Spatio-Temporal Clustering of Adolescent Bereavement in the United States During the Extended Response to COVID-19: A Follow-Up Study
Spatio-Temporal Clustering of Adolescent Bereavement in the United States During the Extended Response to COVID-19: A Follow-Up Study
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COVID-19 长期响应期间美国青少年丧亲之痛的时空聚集:一项后续研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.021
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Wertis, Luke
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作者:
Ryan, Sophia C.;Runkle, Jennifer D.;Sugg, Margaret M.;Singh, Devyani;Green, Shannon;Wertis, Luke
PurposeThis follow-up study investigated the spatio-temporal clustering of adolescent bereavement during the extended response to COVID-19 from October 2020–January 2022 in the continental United States.MethodsDeidentified and anonymized bereavement data from Crisis Text Line (CTL), a text-based crisis intervention service, and SaTScan cluster analysis were used to identify space-time clustering of bereavement among adolescents, aged 24 years and less, during the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsClustering of bereavement conversations occurred during waves of high COVID-19 case and death counts, with the highest risk occurring in the Southeastern United States during the fall of 2020 (relative risk: 5.86, confidence interval: 3.48–8.24). Of the CTL texters who shared their demographic information, Indigenous American, Black, male, and female adolescents were more likely to seek help for bereavement when compared to the other CTL users.DiscussionFindings show an increased need for bereavement counseling resources during periods of high COVID-19 cases and deaths.