Societal
challenges
put
public
mental
health
at
risk
and
result
in
a
growing
interest
resilience
as
trajectories
of
good
during
stressor
exposure.
Resilience
factors
increase
the
likelihood
resilient
responses.
This
systematic
review
summarizes
evidence
on
predictive
value
individual,
social
societal
factors.
Fifty-one
studies
reported
various
stressors
(e.g.,
pandemics).
Higher
income
socioeconomic
status,
better
emotion
regulation
flexibility
were
related
to
Findings
mixed
for
most
supporting
importance
fit
between
situational
demands.
Research
into
is
needed.
EClinicalMedicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
70, P. 102533 - 102533
Published: March 11, 2024
The
COVID-19
pandemic
impacted
mental
health
disorders,
affecting
both
individuals
with
pre-existing
conditions
and
those
no
prior
history.
However,
there
is
limited
evidence
regarding
the
pandemic's
impact
on
visits
to
primary
care
physicians.
Australasian Journal on Ageing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
44(1)
Published: Feb. 9, 2025
To
explore
the
experiences
of
older
adult
patients
hospitalised
with
COVID-19
infection
by
identifying
any
issues
they
encountered,
how
were
able
or
unable
to
adapt,
as
well
their
opinion
such
issues.
A
qualitative
study
was
conducted
inviting
a
purposive
sample
adults
from
metropolitan
tertiary
hospital
in
Sydney,
Australia,
undertake
semi-structured
telephone
interviews.
Data
analysed
using
thematic
approach
and
adhered
COREQ
guidelines.
total
16
participants
interviewed.
Three
predominant
themes
identified
described
experiences.
The
majority
accepted
that
hospitalisation
necessary
for
recovery.
use
single
isolation
rooms
affected
psychological
state;
however,
this
could
have
impacted
them
either
positively
negatively.
quality
nursing
care
received
elicited
emotions
self-worth
also
reported
variety
ranging
positive
negative.
This
common
situational
acceptance
impacts
both
important
towards
overall
experience
amongst
who
had
been
COVID-19.
Opportunities
improve
patient
identified,
practical
next
steps
tailoring
type
delivery
individual
needs
preferences
may
assist
this.
Aging & Mental Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 9
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Objectives
To
assess
changes
in
positive
psychological
wellbeing
and
depression
before,
during
after
the
pandemic
older
people,
evaluate
whether
mental
had
returned
to
pre-pandemic
levels
pandemic.
We
also
tested
these
responses
varied
by
age,
gender,
living
arrangements
economic
resources.
Der Nervenarzt,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 3, 2025
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Die
COVID-19(„coronavirus
disease
2019“)-Pandemie
stellte
die
bisher
wohl
größte
gesundheitliche
Krise
des
21.
Jahrhunderts
dar.
Sie
bedeutete
für
viele
Menschen
eine
andauernde
Exposition
gegenüber
psychisch
relevanten
Stressoren
bei
gleichzeitig
eingeschränkten
Bewältigungsmöglichkeiten.
Ziel
der
Arbeit
vorliegende
Übersicht
hat
zum
Ziel,
den
aktuellen
Kenntnisstand
Verlauf
psychischen
Gesundheit
in
Deutschland
während
COVID-19-Pandemie
zusammenfassend
darzustellen.
Material
und
Methoden
Anhand
longitudinaler
wiederholt-querschnittlicher
Erhebungen
werden
wesentliche
Erkenntnisse
zusammengefasst
Vulnerabilitäts-
Resilienzfaktoren
herausgearbeitet.
Ergebnisse
Berichtet
weite
Teile
Bevölkerung
zumindest
vorübergehende
Beeinträchtigungen
Wohlbefindens
im
Sinne
einer
erhöhten
Angstsymptomatik
Depressivität
sowie
verringerten
Lebenszufriedenheit,
insbesondere
Frauen
Kindern
bzw.
Jugendlichen.
Gleichzeitig
wurden
Mehrzahl
Fälle
resiliente
Verläufe
beobachtet,
d.
h.
meisten
Personen
gelang
es
Pandemie,
ihre
psychische
aufrechtzuerhalten.
Als
Vulnerabilitätsfaktoren
gelten
neben
weiblichen
Geschlechtszugehörigkeit
einem
jüngeren
Alter
auch
finanzielle
Schwierigkeiten.
wichtige
zeigen
sich
dagegen
ein
positiver
Bewertungsstil,
kognitive
Flexibilität,
soziale
Unterstützung,
Selbstwirksamkeitserleben
und,
auf
gesellschaftlicher
Ebene,
sozialer
Zusammenhang
Vertrauen
Institutionen.
Diskussion
identifizierten
bieten
konkrete
Ansatzpunkte
zur
Förderung
„pandemic
preparedness“.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Sept. 23, 2024
Background
The
COVID-19
pandemic
prompted
a
range
of
studies
on
mental
health,
with
mixed
results.
