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Factors associated with psychological disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-country online study
Martyna Plomecka;
Susanna Gobbi;
Rachael Neckels;
Piotr Radzinski;
Beata Skorko;
Samuel Lazzeri;
Kristina Almazidou;
Alisa Dedic;
Asja Bakalovic;
Lejla Hrustic;
Zainab Ashraf;
Sarvin Es Haghi;
Luis Rodriguez-Pino;
Verena Waller;
Hafsa Jabeen;
A. Beyza Alp;
Mehdi Behnam;
Dana Shibli;
Zofia Baranczuk-Turska;
Zeeshan Haq;
Salah Qureshi;
Adriana Strutt;
Ali Jawaid
ABSTRACT
This study anonymously screened 13,332 individuals worldwide for acute psychological symptoms related to Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from March 29th to April 14th, 2020. A total of n=12,817 responses were considered valid. n=1077 participants from Europe were screened a second time during May 15th to May 30th to longitudinally ascertain the persistence of psychological effects. Female gender, pre-existing psychiatric condition, and prior exposure to trauma were identified as notable factors associated with increased acute psychological symptoms during COVID-19. The same factors, in addition to, being related to someone who demised due to COVID-19 and using social media more than usual predicted persistence of psychological disturbances. Optimism, ability to share concerns with family and friends like usual, positive prediction about COVID-19, and daily exercise predicted fewer acute and persistent psychological symptoms. These results could aid in dynamic optimization of mental health services during and following COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation
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Plomecka M, Gobbi S, Neckels R, Radzinski P, Skorko B, Lazzeri S, Almazidou K, Dedic A, Bakalovic A, Hrustic L, Ashraf Z, Es Haghi S, Rodriguez-Pino L, Waller V, Jabeen H, Alp AB, Behnam M, Shibli D, Baranczuk-Turska Z, Haq Z, Qureshi S, Strutt A, Jawaid A
Factors Associated With Psychological Disturbances During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multicountry Online Study