Mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic – a longitudinal study over 42 months in five European countries

European journal of psychotraumatology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2025

Background: The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is well documented. However, only a few studies investigated in later phases and after its official end. Moreover, little known about people's psychological burden related to other global crises post-pandemic.Objective: Study's first objective was compare outcomes general population over course ten months post-pandemic. second explore regarding pandemic, comparison current wars, climate crises, inflation, poor government management and/or corruption post-pandemic era.Method: Participants from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Portugal (68.8% female, Mage = 41.55) were assessed online up four times between June 2020 March 2024 (baseline sample: N 7913). Adjustment Disorder New Module - 8 (ADNM-8), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2), World Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) used measure adjustment disorder, depression, well-being. Prevalence rates calculated repeated measures ANOVAs applied assess at time points. One-way ANOVA run how different participants' burden.Results: Temporal variations evident across assessment waves, with highest levels probable disorder depression winter 2020/2021 (T2). A slight improvement found Current wars inflation greatest sources assessment, revealing some cross-country differences.Conclusion: Although differences not as pronounced acute phase psychosocial support still needed This likely be due that take toll on health.

Язык: Английский

Evaluation of Depression and Its Correlates in Terms of Demographics, Eating Habits, and Exercises Among University Students: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер Volume 20, С. 1079 - 1095

Опубликована: Май 1, 2024

Background: University students are a vulnerable population prone to mental health challenges. This study aimed investigate depression and its associated factors among university in terms of demographics, eating habits, exercises. Methods: A total 2891 from three universities participated this between January 2024 February 2024. An online survey questionnaire was distributed using snow-ball strategy. The collected demographic, lifestyle, psychological data, including anxiety scores the PHQ-9 GAD-7 screening tools. Subgroup analysis conducted according sport frequency type Chi-square test for qualitative data t -test quantitative data. Multiple linear regression performed identify risk depression. Results: 44.2% 39.5% participants reported symptoms anxiety, respectively. Significant differences were observed various characteristics across different groups, with higher tending have less (P< 0.001) symptoms. As weekly exercise increased, gradually decreased. mean highest group no sports lowest 3– 4 times per week 0.001). Additionally, once reached 5 or more, longer based on revealed that engaging specific sports, such as basketball, tennis, dance, running, had lower compared overall average. Based multiple analysis, married status (P=0.036), enjoying barbecue food 0.001), prolonged sedentary time (P=0.001), experiencing stress events electronic device usage positively scores, while loving vegetables (P=0.007), relatively (P=0.005), (P=0.064), chronic disease negatively scores. Conclusion: highlights importance healthy regular exercise, limited exposure screens, balanced diet, preventing mitigating students. also suggests exercising is levels Activities running effective alleviating these issues through exercise. Keywords: depression, students, cross-sectional

Язык: Английский

The Impact of Infection Control Policies on Hospital Acquired Infections by MDROs from 2016 to 2023

Infection and Drug Resistance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер Volume 17, С. 4213 - 4221

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) pose a significant challenge to healthcare systems. The present study aimed evaluate the impact of infection policy COVID-19 on incidence HAIs MDROs.

Язык: Английский