohort Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, DOI: 10.1111/sms.14032 | Read more | Aug-21 | BCS70 | National | Article | Physical activity, Accelerometry, Public health |
8/13/21 | Anderson J.J, Ho F.K., Niedzwiedz C.L., Katikireddi S.V., Celis-Morales C., Iliodromiti S., Welsh P., Pellicori P., Demou E., Hastie C.E., Lyall D.M., Gray S.R. Forbes J.F., Gill J.M.R., Mackay D.F., Berry C., Cleland J.G.F., Sattar N. & Pell J.P. Remote history of VTE is associated with severe COVID-19 in middle and older age: UK Biobank cohort study Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, DOI: 10.1111/jth.15452 | Read more | Jul-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Deep-vein thrombosis, Inequalities, Risk factors |
8/13/21 | Kavanagh, A., Hatton, C., Stancliffe, R.J., Aitken, Z., King, T., Hastings, R., Totsika, V., Llewellyn, G. & Emerson, E. Health and healthcare for people with disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic Disability & Health Journal, DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101171 | Read more | Jul-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Disability, Comorbidities, Health care |
8/13/21 | Office for National Statistics Short Report on Long COVID S1327 | Read more | Jul-21 | COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing National Core Study-CONVALESCENCE Study | National | Report | Long Covid, Prevalence, Risk factors |
8/26/21 | Gwenaëlle Douaud, Soojin Lee, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Christoph Arthofer, Chaoyue Wang, Paul McCarthy, Frederik Lange, Jesper L.R. Andersson, Ludovica Griffanti, Eugene Duff, Saad Jbabdi, Bernd Taschler, Anderson M. Winkler, Thomas E. Nichols, Rory Collins, Paul M. Matthews, Naomi Allen, Karla L. Miller, Stephen M. Smith Brain imaging before and after COVID-19 in UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.11.21258690 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Neuroimaging, Brain, Diseases |
8/26/21 | Xiang, Y., Feng, Y., Qiu, J. & So, H.-C. Association of COVID-19 vaccination with risks of hospitalization and mortality due to cardiovascular and other diseases: A study of the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.15.21262097 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vaccination, Cardiovascular disease, Hospitalization |
2/4/22 | Westerman, K.E., Lin, J., Sevilla-Gonzalez, M., Tadess, B., Marchek, C. & Manning, A.K. Gene-environment interaction analysis incorporating sex, cardiometabolic diseases, and multiple deprivation index reveals novel genetic associations with COVID-19 severity Frontiers in Genetics, 12, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.782172 | Read more | Jan-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Biogenetics, Deprivation, Cardiometabolic diseases |
8/26/21 | Batteux, E., Taylor, J. & Carter, H. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK: A rapid systematic review https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.23.21262469 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Health behaviours, Socioeconomic inequalities |
8/26/21 | Alex V Rowlands, Paddy C Dempsey, Clare Gillies, David E Kloecker, Cameron Razieh, Yogini Chudasama, Nazrul Islam, Francesco Zaccardi, Claire Lawson, Tom Norris, Melanie J Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Tom Yates Association between accelerometer-assessed physical activity and severity of COVID-19 in UK Biobank Mayo Clinical Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.08.011 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Accelerometry, Physical activity, Fitness |
8/26/21 | Dabbah, M.A., Reed, A.B., Booth, A.T., Yassaee, A., Despotovic, A., Klasmer, B., Binning, E., Aral, M., Plans, D., Labrique, A.B., Mohan, D. Machine learning approach to dynamic risk modeling of mortality in COVID-19: a UK Biobank study. Scientific Reports, 11, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95136-x | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Mortality, Epidemiology, Machine learning |
8/26/21 | Ma, Y., Yuan Z., Shu L., Hongxi Y., Huiping L., Zhi C., Fusheng X., Li S. & Wang, Y. Sex Differences in Association Between Anti-Hypertensive Medications and Risk of COVID-19 in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Drugs & Aging, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-021-00886-y | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Hypertension, Sex differences, Mortality |
8/26/21 | Jordi Merino, Amit D. Joshi, Long H. Nguyen, Emily R. Leeming, Mohsen Mazidi, David A Drew, Rachel Gibson, Mark S. Graham, Chun-Han Lo, Joan Capdevila, Benjamin Murray, Christina Hu, Somesh Selvachandran, Sohee Kwon, Wenjie Ma, Cristina Menni, Alexander Hammers, Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju, Shreela V. Sharma, Carole Sudre, Christina M. Astley, Walter C. Willet, Jorge E. Chavarro, Sebastien Ourselin, Claire J. Steves, Jonathan Wolf, Paul W. Franks, Tim D. Spector, Sarah E. Berry, Andrew T. Chan Diet quality and risk and severity of COVID-19: a prospective cohort study https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.24.21259283 | Read more | Jun-21 | COVID Symptom Tracker | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Diet, Lifestyle behaviour, Metabolic health |
8/26/21 | Burdett, A., Davillas, A. & Etheridge, B. Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. IZA Discussion Paper No. 14119 | Read more | Feb-21 | Understanding Society | National | Discussion paper | Weather, Lockdown, Mental Health |
8/26/21 | Costello, N., Ward, M., O'Mahoney, P. & Kenny, R.A. In Their Own Words: The Voices of Older Irish People in the Covid-19 Pandemic TILDA Report | Read more | Jul-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Report | Older people, Social isolation, Resilience |
9/10/21 | Demakakos, P. Importance of population-based longitudinal studies to understanding the impact of COVID-19 Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-217114 | Read more | Sep-21 | ELSA | National | Editorial | Longitudinal population studies, Ageing, Social exclusion |
9/10/21 | Rutland-Lawes, J., Wallinheimo, A.-S. & Evans, S.L. Risk factors for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study in middle-aged and older adults BJPsych Open, 7(5), DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2021.997 | Read more | Sep-21 | ELSA | National | Article | Depression, Mental health, Older adults |
