Factors Associated With Psychological Disturbances During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multicountry Online Study

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dc.authoridJawaid, Ali/0000-0002-5126-6744en_US
dc.authoridRadzi?ski, Piotr/0000-0001-5107-7487en_US
dc.authoridEs Haghi, Sarvin/0000-0001-7610-973Xen_US
dc.authoridAghilibehnam, Mehdi/0000-0003-2292-5373en_US
dc.authoridGobbi, Susanna/0000-0002-2115-3116en_US
dc.authoridLazzeri, Samuel/0000-0001-5629-7112en_US
dc.authoridShibli, Dana Rida/0000-0002-6912-4365en_US
dc.contributor.authorPlomecka, Martyna
dc.contributor.authorGobbi, Susanna
dc.contributor.authorNeckels, Rachael
dc.contributor.authorRadzinski, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorSkorko, Beata
dc.contributor.authorLazzeri, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorAlmazidou, Kristina
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:37:35Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:37:35Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Accumulating evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the mental health of individuals. However, the susceptibility of individuals to be impacted by the pandemic is variable, suggesting potential influences of specific factors related to participants' demographics, attitudes, and practices. Objective: We aimed to identify the factors associated with psychological symptoms related to the effects of the first wave of the pandemic in a multicountry cohort of internet users. Methods: This study anonymously screened 13,332 internet users worldwide for acute psychological symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 29 to April 14, 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic amidst strict lockdown conditions. A total of 12,817 responses were considered valid. Moreover, 1077 participants from Europe were screened a second time from May 15 to May 30, 2020, to ascertain the presence of psychological effects after the ease down of restrictions. Results: Female gender, pre-existing psychiatric conditions, and prior exposure to trauma were identified as notable factors associated with increased psychological symptoms during the first wave of COVID-19 (P<.001). The same factors, in addition to being related to someone who died due to COVID-19 and using social media more than usual, were associated with persistence of psychological disturbances in the limited second assessment of European participants after the restrictions had relatively eased (P<.001). Optimism, ability to share concerns with family and friends like usual, positive prediction about COVID-19, and daily exercise were related to fewer psychological symptoms in both assessments (P<.001). Conclusions: This study highlights the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at the worldwide level on the mental health of internet users and elucidates prominent associations with their demographics, history of psychiatric disease risk factors, household conditions, certain personality traits, and attitudes toward COVID-19.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNencki-EMBL Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders: BRAINCITY project - European Union under the European Regional Development Funden_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been supported by the Nencki-EMBL Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders: BRAINCITY project carried out within the International Research Agendas program of the Foundation for Polish Science co-financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2196/28736
dc.identifier.issn2368-7959
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.pmid34254939en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85113343839en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2196/28736
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/6858
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000689695600003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJmir Publications, Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJmir Mental Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY04200
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectPandemicen_US
dc.subjectMental Healthen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectPosttraumatic Stress Disorderen_US
dc.subjectGeneral Psychological Disturbanceen_US
dc.subjectGlobalen_US
dc.titleFactors Associated With Psychological Disturbances During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multicountry Online Studyen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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