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，影响着原本有能力和生产力的劳动力成员。 COVID-19 封锁条件造成的不确定性和孤立性给心理健康资源带来了压力，并阻碍了最常见的面对面支持形式。封锁条件可能会加剧人们的心理健康状况，并使他们在保持身体距离和在家工作的情况下生产力下降。 COVID-19封锁对人们心理健康的影响程度仅得到了非正式和轶事性的评估，因为它需要进行研究，这既需要更多的时间，而且在保持物理距离的情况下是不可行的。 我们提出的研究旨在通过利用社交媒体来揭示上述未知问题，社交媒体被大部分人（包括患有精神健康障碍的人）用作沟通、社交和支持的手段。