9/10/21 | Hui, L.L., Nelson, E.A.S., Lin, S.L. & Zhao, J.V. The role of vitamin C in pneumonia and COVID-19 infection in adults with European ancestry: a Mendelian randomisation study European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00993-4 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin C, Pneumonia, Nutrition |
9/10/21 | Wang, Y., Yang, Y., Ren, L., Shao, Y., Tao, W. & Dai, X. Preexisting Mental Disorders Increase the Risk of COVID-19 Infection and Associated Mortality Frontiers in Public Health, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.684112 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Mental health, Dementia, Comorbidity |
9/10/21 | Gibson L.Y., Lockyer B., Dickerson J., Endacott C., Bridges S., McEachan R.R.C., Pickett K.E., Whalan S., Bear N.L., Silva D.T., Prescott S.L. & Davis J.A. Comparison of Experiences in Two Birth Cohorts Comprising Young Families with Children under Four Years during the Initial COVID-19 Lockdown in Australia and the UK: A Qualitative Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179119 | Read more | Aug-21 | Born in Bradford | Regional | Article | Young children, Child development, Anxiety |
9/10/21 | Gita A. Pathak, Kritika Singh, Tyne W. Miller-Fleming, Frank R. Wendt, Nava Ehsan, Kangcheng Hou, Ruth Johnson, Zeyun Lu, Shyamalika Gopalan, Loic Yengo, Pejman Mohammadi, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Renato Polimanti, Lea K. Davis & Nicholas Mancuso Integrative genomic analyses identify susceptibility genes underlying COVID-19 hospitalization Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24824-z | Read more | Jul-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Genomics, Ancestry, Hospitalization risk |
9/10/21 | Yogini V Chudasama, Francesco Zaccardi, Clare L Gillies, Cameron Razieh, Thomas Yates, David E Kloecker, Alex V Rowlands, Melanie J Davies, Nazrul Islam, Samuel Seidu, Nita G Forouhi & Kamlesh Khunti Patterns of multimorbidity and risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: an observational study in the U.K BMC Infectious Diseases, 21(1):908, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06600-y | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Multimorbidity, Risk factors, Sociodemographics |
9/10/21 | Papadopoulou A., Musa H., Sivaganesan M., McCoy D., Deloukas P., Marouli E. COVID-19 susceptibility variants associate with blood clots, thrombophlebitis and circulatory diseases PLoS ONE 16(9), DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256988 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Epidemiology, Blood clots, Genetics |
10/6/21 | Giorgio Di Gessa, Jane Maddock, Michael J. Green, Ellen J. Thompson, Eoin McElroy, Helena L. Davies, Jessica Mundy, Anna J. Stevenson, Alex S.F. Kwong, Gareth J. Griffith, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, George B. Ploubidis, Emla Fitzsimons, Morag Henderson, Richard J. Silverwood, Nish Chaturvedi, Gerome Breen, Claire J. Steves, Andrew Steptoe, David J. Porteous & Praveetha Patalay Pre-pandemic mental health and disruptions to healthcare, economic and housing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from 12 UK longitudinal studies British Journal of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2021.132 | Read more | Sep-21 | MCS; ALSPAC; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; NSHD; Understanding Society; ELSA; Generation Scotland; Twins UK; Adult Twin Registry; Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression Study | National | Article | Psychological distress, Housing, Health care |
10/6/21 | Kromydas, T., Thomson, R.M., Pulford, A., Green, M.J. & Vittal Katikireddi, S. Which is most important for mental health: Money, poverty, or paid work? A fixed-effects analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study SSM - Population Health, 15, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100909 | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Poverty, Unemployment |
10/6/21 | Gortz, C., McGowan, D. & Yeromonahos, M. Furlough and Household Financial Distress during the Covid-19 Pandemic CESifo Working Paper Series 9285 | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Furlough, Financial distress, Income inequality |
10/6/21 | Daly, M. & Robinson, E. Psychological distress associated with the second COVID-19 wave: Prospective evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/8mpxr | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Psychological distress, Mental health, Lockdown |
10/6/21 | Zhou, M. & Kan, M.Y. The varying impacts of COVID-19 and its related measures in the UK: A year in review PLoS One, 16(9), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257286 | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Time use, Well being, Inequalities |
10/6/21 | Gallagher, S., Sumner, R., Creaven, A.-M., O’Súilleabháin, P.S. & Howard, S. Allostatic load and mental health during COVID-19: the moderating role of neuroticism Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 16, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100311 | Read more | Oct-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Neuroticism, Allostatic load |
10/6/21 | Thorn, W. & Vincent-Lancrin, S. Education in the Time of COVID-19 in France, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States: the Nature and Impact of Remote Learning In: Reimers, F.M. (ed) Primary and Secondary Education During Covid-19: Disruptions to Educational Opportunity During a Pandemic, Springer, pp.383-420. | Read more | Jun-22 | Understanding Society | National | Book chapter | School closures, Inequalities, Remote learning |
10/6/21 | Moulton, V., Sullivan, A., Patalay, P., Fitzsimons, E., Henderson, M., Bann, D. & Ploubides, G.B. Association between psychological distress trajectories from adolescence to midlife and mental health during the pandemic: Evidence from two British birth cohorts https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.30.21264342 | Read more | Oct-21 | NCDS; BCS70 | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Psychological distress, Life course |
10/6/21 | Ruth K Topless, Angelo Gaffo, Lisa K Stamp, Philip C Robinson, Nicola Dalbeth, Tony R Merriman Gout and coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19): the risk of diagnosis and death in the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.28.21264270 | Read more | Oct-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Gout, Comorbidities, Mortality |
