The project investigates questions of public health, communication, and social variation among residents of Edinburgh and the Lothians in relation to COVID-19. The project draws on individuals’ personal accounts of the pandemic, in the form of video/audio diary data recorded by Lothian residents between 1 May 2020 and 15 July 2021. The intimate, immediate, and spontaneous nature of video/audio diaries makes them a unique, time-sensitive data resource for assessing drivers of individual experience, including:
- uptake of public health measures,
- impacts on mental health, and
- drivers of hardship, anxiety, and stigma.