2.3  Analyses
Descriptive analyses of demographic and symptom characteristics were conducted and group differences between the comparison sample and COVID-19 sample were made using ANOVA and chi-square statistics to a significance level of .05. Given the increased danger of COVID-19 to older adults, analyses were also conducted examining potential differences between older and younger users.
Brief thematic analyses were conducted in the COVID-19 sample to examine how their own behaviour had changed in response to COVID-19, and secondly, issues and concerns affecting them. Information was derived from semi-automated thematic analysis of responses to the additional assessment questions.