10/6/21 | Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez, Maria Ahmad, Lavanya Rishishwar, Shashwat Deepali Nagar, Kara K. Lee, Emily T. Norris, I. King Jordan Vitamin D and socioeconomic deprivation mediate COVID-19 ethnic health disparities https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.20.21263865 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vitamin D, Socioeconomic deprivation, Ethnic inequalities |
10/6/21 | Briggs, R., McDowell, C.P., De Looze, C., Kenny, R.A. & Ward, M. Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.09.003 | Read more | Sep-21 | TILDA | Ireland | Article | Depression, Later life, Mental health |
10/6/21 | Yue Ma, Yuan Zhang, Shu Li, Hongxi Yang, Huiping Li, Zhi Cao, Fusheng Xu, Li Sun & Yaogang Wang Sex Differences in Association Between Anti-Hypertensive Medications and Risk of COVID-19 in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Drugs & Aging, 38, 921-930. | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Hypertension, Sex differences, Medication |
10/6/21 | Li, X., van Geffen, J., van Weele, M., Zhang, X., He, Y., Meng, X., Timofeeva, M., Campbell, H., Dunlop, M., Zgaga, L. & Theodoratou, E. An observational and Mendelian randomisation study on vitamin D and COVID-19 risk in UK Biobank Scientific Reports, 11, DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-97679-5 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Vitamin D, UVB radition, Genetics |
10/6/21 | Ashley K Clift, Adam von Ende, Pui San Tan, Hannah M Sallis, Nicola Lindson, Carol A C Coupland, Marcus R Munafò, Paul Aveyard, Julia Hippisley-Cox & Jemma C Hopewell Smoking and COVID-19 outcomes: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank cohort BMJ Thorax, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217685 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Smoking, Health behaviours, Public health |
10/6/21 | Peng Li, Xi Zheng, Ma Cherrysse Ulsa, Hui-Wen Yang, Frank A J L Scheer, Martin K Rutter, Kun Hu, Lei Gao Poor sleep behavior burden and risk of COVID-19 mortality and hospitalization Sleep, 44(8), DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab138 | Read more | Aug-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Sleep behaviour, Health behaviours, Risk factors |
10/22/21 | Wong K.C., Xiang Y., Yin L., So H. Uncovering Clinical Risk Factors and Predicting Severe COVID-19 Cases Using UK Biobank Data: Machine Learning Approach JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 7(9), DOI:10.2196/29544 | Read more | Sep-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Health behaviours, Comorbidities, Risk factors |
10/22/21 | Coleman P., Barber T.M., van Rens T., Hanson P., Coffey A., Oyebode O. COVID-19 Outcomes in Minority Ethnic Groups: Do Obesity and Metabolic Risk Play a Role? Current Obesity Reports, 1–9, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-021-00459-5 | Read more | Oct-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Ethnic minorities, Metabolic risk |
10/22/21 | Kaili Rimfeld, Margherita Malanchini, Ryan Arathimos, Agnieszka Gidziela, Oliver Pain, Andrew McMillan, Rachel Ogden, Louise Webster, Amy E. Packer, Nicholas G. Shakeshaft, Kerry L. Schofield, Jean-Baptiste Pingault, Andrea G. Allegrini, Argyris Stringaris, Sophie von Stumm, Cathryn M. Lewis, Robert Plomin The consequences of a year of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mental health of young adult twins in England and Wales https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.07.21264655 | Read more | Oct-21 | Twins Early Development Study | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Twins, Mental health, Genetics |
11/4/21 | Gao, X., Davillas, A. & Jones, A.M. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Distress in the UK: An Update IZA Discussion Paper No. 14790 | Read more | Oct-21 | Understanding Society | National | Discussion paper | Socioeconomic inequalities, Psychological distress, Mental health |
11/4/21 | Gagne, T., Nandi, A. & Schoon, I. Time trend analysis of social inequalities in psychological distress among young adults before and during the pandemic: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study COVID-19 waves Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, DOI:10.1136/jech-2021-217266 | Read more | Oct-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Social inequalities, Psychological distress, Young adults |
11/4/21 | Halstead, I., McKay, R. & Lewis, G. COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu Vaccination Hesitancy: Links to Personality and General Intelligence in a Large, UK Cohort DOI:10.31234/osf.io/tq6k2 | Read more | Oct-21 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vaccine hesitancy, Intelligence, Personality type |
11/4/21 | Michael J Green, Jane Maddock, Giorgio Di Gessa, Bożena Wielgoszewska, Sam Parsons, Gareth J Griffith, Jazz Croft, Anna J Stevenson, Charlotte F Huggins, Charlotte Booth, Richard J Silverwood, Praveetha Patalay, Alun D Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi, Laura D Howe, Emla Fitzsimons, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, George B Ploubidis The UK COVID-19 furlough scheme and associations with smoking, alcohol consumption and vaping: evidence from 8 UK longitudinal population surveys https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.28.21265593 | Read more | Oct-21 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; Generation Scotland; Understanding Society; ELSA; ALSPAC | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Furlough, Health behaviours, Employment status |
11/4/21 | Kishan Patel, Elaine Robertson, Alex S. F. Kwong, Gareth J Griffith, Kathryn Willan, Michael J Green, Giorgio Di Gessa, Charlotte F. Huggins, Eoin McElroy, Ellen J. Thompson, Jane Maddock, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Morag Henderson, Marcus Richards, Andrew Steptoe, George B. Ploubidis, Bettina Moltrecht, Charlotte Booth, Emla Fitzsimons, Richard Silverwood, Praveetha Patalay, David Porteous, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Psychological Distress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sociodemographic Inequalities in 11 UK Longitudinal Studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.22.21265368 | Read more | Oct-21 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; Generation Scotland; Understanding Society; ELSA; ALSPAC; NSHD; Born in Bradford; Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Socioeconomic inequalities, Psychological distress, Mental health |
