Data-analysis:
We primarily used inferential descriptive statistics including
one-sample t-test to compare the prevalence of anxiety and depression in
our study sample against UK-wide population estimates. We also used
chi-squared test to explore whether demographics were associated with
likely major depressive disorder and generalised anxiety disorder.
Finally, we performed a binary logistic regression analysis to explore
causative factors for changes in mental health11Beaumont, R
(2014) Health Science Statistics using R and R Commander . Scion
publishing:Banbury, Oxfordshire. Analyses were performed in IBM SPSS
for Windows Version 26.