Effects of the COVID-19 Health Emergency on Biopsychosocial Health

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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There is a critical need to determine the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on the comprehensive well-being of people as they are living through the emergency and sequelae of the emergency period. The research team is requesting National Institutes of Health funding with the goal to investigate rural vs. urban living people's response to the crisis and its impact using mixed methods research.

Detailed Description
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The state of New Mexico and the entire nation have entered an unprecedented health emergency created by the COVID-19 virus; affecting the lives of all people, many of whom were significantly unprepared for the disruptions the emergency created in daily life. Rural residents are at increased risk from effects of the emergency due to numerous disadvantages as compared to urban living people (i.e. critical care access, food insecurity, social isolation). Very little is known about how people are living through a national emergency event affecting all people of the nation. Therefore, a significant gap in knowledge exists: 1. How are rural-living vs. urban-living people responding physically and mentally to the crisis? 2. What strategies of resilience are employed by people living in rural vs. urban counties? 3. What are perceptions of access to critical supplies and services in urban vs. rural counties; 4. How is the availability and use of technology used for news, reliable information, and communication? and 5. Use of time: what alterations in daily life self-care, care of others, commerce, and valued routines in urban vs. rural counties are occurring?

Official Title
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Effects of the COVID-19 Health Emergency on the Biopsychosocial Health of Rural Residents of New Mexico Using Mixed Methods Research

Conditions
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Activities, Mental Health Issue, Life Style

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: WHOQOL-BREF survey


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Urban and rural living residents of New Mexico, any gender, gender identity, any ethnic origin, any health status (healthy, chronic, disabled), and adult age from 18-85 Exclusion Criteria: Non-New Mexico residents, adults unable to give consent due to cognition or incarceration status

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Rural Living Community Member<br>Adult residents of a New Mexico rural county (as federally designated) | Other: WHOQOL-BREF survey<br>* Participants will be surveyed and interviewed about their perceptions regarding COVID-19 health emergency<br>* Other names: Personal Interview;|
| Urban/Suburban Living Community Member<br>Comparison group: adult resident of a New Mexico urban/suburban city or town (as federally designated) | Other: WHOQOL-BREF survey<br>* Participants will be surveyed and interviewed about their perceptions regarding COVID-19 health emergency<br>* Other names: Personal Interview;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Scale | participant responses about quality of life during COVID-19 emergency | From enrollment until post-event (Feb. 2021) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Open-ended Interview | Participants responses to open-ended interview questions regarding alteration in daily life routines | From enrollment until post-event (Feb. 2021) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Quality of Life, Rural Community, COVID-19