11/4/21 | Van der Meer, D., Pinzón-Espinosa, J., Lin, B., Tijdink, J., Vinkers, C., Guloksuz, S., & Luykx, J. Associations between psychiatric disorders, COVID-19 testing probability and COVID-19 testing results: Findings from a population-based study BJPsych Open, 6(5), E87. DOI:10.1192/bjo.2020.75 | Read more | Sep-20 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Psychiatric disorders, Comorbidity, Mental health |
11/4/21 | Kanazawa, S. Personality and early susceptibility to COVID-19 in the United Kingdom Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, DOI:10.1002/casp.2578 | Read more | Oct-21 | NCDS | National | Article | Personality traits, Social distancing, Compliance behaviour |
11/4/21 | Hamrouni, M., Roberts, M.J., Thackray, A., Stensel, D.J. & Bishop, N. Associations of obesity, physical activity level, inflammation and cardiometabolic health with COVID-19 mortality: a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank cohort BMJ Open, 11, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055003 | Read more | Nov-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Obesity, Physical activity, Biomarkers |
11/23/21 | Thomas F. Crossley, Paul Fisher, Peter Levell, Hamish Low A Year of COVID: The Evolution of Labour Market and Financial Inequalities through the Crisis, Understanding Society Working Paper 2021-08, Colchester: University of Essex | Read more | Nov-21 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Labour market, Living standards, Inequalities |
11/23/21 | Gagne, T., Schoon, I., McMunn, A. & Sacker, A. Mental distress among young adults in Great Britain: long-term trends and early changes during the COVID-19 pandemic Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemology, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02194-7 | Read more | Nov-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Young people, Employment |
11/23/21 | Bagues, M. & Dimitrova, V. The psychological gains from COVID-19 vaccination: who benefits the most? Centre for Economic Policy Research, Discussion Paper No.16694 | Read more | Nov-21 | Understanding Society | National | Discussion paper | Vaccination, Psychological well-being, Attitudes |
11/23/21 | Jacques Wels, Charlotte Booth, Bożena Wielgoszewska, Michael J. Green, Giorgio Di Gessa, Charlotte F. Huggins, Gareth J. Griffith, Alex S. F. Kwong, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Jane Maddock, Praveetha Patalay, Richard J. Silverwood, Emla Fitzsimons, Richard J. Shaw, Ellen Thompson, Andrew Steptoe, Alun Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi, Claire J. Steves, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, George B. Ploubidis Association of COVID-19 employment disruption with mental and social wellbeing: evidence from nine UK longitudinal studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.15.21266264 | Read more | Nov-21 | MCS; Next Steps; BCS70; NCDS; Generation Scotland; Understanding Society, ELSA; ALSPAC; Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Employment status, Mental health, Life satisfaction |
11/23/21 | Hou, C., Hu, Y., Yang, H., Chen, W., Zeng, Y., Ying, Z., Hu, Y., Sun, Y., Qu, Y., Gottfredsson, M., Valdimarsdottir, U.A. & Song, H. COVID-19 and risk of subsequent life-threatening secondary infections: a matched cohort study in UK Biobank BMC Med 19, 301 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-02177-0 | Read more | Nov-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Hospitalizations, Infections, Mortality |
12/10/21 | Jianjun Ren, Wendu Pang, Yaxin Luo, Danni Cheng, Ke Qiu, Yufang Rao, Yongbo Zheng, Yijun Dong, Jiajia Peng, Yao Hu, Zhiye Ying, Haopeng Yu, Xiaoxi Zeng, Zhiyong Zong, Geoffrey Liu, Deyun Wang, Gang Wang, Wei Zhang, Wei Xu & Yu Zhao mpact of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma on COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Mortality Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology: In Practice, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.049 | Read more | Oct-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Asthma, Allergies, Comorbidity |
12/10/21 | Lodge, C.J., Doherty, A., Bui, D.S., Cassim, R., Lowe, A.J., Agusti, A., Russell, M.A. & Dharmage, S.C. Is asthma associated with COVID-19 infection? A UK Biobank analysis European Respiratory Journal Open, DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00309-2021 | Read more | Nov-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Asthma, Medication, Comorbidity |
12/10/21 | Hamilton, O.S., Cadar, D. & Steptoe, A. Systemic inflammation and emotional responses during the COVID-19 pandemic Translational Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01753-5 | Read more | Dec-21 | ELSA | National | Article | Mental health, Inflammation, Depression |
12/10/21 | Hassan, L., Peek, N., Lovell, K., Carvalho, A.F., Solmi, M., Stubbs, B. & Firth, J. Disparities in COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation and death in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder: a cohort study of the UK Biobank Molecular Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01344-2 | Read more | Dec-21 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Mental illness, Psychiatry, Comorbidity |
12/10/21 | Johnston, D.W., Kung, C.S.J. & Shields, M.A. Who is resilient in a time of crisis? The importance of financial and non-financial resources Health Economics, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4428 | Read more | Sep-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Resilience, Psychological distress, Financial resources |
12/10/21 | Metherell, T.E., Ghai, S., McCormick, E.M., Ford, T.J., & Orben, A. Digital exclusion predicts worse mental health among adolescents during COVID-19 https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.25.21266853 | Read more | Nov-21 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Adolescents, Computer access |
12/10/21 | Theocharis Kromydas, Michael Green, Peter Craig, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Alastair H Leyland, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Anna Pearce, Rachel M Thomson, Evangelia Demou Population-level changes in the mental health of UK workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study using Understanding Society https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.25.21266866 | Read more | Nov-21 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Occupations, Employment conditions |
