Optimising Wellbeing during Self-isolation (OWLS)

有严重精神健康问题的人受到新冠肺炎和疫情限制措施影响的风险增加。这是因为他们更有可能生活在贫困的环境中，更不可能访问互联网。许多有精神健康问题的人也有身体健康问题，这可能意味着他们属于需要长期隔离的群体。在这个项目中，我们想看看有精神健康问题的人是如何受到当前大流行的影响的。我们想知道人们是否能够在需要的时候获得卫生服务。他们是否能够使用互联网访问服务和联系朋友，以及他们是否感到孤独。最后，他们是否做出了任何改变来降低患新冠肺炎的风险，比如戒烟。该项目包括填写问卷和参加采访。我们将邀请参与健康和福祉调查并表示有兴趣参与未来研究的人。研究结果将被用来就如何在大流行期间最好地支持严重精神疾病患者提出建议。

People with severe mental health problems are at increased risk of being affected by COVID-19 and the pandemic restrictions. This is because they are more likely to live in impoverished circumstances and are less likely to be able to access the internet. Many people with mental health problems have physical health problems also which may mean they are in a group that needs to isolate for long periods of time.In this project we want to look at how people with mental health problems are affected by the current pandemic. We want to know whether people are able to access health services when they need to. Whether they are able to use the internet to access servicesand contact friends and if they are feeling lonely. Finally have they made any changes to reduce the risk of COVID-19 such as stopping smoking.The project involves completing questionnaires and taking part in interviews. We will invite people who took part in the Health and Wellbeing Survey and said they were interested in taking part in future research.The results of the study will be used to make recommendations about how best to support people with severe mental illness during a pandemic.