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KMID : 0613620220420020102
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Health Social Welfare Review
2022 Volume.42 No. 2 p.102 ~ p.121
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The Effects of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of the Disabled
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Kim Yi-Re
Nam Jae-Hyun
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Abstract
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We examined the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health outcomes (e.g., depression and self-esteem) of the disabled. For analysis we the difference-in- differences approach with multiple treatments using data from the 14th and 15th waves of the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS). The observations consisted of 21,049 individuals of whom 18,987 were non-disabled, 648 were severely disabled, and 1,414 were mildly disabled. We further conducted subgroup analyses of the degree of disability, the type of disability, gender, and age. The main findings are as follows. First, COVID-19 had little effect on the degree of depression in people with disabilities, but it did affect non-disabled people, though without statistical significance. Second, COVID-19 has statistically significantly influenced self-esteem for people with disabilities. Third, the effects of COVID-19 varied according to the degree of disability. It led to reduced self-esteem in persons with mild disability. Furthermore, we found that self-esteem declined in the physically disabled and those with impairments external bodily functions after COVID-19. In addition, the of effects COVID-19 were more pronounced in the male group and in persons with disabilities under age 65. Our findings indicate that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected people of different physical characteristics, and provide some policy implications for people with disabilities.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, The Disabled, Mental Health Outcomes, Difference-in-Differences
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