12/10/21 | Stanford, M., Davie, P. & Mulcahy, J. Growing up in the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Evidence Review of the Impact of Pandemic Life on Physical Development in the Early Years Early Intervention Foundation report | Read more | Nov-21 | Review of evidence | National | Report | Early years, Physical health, Food security |
1/7/22 | Sanchez, A.R., Fasang, A. & Harkness, S. Gender division of housework during the COVID-19 pandemic: Temporary shocks or durable change? Demographic Research, 45(43), 1297-1314 | Read more | Dec-21 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Housework, Child care, Gender inequality |
1/7/22 | Alvarez, P.C., Burton, J. & Lynn, P. COVID-19 and Mode Selection Effects in Understanding Society Working Paper series 2021-10 | Read more | Dec-21 | Understanding Society | National | Working paper | Survey methods, Selection effects, Mixed mods |
1/7/22 | Louise AC Millard, Alba Fernández-Sanlés, Alice R Carter, Rachael Hughes, Kate Tilling, Tim P Morris, Daniel Major-Smith, Gareth J Griffith, Gemma L Clayton, Emily Kawabata, George Davey Smith, Deborah A Lawlor, Maria Carolina Borges Exploring selection bias in COVID-19 research: Simulations and prospective analyses of two UK cohort studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.10.21267363 | Read more | Dec-21 | ALSPAC; UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Selection bias, Educational level, Body mass index |
1/7/22 | Di Gessa, G. & PriceThe impact of shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.16.21267914 | Read more | Dec-21 | ELSA | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Shielding, Mental health, Older adults |
1/7/22 | Moulton, V., Sullivan, A., Goodman, A., Parsons, S. & Ploubidis, G.B. Adult life-course trajectories of psychological distress and economic outcomes in midlife during the COVID-19 pandemic https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.13.21267727 | Read more | Dec-21 | NCDS; BCS70 | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Life course, Economic outcomes |
1/7/22 | Baz, S., Chao, F., Carpentieri, J.D., and Sheard, L. Understanding the lived experiences of Long Covid: A rapid literature review. London: University College London | Read more | Dec-21 | Review of evidence | National | Report | Long Covid, Emotional distress, Employment |
1/21/22 | Min Gao, Qin Wang, Carmen Piernas, Nerys M. Astbury, Susan A. Jebb, Michael V. Holmes & Paul Aveyard Associations between body composition, fat distribution and metabolic consequences of excess adiposity with severe COVID-19 outcomes: observational study and Mendelian randomisation analysis International Journal of Obesity, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-01054-3 | Read more | Jan-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Body fat, Adiposity, Diabetes |
1/21/22 | Yihan Hu, Huazhen Yang, Can Hou, Wenwen Chen, Hanyue Zhang, Zhiye Ying, Yao Hu, Yajing Sun, Yuanyuan Qu, Maria Feychting, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Huan Song & Fang Fang COVID-19 related outcomes among individuals with neurodegenerative diseases: a cohort analysis in the UK biobank BMC Neurology, 22, DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02536-7 | Read more | Jan-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Neurodegenerative disease, Lifestyle, Comorbidity |
1/21/22 | Scalsky, R.J., Chen, Y-J., Ying, Z., Perry, J.A. & Hong, C.C. The Social and Natural Environment’s Impact on SARS-CoV-2 Infections in the UK Biobank International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010533 | Read more | Jan-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Air pollution, Deprivation, Green space |
2/4/22 | Proto, E. & Quintana-Domeque, C. On the persistence of mental health deterioration during the Covid-19 pandemic by sex and ethnicity in the UK: evidence from Understanding Society The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, | Read more | Jun-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health, Inequalities, Ethnic groups |
2/4/22 | Kromydas, T., Campbell, M., Chambers, S., Boon, M.H., Pearce, A., Wells, V. & Craig, P. The effect of school summer holidays on inequalities in children and young people’s mental health and cognitive ability in the UK using data from the Millennium Cohort Study BMC Public Health, 22, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12540-2 | Read more | Jan-22 | MCS | National | Article | Mental health, Cognitive ability, School closures |
2/4/22 | Dai, X.-J., Tan, L., Ren, L., Shao, Y., Tao, W. & Wang, Y. COVID-19 Risk Appears to Vary Across Different Alcoholic Beverages Frontiers in Nutrition, DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.772700 | Read more | Jan-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Alcohol consumption, Public health, Health behaviours |
2/4/22 | Major-Smith, D., Matthews, S., Breeze, T., Crawford, M., Woodward, H., Wells, N., Mitchell, R., Molloy, L., Northstone, K. & Timpson, N.J. The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - A resource for COVID-19 research: Antibody testing results, April - June 2021 Wellcome Open Research, DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17294.2 | Read more | Jan-22 | ALSPAC | Regional | Article | Antibody testing, Serology, Immunity |
2/4/22 | Satoshi Yoshiji, Daisuke Tanaka, Hiroto Minamino, Takaaki Murakami, Yoshihito Fujita, J. Brent Richards, Nobuya Inagaki Causal associations between body fat accumulation and COVID-19 severity: A Mendelian randomization study https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.20.22269593 | Read more | Jan-22 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Body fat, BMI, Risk factors |
2/4/22 | Ellen Brooks-Pollock, Kate Northstone, Lorenzo Pellis, Francesca Scarabel, Amy Thomas, Emily Nixon, David A. Matthews, Claire J. Steves, Vicky Bower, Maria Paz Garcia, Nicholas J. Timpson, Leon Danon Impact of voluntary risk-mitigation behaviour on transmission of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.26.22269540 | Read more | Jan-22 | ALSPAC; Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Vaccination, Omicron variant, Risk behaviour |
