Adam Hampshire

Cognitive and mental health impact of COVID-19, insights from the Great British Intelligence Test 

During 2020 we have collected cognitive and mental health data from ~390,000 members of the UK public as part of a collaboration with BBC Horizon called the Great British Intelligence Test. This data spans from January, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the UK. It provides a unique set of insights into the idiosyncratic ways that people have been affected both indirectly by the pandemic and directly by illness. I will present results from this study, where multivariate and machine learning analyses are applied to determine who has been most affected, how, what can help, and whether there are unexpected benefits that we can learn from in order to improve mental health through and beyond the recovery phase.