Since the first cases of novel coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 were reported in December 2019 China, virus has spread most countries. The aim present study was to assess initial data on mental health burden German public during COVID-19 pandemic.A cross-sectional conducted Germany and collected complete datasets from 15 704 residents aged 18 years over. Besides demographics, generalized anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-2) psychological distress (DT) assessed. Furthermore, COVID-19-related...

Introduction: COVID-19 is causing an enormous psychological burden for most people. This study aims to assess individual changes in mental health and status before after the outbreak, explore potential predictors of change. Methods: A cross-sectional Germany (n = 15 037) were conducted. Demographics, depression anxiety symptoms (PHQ-2, GAD-2), distress (DT), (EQ-5D-3L) assessed. Additionally, all instruments used adapted measure participants’ outbreak. COVID-19-related fear, trust...

Objective: This study aimed to assess cancer patients' psychological burden during the COVID-19 pandemic by investigating distress (distress-thermometer), health status (EQ-5D-3L), general anxiety (GAD-7), COVID-19-related fear and associated behavioral changes comparing these matched healthy controls, using propensity score matching (PSM). Methods: During first days of in Germany, March 16 30, 2020, 150 actually treated patients controls participated this study. Participants completed an...

Healthcare professionals (HPs) are the key figures to keep up healthcare system during COVID-19 pandemic and thus one of most vulnerable groups in this. To this point, extent psychological burden, especially Europe Germany, remains unclear. This is first study investigating German HPs after outbreak.We performed an online-based cross-sectional outbreak Germany (10-31 March 2020). In total, 2224 (physicians n = 492, nursing staff 1511, paramedics 221) 10 639 non-healthcare (nHPs) were...

When the first COVID-19 infections were reported in Germany, fear and anxiety spread faster than pandemic itself. While moderate amounts of a infection may be functional, generalized potentially resulting distress psychopathology possibly detrimental to people's health. Authorities need avoid countrywide panic, on one hand, but foster realistic awareness actual threat, other hand.The current cross-sectional study aimed investigate psychological reactions response real or perceived threats....

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die psychische Gesundheit zeigten sich bereits früh. Das Ausmaß Auswirkungen, insbesondere kumulativ über lang anhaltende Zeit Pandemie, ist für Deutschland noch nicht umfassend untersucht worden. Ziel Arbeit Studie war es, Belastungen sowie COVID-19-bezogene Erlebens- und Verhaltensweisen zu erheben deren Veränderung verschiedenen Phasen Pandemie in darzustellen. Material Methoden In deutschlandweite onlinebasierte...

Since December 2019, the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been keeping world in suspense. Proven risk factors for a severe course of COVID-19 are common diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular or respiratory disorders. Until today, little is known about psychological burden individuals suffering from these high-risk regard to COVID-19. The aim study was define impact pandemic on behavior and mental health at high developing course. Items assessed generalized anxiety...

Governmental restrictions of daily life are key elements in reducing the transmission COVID-19, but they have also put a strain on people's mental health. Preventive policies differ all over world as well different periods time, and depend mostly current infection rates. In Germany, there were two restraint varying severity, during which government used combinations containment mitigation measures to protect risk groups lower number hospitalizations.In online studies, we aimed determine...

Abstract At a time of growing governmental restrictions and ‘physical distancing’ in order to decelerate the spread COVID-19, psychological challenges are increasing. Social media plays an important role maintaining social contact as well exerting political influence. World leaders use it not only keep citizens informed but also boost morale manage people’s fears. However, some do follow this approach; example is German Chancellor. In large online survey, we aimed determine levels COVID-19...

The COVID-19 pandemic affected individuals, governments, and health care centers all around the globe. Social isolation obligation, restricted working shifts, curfews posed unprecedented challenges for population. isolation, boredom, financial problems have been shown to stress peoples’ mental in previous comparable pandemics even regular situations. Individuals with a illness may particularly be at risk due an already instable status. While research mainly focused on pandemic’s impact...

(1) The aim of the study is to assess psychological burden individuals with diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic in comparison matched controls. (2) Over course eight weeks, 9 April 3 June 2020, 253 and controls, using Propensity Score Matching (PSM), participated this cross-sectional study. Participants completed an anonymous survey including demographics, depressive symptoms (PHQ-2), generalized anxiety (GAD-7), COVID-19-related fear, risk perception, safety behavior. (3) While patients...