2/18/22 | Munford, L., Mott, L., Davies, H., McGowan, V. & Bambra C. Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods APPG for 'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods Report | Read more | Jan-22 | Understanding Society | National | Report | Neighbourhoods, Health inequalities, Local communities |
2/18/22 | Clare L Gillies, Alex V Rowlands, Cameron Razieh, Vahé Nafilyan, Yogini Chudasama, Nazrul Islam, Francesco Zaccardi, Daniel Ayoubkhani, Claire Lawson, Melanie J Davies, Tom Yates & Kamlesh Khunti Association between household size and COVID-19: A UK Biobank observational study Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, DOI: 10.1177/01410768211073923 | Read more | Feb-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Household size, Epidemiology, Inequalities |
2/18/22 | Ellen Brooks-Pollock, Kate Northstone, Lorenzo Pellis, Francesca Scarabel, Amy Thomas, Emily Nixon, David A. Matthews, Vicky Bowyer, Maria Paz Garcia, Claire J. Steves, Nicholas J. Timpson, Leon Danon Impact of voluntary risk-mitigation behaviour on transmission of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.26.22269540 | Read more | Jan-22 | ALSPAC; Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Risk mitigation, Omicron variant, Mask wearing |
2/18/22 | Darío Moreno-Agostino, Helen L. Fisher, Stephani L. Hatch, Craig Morgan, George B. Ploubidis, Jayati Das-Munshi Inequalities in mental and social wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: prospective longitudinal observational study of five UK cohorts https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.07.22270588 | Read more | Feb-22 | NSHD; NCDS; BCS70; Next Steps; MCS | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Social wellbeing, Generational inequalities |
2/18/22 | Di Gessa, G., Bordone, V. & Arpino, B. Grandparental Childcare During the Pandemic and Effects on Mental Health: Evidence From England https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.09.22270740 | Read more | Feb-22 | ELSA | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Child care, Grandparents, Mental health |
2/18/22 | Samuel E Jones, Fahrisa I Maisha, Satu J Strausz, Brian E Cade, Anniina M Tervi, Viola Helaakoski, Martin E Broberg, Vilma Lammi, FinnGen, Jacqueline M Lane, Susan Redline, Richa Saxena, Hanna M Ollila The public health impact of poor sleep on severe COVID-19, influenza and upper respiratory infections https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.16.22271055 | Read more | Feb-22 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Public health, Insomnia, Immune systems |
2/18/22 | Clare L Gillies, Alex V Rowlands, Cameron Razieh, Vahé Nafilyan, Yogini Chudasama, Nazrul Islam, Francesco Zaccardi, Daniel Ayoubkhani, Claire Lawson, Melanie J Davies, Tom Yates & Kamlesh Khunti Association between household size and COVID-19: A UK Biobank observational study Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, DOI: 10.1177/01410768211073923 | Read more | Feb-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Household size,Epidemiology, Inequalities |
2/18/22 | Ellen Brooks-Pollock, Kate Northstone, Lorenzo Pellis, Francesca Scarabel, Amy Thomas, Emily Nixon, David A. Matthews, Vicky Bowyer, Maria Paz Garcia, Claire J. Steves, Nicholas J. Timpson, Leon Danon Impact of voluntary risk-mitigation behaviour on transmission of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.26.22269540 | Read more | Jan-22 | ALSPAC; Twins UK | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Risk mitigation, Omicron variant, Mask wearing |
2/18/22 | Darío Moreno-Agostino, Helen L. Fisher, Stephani L. Hatch, Craig Morgan, George B. Ploubidis, Jayati Das-Munshi Inequalities in mental and social wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: prospective longitudinal observational study of five UK cohorts https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.07.22270588 | Read more | Feb-22 | NSHD; NCDS; BCS70; Next Steps; MCS | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health, Social wellbeing, Generational inequalities |
2/18/22 | Di Gessa, G., Bordone, V. & Arpino, B. Grandparental Childcare During the Pandemic and Effects on Mental Health: Evidence From England https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.09.22270740 | Read more | Feb-22 | ELSA | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Child care, Grandparents, Mental health |
2/18/22 | Samuel E Jones, Fahrisa I Maisha, Satu J Strausz, Brian E Cade, Anniina M Tervi, Viola Helaakoski, Martin E Broberg, Vilma Lammi, FinnGen, Jacqueline M Lane, Susan Redline, Richa Saxena, Hanna M Ollila The public health impact of poor sleep on severe COVID-19, influenza and upper respiratory infections https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.16.22271055 | Read more | Feb-22 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Public health, Insomnia, Immune systems |
3/3/22 | Gao, X., Davillas, A. & Jones, A.M. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Distress in the UK: An Update Journal of Health Economics, DOI: 10.1002/hec.4480 | Read more | Feb-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Socioeconomic inequalities, Psychological distress, Mental health |
3/3/22 | Pongiglione, B., Ploubidis, G. & Dowd, J.B. Older adults in the US have worse cardiometabolic health compared to England The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac023 | Read more | Feb-22 | ELSA | National | Article | Older adults, Obesity, Body mass index |
3/3/22 | Kanazawa, S., Li, N.P. & Yong, J.C. When intelligence hurts and ignorance is bliss: Global pandemic as an evolutionarily novel threat to happiness Journal of Personality, DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12709 | Read more | Feb-22 | NCDS; BCS70 | National | Article | Intelligence, Life satisfaction, Well being |
3/3/22 | Yeung, S.L.A., Li, A.M., He, B., Kwok, K.O. & Schooling, C.M. Association of smoking, lung function, and COPD in COVID-19 risk: A 2 step Mendelian randomization study Addiction, DOI: 10.1111/add.15852 | Read more | Feb-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Smoking, Lung function, Health behaviours |
3/3/22 | Vlachantoni, A., Evandrou, M., Falkingham, J. & Qin, M. The impact of changing social support on older persons’ onset of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK The Gerontologist, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac033 | Read more | Mar-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Older adults, Social networks, Loneliness |
