Publications by authors named "Rina Hung"
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- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly worsened youth mental health, with a 25% increase in anxiety and depression among pediatric populations, especially affecting those with chronic conditions.
- The research used data from the TriNetX database to analyze pediatric COVID-19 patients aged 5-17, categorizing them based on whether they had asthma, diabetes, both, or neither, and compared mental health outcomes after 6 months.
- Results indicated that those with asthma (OR 1.4) and diabetes (OR 1.81) had higher chances of developing new psychiatric diagnoses compared to healthy peers, emphasizing the mental health impact of chronic physical conditions during the pandemic.
There is growing concern about the availability of healthcare services for rural patients. This systematic literature review evaluates original research on health disparities among rural and urban populations with mental health conditions in North America. Using PRISMA guidelines, we used four electronic databases (Pubmed, Cochrane, PsychInfo, Web of Science) and hand searches and included original research conducted in the United States or Canada before July 2021 that compared health outcomes of patients with any mental health disorder in rural versus non-rural areas.
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