{"id":6397,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-faraldsfraedi-yue-wang\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:51","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-faraldsfraedi-yue-wang","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-faraldsfraedi-yue-wang\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i &#8211; Yue Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>M\u00e1nudaginn 7. apr\u00edl 2025 ver Yue Wang doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0:<strong> \u00c1f\u00f6ll \u00ed \u00e6sku, ge\u00f0heilbrig\u00f0i og a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed heimsfaraldri COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic: early life adversities, mental health trajectories and health service use.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Matthias Pierce, s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00ed faralds- og l\u00edft\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 University of Manchester, og dr. Rikke Thaarup Wesselh\u00f8ft, d\u00f3sent vi\u00f0 Syddansk Universitet.<\/p>\n<p>Umsj\u00f3narkennari og lei\u00f0beinandi var Unnur Anna Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor, og me\u00f0lei\u00f0beinandi Thor Aspelund, pr\u00f3fessor. Auk \u00feeirra s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd Arna Hauksd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor, Helga Zoega, pr\u00f3fessor og Huan Song, pr\u00f3fessor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3rarinn Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti L\u00e6knadeildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13.00.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1grip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heimsfaraldur k\u00f3r\u00f3naveirunnar 2019 (COVID-19) var veruleg \u00f3gn vi\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0heilsu \u00e1 heimsv\u00edsu, b\u00e6\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar l\u00edkamlega og andlega heilsu f\u00f3lks. Ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 \u00fer\u00f3un n\u00fdgengis ge\u00f0raskana hafa hinga\u00f0 til einkum beinst a\u00f0 skammt\u00edma\u00e1hrifum heimsfaraldursins og a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0num \u00e1h\u00e6ttuh\u00f3pum (t.d. COVID-19 sj\u00faklingum e\u00f0a heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsf\u00f3lki) en f\u00e6rri a\u00f0 langt\u00edma\u00e1hrifum heimsfaraldursins \u00e1 ge\u00f0heilsu og a\u00f0gengi \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu me\u00f0al almennings. Einnig er l\u00edti\u00f0 vita\u00f0 um hvort s\u00e1lf\u00e9lagslegir \u00e1h\u00e6ttu\u00fe\u00e6ttir snemma \u00e1 l\u00edfslei\u00f0inni, svo sem \u00e1f\u00f6ll \u00ed \u00e6sku (t.d. andleg vanr\u00e6ksla og l\u00edkamlegt ofbeldi), hafi haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 alvarleika COVID-19 sj\u00fakd\u00f3msins. Markmi\u00f0 \u00feessarar doktorsritger\u00f0ar var a\u00f0 varpa lj\u00f3si \u00e1 ofangreinda \u00fe\u00e6tti, \u00ed fj\u00f3rum ranns\u00f3knum. \u00cd fyrstu ranns\u00f3kninni voru tengslin milli \u00e1falla \u00ed \u00e6sku og alvarleika COVID-19 sj\u00fakd\u00f3msins k\u00f6nnu\u00f0. \u00d6nnur ranns\u00f3knin sneri a\u00f0 n\u00fdgengi kv\u00ed\u00f0a- og \u00feunglyndisgreininga sem og \u00e1v\u00edsunum \u00e1 samsvarandi ge\u00f0lyf \u00e1 fyrstu 18 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um heimsfaraldursins og bygg\u00f0ist h\u00fan \u00e1 g\u00f6gnum fr\u00e1 breska l\u00edfs\u00fdnabankanum sem samtengdur er breskum heilbrig\u00f0isgagnagrunnum. \u00deri\u00f0ja ranns\u00f3knin var langsni\u00f0sranns\u00f3kn sem haf\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 markmi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kanna breytileika \u00ed \u00fer\u00f3un \u00feunglyndiseinkenna \u00ed COVID-19 heimsfaraldrinum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Markmi\u00f0 fj\u00f3r\u00f0u ranns\u00f3knarinnar var a\u00f0 kanna r\u00f6skun \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed COVID-19 faraldrinum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og m\u00f6guleg tengsl hennar vi\u00f0 f\u00e9lags- og l\u00fd\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega \u00fe\u00e6tti, heilsufarss\u00f6gu sem og l\u00edkamleg og s\u00e1lr\u00e6n einkenni. Samanteki\u00f0 varpa \u00feessar ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur lj\u00f3si \u00e1 seiglu- og berskj\u00f6ldunar\u00fe\u00e6tti ge\u00f0heilbrig\u00f0is, a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu, sem og alvarleika COVID-19 \u00ed n\u00fdafst\u00f6\u00f0num heimsfaraldri en \u00fe\u00e6r geta haft mikilv\u00e6gt forvarnargildi \u00ed komandi heimsfar\u00f6ldrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The global spread of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) posed significant threats to public health, and serious concerns have been raised about the adverse impact of the pandemic on population mental health. However, most existing studies have focused on mental health effects during the early stages of the pandemic or on specific high-risk groups, leading to a gap in understanding the long-term effects of the pandemic on mental health and health service use for the general population. Leveraging data sources from UK Biobank and the Icelandic COVID-19 National Resilience Cohort, the overarching aim of this thesis was to better understand the role of psychosocial factors in COVID-19 severity and to explore the long-term effects of the pandemic on population mental health and health service use. In Study I, we explored the link between childhood maltreatment and COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, examining potential mechanisms and the role of disease susceptibility. In Study II, we analysed trends in new diagnoses of anxiety and depression, as well as new prescriptions for anxiolytics and antidepressants in the UK from March 2020 to August 2021. In Study III, we identified different depressive symptom patterns in Iceland during the COVID-19 pandemic and examined their associated factors and long-term effects. In Study IV, we investigated trends in perceived disruptions in health service use in Iceland during the pandemic and how these disruptions relate to sociodemographic factors, preexisting health conditions, and overall well-being. The findings of these studies reveal resilience and vulnerability factors of COVID-19 severity, population mental health and access to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic with considerable implications for research and prevention in future pandemics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yue Wang f\u00e6ddist \u00ed K\u00edna \u00e1ri\u00f0 1995. H\u00fan lauk B.Sc.-gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed l\u00fd\u00f0heilsuv\u00edsindum fr\u00e1 Sichuan-h\u00e1sk\u00f3la 2018 og meistaragr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i og ge\u00f0heilsufr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 sama h\u00e1sk\u00f3la 2021. Yue h\u00f3f doktorsn\u00e1m vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":5761,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_phd_date_start":"2025-04-07T13:00:00+00:00","_phd_date_end":"2025-04-07T16:00:00+00:00","_phd_location":"A\u00f0albygging H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asalur","_phd_admission":"A\u00f0gangur \u00f3keypis","_phd_thesis_title":"\u00c1f\u00f6ll \u00ed \u00e6sku, ge\u00f0heilbrig\u00f0i og a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed heimsfaraldri COVID-19. 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