3/18/22 | Douaud, G., Lee, S., Alfaro-Almagro, F., Arthofer, C., Wang, C., McCarthy, P., Lange, F., Andersson, J.L.R., Griffanti, L., Duff, E., Jbabdi, S., Taschler, B., Keating, P., Winkler, A.M., Collins, R., Matthews, P.M., Allen, N., Miller, K.L., Nichols, T.E. & Smith, S.M. SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank Nature, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04569-5 | Read more | Mar-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Brain structure, Pathology, Diseases |
3/18/22 | Bo-Huei Huang, Elif Inan-Eroglu, Ramon Z. Shaban, Mark Hamer, Annie Britton & Emmanuel Stamatakis Alcohol intake and mortality risk of COVID-19, pneumonia, and other infectious diseases: An analysis of 437191 UK biobank participants Preventative Medicine Reports, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101751 | Read more | Mar-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Alcohol consumption, Infectious diseases, Health behaviours |
3/18/22 | Thibord, F., Chan, M.V., Chen, M.-H. & Johnson, A.D. A year of COVID-19 GWAS results from the GRASP portal reveals potential genetic risk factors Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, 3(2), DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2022100095 | Read more | Apr-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Genetics, Blood groups, Risk factors |
3/18/22 | Chen S., Jones L.A., Jiang S., Jin H., Dong D., Chen X., Wang D., Zhang Y., Xiang L., Zhu A., Cardinal R.N. Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02799-w | Read more | Mar-22 | ELSA | National | Article | Older adults, Home care, Disabilities |
3/18/22 | Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir, Anikó Lovik, Anna Bára Unnarsdóttir, Daniel McCartney, Helga Ask, Kadri Kõiv, Lea Arregui Nordahl Christoffersen, Sverre Urnes Johnson, Arna Hauksdóttir, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Dorte Helenius, Juan González-Hijón, Li Lu, Omid V Ebrahimi, Asle Hoffart, David J Porteous, Fang Fang, Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir, Kelli Lehto, Ole A Andreassen, Ole B V Pedersen, Thor Aspelund & Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study The Lancet, DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00042-1 | Read more | Mar-22 | Generation Scotland; COVIDLife | National | Article | Mental health, Anxiety, Long-term health |
4/1/22 | Wikoff, N. Numeracy and financial wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic Numeracy, 15:1, DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1399 | Read more | Jan-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Financial difficulties; Numeracy; Inequalities |
4/1/22 | Nakanish, M., Richards, M., Stanyon, D., Yamasaki, S., Endo, K., Sakai, M., Yoshii, H. & Nishida, A. Adolescent carers' psychological symptoms and mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal study using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study Journal of Adolescent Health, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.228 | Read more | Feb-22 | MCS | National | Article | Carers; Psychological distress; Adolescents |
4/1/22 | Hamish M E Foster, Frederick K Ho, Frances S Mair, Bhautesh D Jani, Naveed Sattar, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Jill P Pell, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Claire E Hastie, Jana J Anderson, Barbara I Nicholl, Jason M R Gill, Carlos Celis-Morales & Catherine A O'Donnell The association between a lifestyle score, socioeconomic status, and COVID-19 outcomes within the UK Biobank cohort BMC Infectious Diseases, 22(1), DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07132-9 | Read more | Mar-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Socioeconomic status; Health behaviours; Lifestyle |
4/1/22 | Brown, H., Mills, S. & Albani, V. Socioeconomic risks of food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the Understanding Society Covid Survey BMC Public Health, 22(1), DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12964-w | Read more | Mar-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Socioeconomic inequalities; Food insecurity; Nutrition |
4/1/22 | G. Meinlschmidt, S. Guemghar, N. Roemmel, E. Battegay, S. Hunziker & R. Schaefert Depressive symptoms, but not anxiety, predict subsequent diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 19: a national cohort study Epidemiology & Psychiatric Sciences, 31, DOI: 10/1017/S2045796021000676 | Read more | Mar-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Depression; Anxiety; Mental wellbeing |
4/1/22 | Huang, B.-H., Inan-Eroglu, E., Shaban, E.Z., Hamer, M., Britton, A., & Stamatakis, E., Alcohol intake and mortality risk of COVID-19, pneumonia, and other infectious diseases: An analysis of 437191 UK biobank participants Preventative Medicine Reports, 26, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101751 | Read more | Apr-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Alcohol intake; Pneumonia; Infectious diseases |
4/1/22 | Kwong, A.S.F., Northstone, K., Pearson, R.M., McIntosh, A.M. & Timpson, N.J. Tracking population mental health before and across stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.24.22272899 | Read more | Mar-22 | ALSPAC | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Mental health; Young people; Anxiety |
4/1/22 | Vera Lees, Rosie Hay, Helen Bould, Alex S. F. Kwong, Daniel Major-Smith, Daphne Kounali, Rebecca M Pearson The impact of routines on emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and on parental anxiety during COVID-19 https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.25.22272950 | Read more | Mar-22 | ALSPAC | Regional | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Anxiety; Routines; Emotional wellbeing |
4/1/22 | Xiang, Y., Zhang, R., Qiu, J. & So, H.-C. Association of COVID-19 with risks of hospitalization and mortality from other disorders post-infection: A study of the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.23.22272811 | Read more | Mar-22 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Comorbidities; Hospitalization; Pulmonary diseases |
4/1/22 | Vu, T.-H.T.; Van Horn, L.; Achenbach, C.J.; Rydland, K.J.; Cornelis, M.C. Diet and Respiratory Infections: Specific or Generalized Associations? Nutrients 2022, 14, DOI: 10.3390/nu14061195 | Read more | Mar-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Nutrition; Diet; Respiratory diseases |