While
numerous
reported
worsened
conditions
in
individuals
pre-existing
disorders,
others
showed
resilience
and
stability
health.
However,
longitudinal
data
focusing
the
German
population
are
sparse,
especially
regarding
effects
age
disorders
during
early
stages
pandemic.
Objectives
To
assess
interplay
between
psychiatric
history,
age,
timing
pandemic,
focus
understanding
how
these
factors
relate
to
severity
depression
anxiety
symptoms.
Methods
Exploratory
analyses
were
based
135,445
aged
20–72
years
from
National
Cohort
(NAKO).
Depressive
symptoms
assessed
before
after
first
wave
Inferential
statistical
negative
binomial
regression
models
calculated.
Results
Persons
self-reported
history
exhibited
comparable
levels
symptom
compared
time
before.
In
contrast,
without
particularly
those
their
20s
40s,
experienced
an
increase
health
Limitations
Analyses
focuses
leaving
long-term
unexplored.
Conclusion
Future
research
should
consider
age-specific
mental-health-related
when
addressing
global
crises.
Additionally,
it
is
important
explore
influencing
adaptation,
aiming
develop
targeted
interventions
informed
policies
for
effective
management
pandemics.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 5, 2024
Abstract
Background
The
present
paper
focuses
on
socio-demographics,
clinical
variables,
and
the
distance
from
infection
in
predicting
long-term
psycho-social
consequences
of
COVID-19.
Methods
Patients
were
screened
with
a
cross-sectional
design
at
Psychological
Service
University
Hospital
Verona
(Italy)
3,
6,
12,
18
months
after
their
SARS-CoV-2
infection.
assessment
was
part
Horizon
2020-funded
ORCHESTRA
Project
included
Anxiety
Depression
Scale
(HADS),
Short
Form
Health
Survey
36
(SF-36),
Impact
Event
Scale-Revised
(IES-R),
ad-hoc
questions
measuring
pre-post
COVID-19
changes
dimensions
(sleep
quality,
nutrition,
level
autonomy,
work,
social
relationships,
emotional
wellbeing).
Results
Between
June
2021
2023,
we
evaluated
1317
patients
(mean
age
56.6
±
14.8
years;
48%
male):
35%
three
months,
40%
20%
5%
Thirty-five
percent
hospitalized
due
to
Overall,
16%
reported
some
form
clinically
significant
mental
distress
following
(HADS-TOT),
13%
6%,
respectively,
experiencing
anxiety
(HADS-Anxiety)
depressive
symptoms
(HADS-Depression).
Four
testified
post-traumatic
symptoms.
SF-36
scale
revealed
that
17%
subjects
had
physical
or
psychological
deterioration
quality
life,
respectively.
regression
analyses
showed
females
experienced
higher
levels
depression
compared
males,
along
worse
life
nearly
all
investigated
dimensions.
Younger
people
felt
more
reduced
than
older
counterparts,
who,
turn,
poorer
scores
terms
autonomy
functioning.
Hospitalized
lower
self-sufficiency,
work
non-hospitalized
people.
latter
anxious
life.
Finally,
for
first
time
12-
impairment
those
assessed
months.
Conclusions
our
data
show
sequelae
tend
persist
over
time,
still
needing
attention
intervention
planning,
especially
females.
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 1268 - 1280
Published: Aug. 8, 2024
The
global
research
on
pandemics
or
epidemics
and
mental
health
has
been
growing
exponentially
recently,
which
cannot
be
integrated
through
traditional
systematic
review.
Our
study
aims
to
systematically
synthesize
the
evidence
using
natural
language
processing
(NLP)
techniques.
Multiple
databases
were
searched
titles,
abstracts,
keywords.
We
identified
relevant
literature
published
prior
Dec
31,
2023,
NLP
techniques
such
as
text
classification,
topic
modelling
geoparsing
methods.
Relevant
articles
categorized
by
content,
date,
geographic
location,
outputting
heat
maps,
geographical
narrative
synthesis
of
trends
in
related
publications.
analysis
77,915
studies
area
before
2023.
Covid
pandemic
was
most
common,
followed
SARS
HIV/AIDS;
Anxiety
stress
frequently
studied
outcomes;
Social
support
healthcare
common
way
coping.
Geographically,
base
dominated
from
high-income
countries,
with
scant
low-income
counties.
Co-occurrence
fear,
depression,
common.
one
three
topics
all
continents
except
North
America.
findings
suggest
importance
feasibility
comprehensively
map
age
big
literature.
review
identifies
clear
themes
for
future
clinical
public
research,
is
critical
designing
evidence-based
approaches
reduce
negative
impacts
epidemics.