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic poses immense challenges for national and international healthcare systems. Especially in times of social isolation governmental restrictions, mental health should not be neglected. Innovative approaches are required to support psychologically burdened people. e-mental intervention 'CoPE It' has been developed offer manualised evidence-based psychotherapeutic adapted COVID-19-related issues order overcome psychological distress. In our study, we aim assess...

The aim of this study was to analyze individual changes in cancer patients’ mental health before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, explore predictors impairment. Over a two-week period (16–30 March 2020), 150 patients Germany participated study. Validated instruments assessed demographic medical data, depression anxiety symptoms (PHQ-2, GAD-2), distress (DT), status (EQ-5D-3L). All were adapted measure outbreak. COVID-19-related fear, trust governmental actions face COVID-19, subjective level...

Background Diabetes is a very common chronic disease that exerts massive physiological and psychological burdens on patients. The digitalization of mental health care has generated effective e-mental approaches, which offer an indubitable practical value for patient treatment. However, before implementing optimizing tools, their acceptance underlying barriers resources should be first determined developing establishing patient-oriented interventions. Objective This study aims to assess the...

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic poses immense challenges for health care systems and population-wide mental health. e-mental intervention "CoPE It" has been developed to offer standardized manualized support overcome psychological distress caused by the pandemic. aim of this study was assess effectiveness in terms reducing (primary outcome), depression anxiety symptoms, improving self-efficacy, mindfulness (secondary outcomes). Furthermore, intervention's usability, feasibility,...

Introduction: Safety behaviors are key elements in reducing the spread of COVID-19 virus, but have also assumed excessive proportions form panic buying groceries. This raises question whether these independent or related to each other. Adherent safety behavior including increased hygiene and physical distancing appears inherently adherent prosocial, while dysfunctional such as most probably emerges from other motives contextual variables. Methods: Data 15,308 participants collected March 10...

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people’s mental health worldwide. Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course of illness when infected SARS-CoV-2. present study aims to retrospectively examine changes in patients Germany before and after the initial outbreak, furthermore explore potential predictors such changes. Methods Over eight weeks from April June 2020, 253 individuals diagnosed participated an online cross-sectional study. Participants completed...

Objectives: Although many research studies concerning changes in personality and behavior time of COVID-19 pandemic emerged, important questions still have not been answered. This study with a large sample aimed to give insights into the impact on fear by investigating Big Five traits, COVID-19-fear, associated behavioral German-speaking sample. Methods: About 14,048 healthy respondents (65.5% female, 34.2% male, 0.32% other gender/gender queer; range = 18–85 years, median age 35–44 years)...

Unlike men, who are disproportionately affected by severe disease progression and mortality from COVID-19, women may be more the economic, social psychological consequences of pandemic. Psychological distress mental health problems general risk factors for increases in use alcohol other substances as a dysfunctional coping mechanism. Methods: An analysis was carried out female subset (n = 2153) population-based, cross-sectional online survey (October–December 2020), covering “second wave”...

Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic has been affected our daily lives, global population exposed to permanent concerns and thus might suffer from psychological burden. It is well known that burdens can affect dietary behavior. Aim: The impact of a burden on people, in particular their patterns was investigated this nationawide cross-sectional study. Methods: 7525 participants responded questionnaire regarding concerning current structure with changes pattern food amount (between November...

This study investigated the mental health burden of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) or multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) during COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to matched healthy controls. The cross-sectional included 59 a diagnosis either CIDP MMN and propensity score All participants completed survey including demographics, distress (distress thermometer), depressive symptoms (PHQ-2), generalized anxiety (GAD-7), COVID-19-related fear, risk...

The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented global burden to the general population and, in particular, individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. In context of discussion about "post COVID-19", aim study was advance research on mental health and long-term consequences after COVID-19. total, 214 survivors (female: 54.2%; hospitalized: 36.7%) participated repeated cross-sectional assessment. addition demographic data, somatic symptoms, fear death at time infection, depressive...

Abstract After more than a year of pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2) remains relevant health care and society issue. Movements doubting the dangerousness or existence virus have emerged became challenge to social cohesion. About 3487 individuals (434 Corona doubters 3053 non-doubters) participated in an online survey (predominat age group: 35–45 years). Particularly, COVID-19-related anxiety, generalized anxiety (Generalizied Anxiety Disorder...