How is Canadians' mental health affected by COVID-19: visual analytics of social media text

COVID-19 对加拿大人的心理健康有何影响：社交媒体文本的可视化分析

• 批准号: 554657-2020
• 负责人: Milios, Evangelos
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=705285
• 关键词: How; Canadians; mental; health; affected

Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental illnesses that affect otherwise capable and productive members of the workforce. The uncertainty and isolation, induced by COVID-19 lockdown conditions, puts a strain on mental health resources and prevents the most common form of support, which is in-person. Lockdown conditions may exacerbate peoples' mental health condition and render them less capable of being productive under physical distancing and work from home. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of the population has been assessed only informally and anecdotally, as it requires research that both requires more time and that is infeasible to perform while physical distancing is in effect. Our proposed research intends to shed light on the above unknown by tapping into social media, which are used as a means of communication, socialization and support by a large fraction of the population, including individuals with mental health disorders.

抑郁和焦虑是最常见的精神疾病之一，会影响到原本有能力和工作效率的劳动力。新冠肺炎封锁条件带来的不确定性和孤立，给精神卫生资源带来了压力，并阻碍了最常见的支持形式，即面对面。封锁条件可能会加剧人们的心理健康状况，使他们在物理距离和离家工作的情况下不太有能力提高工作效率。 新冠肺炎被封锁对人们心理健康的影响程度还只是通过非正式和坊间的方式进行评估，因为这需要更多时间的研究，而且在物理距离生效的情况下，这是不可行的。 我们拟议的研究旨在通过利用社交媒体来阐明上述未知之处，社交媒体被大部分人用作沟通、社交和支持的手段，包括患有精神健康障碍的个人。