5/13/22 | Gaggero, A. The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smoking Behaviour: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Nicotine and Tobacco Research, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac097 | Read more | Apr-22 | ELSA | National | Article | Smoking; Older adults; Inequalities |
5/13/22 | Huang, D., Xu, R. & Na, R. Cannabis Use Is Associated With Lower COVID-19 Susceptibility but Poorer Survival Frontiers in Public Health, 10, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.829715 | Read more | Apr-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Cannabis use; Health behaviours; Mortality |
5/13/22 | Hastie, C.E., Foster, H.M., Jani, B.D., O'Donnell, C.A., Ho., F.K., Pell, J.P., Sattar, N., Katikireddi, S.V., Mair, F.S. & Nicholl, B.I. Chronic Pain and COVID-19 Hospitalisation and Mortality: a UK Biobank cohort study Pain: the Journal of the international Association for the Study of Pain, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002663 | Read more | Apr-22 | UK Biobank | National | Article | Chronic pain; Long-term conditions; Hospitalisation |
5/13/22 | Stephen G., Siobhán H., Muldoon O.T. & Whittaker A.C. Social cohesion and loneliness are associated with the antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination Brain, Behavior & Immunity,103 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.04.017 | Read more | Jul-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Social cohesion; Loneliness; Vaccination |
5/13/22 | Parsons, S. & Schoon, I. Does the trauma associated with out-of-home care transmit across generations? Evidence from the 1970 British Cohort Study during a major health pandemic BMJ Open, 12(4), DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056736 | Read more | Apr-22 | BCS70 | National | Article | Trauma; In-care; Intergenerational transmission |
5/13/22 | Curran, E., Rosato, M., Ferry F. & Leavey, G. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Psychiatric Symptoms Among Older People in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Latent Class Analysis International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, DOI: 10/1007/s11469-022-00820-2 | Read more | Apr-22 | ELSA | National | Article | Psychiatric symptoms; Older adults; Loneliness; Access to services |
5/13/22 | Bécares, L. & Kneale D. Inequalities in mental health, self-rated health, and social support among sexual minority young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses from the UK Millennium Cohort Study Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02291-1 | Read more | May-22 | MCS | National | Article | Mental health; Young adults; LGBTQ+ |
5/13/22 | Zamberlan, A., Gioachin, F. & Gritti, D. Gender inequality in domestic chores over ten months of the UK COVID-19 pandemic: Heterogeneous adjustments to partners’ changes in working hours Demographic Research, 46, DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2022.46.19 | Read more | Mar-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Working hours; Gender inequality; Domestic work |
5/13/22 | Staneva, A., Carmignani, F. & Rohde, N. Personality, gender, and age resilience to the mental health effects of COVID-19 Social Science and Medicine, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114884 | Read more | May-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Mental health; Personality traits; Young adults |
5/13/22 | Murphy, J. & Elliot, M. An analysis of changes in wellbeing during the COVID‑19 pandemic in the UK Discover Social Science and Health, 2(6), DOI: 10.1007/s44155-022-00009-x | Read more | Apr-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Wellbeing; Mental health; Inequalities |
5/13/22 | Ding, X., Brazel, D.M. & Mills, M.C. Gender differences in sleep disruption during COVID-19: cross-sectional analysis from two UK nationally representative surveys, BMJ Open, 12, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055792 | Read more | Apr-22 | Understanding Society | National | Article | Sleep behaviour; Gender differences; Mental health |
5/13/22 | Carney, F. & Kandt, J. Health, out-of-home activities and digital inclusion in later life: implication for emerging mobility services Journal of Transport & Health, DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2021.101311 | Read more | Mar-22 | ELSA | National | Article | Digital technology; Mobility; Older adults |
5/13/22 | Darío Moreno-Agostino, Helen L. Fisher, Alissa Goodman, Stephani L Hatch, Craig Morgan, Marcus Richards, Jayati Das-Munshi, George B. Ploubidis Disruption of long-term psychological distress trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from three British cohorts https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.22.22274164 | Read more | Apr-22 | NSHD; NCDS; BCS70 | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Psychological distress; Anxiety; Generational inequalities |
5/12/22 | Climent Quintana-Domeque, Jingya Zeng, Xiaohui Zhang Internet and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the UK https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.01.22273299 | Read more | Apr-22 | Understanding Society | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Internet use; Mental health; Social dysfunction |
5/13/22 | Alice R Carter, Gemma Louise Clayton, Maria Carolina Borges, Laura D Howe, Rachael A Hughes, George Davey Smith, Deborah A Lawlor, Kate Tilling, Gareth J Griffith Socioeconomic inequality in SARS-CoV-2 testing and COVID-19 outcomes in UK Biobank over the first year of the pandemic: can inequalities be explained by selection bias?https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.05.22274721 | Read more | May-22 | UK Biobank | National | Pre-print (awaiting peer review) | Socioeconomic inequalities; Testing; Selection bias |
5/13/22 | Bevilacqua, G., D'Angelo, S., Linaker, C., Paul, A., Bloom, I., Zhang, J., Laskou, F., Cooper, C., Ward, K.A., Walker-Bone, K. & Dennison, E.M.Physical Activity and Diet in a Global Pandemic: An Investigation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Factors Relevant for Musculoskeletal Health at Two Different Stages of the Lifecourse Frontiers in Endocrinology, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.20222.882399 | Read more | May-22 | HCS; HEAF | National | Article | Physical activity; Diet' Musculoskeletal health; Older adults |