Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
Science and Technology Studies, University College London, London, UK.
BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 25;11(1):e043418. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043418.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many countries applying restrictive measures, such as lockdown, to contain and prevent further spread. The psychological impact of lockdown and working as a healthcare worker on the frontline has been chronicled in studies pertaining to previous infectious disease pandemics that have reported the presence of depressive symptoms, anxiety, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Potentially linked to psychological well-being and not yet studied is the possibility that lockdown and working on the frontline of the pandemic are associated with perceptions of coercion.
The present study aimed to examine perceived coercion in those who have experienced COVID-19-related lockdown and/or worked as a frontline healthcare worker across three European countries. It aimed to describe how such perceptions may impact on psychological well-being, coping and post-traumatic growth. It will employ an explanatory mixed-methods research methodology consisting of an online survey and online asynchronous virtual focus groups (AVFGs) and individual interviews. χ tests and analyses of variance will be used to examine whether participants from different countries differ according to demographic factors, whether there are differences between cohorts on perceived coercion, depression, anxiety and post-traumatic growth scores. The relationship between coercion and symptoms of distress will be assessed using multiple regression. Both the AVFGs and the narrative interviews will be analysed using thematic narrative analysis.
The study has been approved by University College London's Research Ethics Committee under Project ID Number 7335/004. Results will be disseminated by means of peer-reviewed publications and at national and/or international conferences.
COVID-19 大流行导致许多国家采取封锁等限制措施，以控制和防止进一步传播。封锁和作为医疗保健工作者在前线工作对心理健康的影响在以前的传染病大流行研究中已有记载，这些研究报告了抑郁症状、焦虑、失眠和创伤后应激症状的存在。与心理健康可能相关但尚未研究的是，封锁和在大流行前线工作可能与强制感有关。
本研究旨在检查在经历过 COVID-19 相关封锁和/或作为一线医疗保健工作者的人在三个欧洲国家中对强制感的看法。它旨在描述这些看法如何影响心理健康、应对和创伤后成长。它将采用解释性混合方法研究方法，包括在线调查和在线异步虚拟焦点小组 (AVFG) 和个人访谈。χ 检验和方差分析将用于检查来自不同国家的参与者是否根据人口统计学因素存在差异，以及在感知强制、抑郁、焦虑和创伤后成长得分方面是否存在差异。使用多元回归评估强制与痛苦症状之间的关系。使用主题叙事分析分析 AVFG 和叙事访谈。
该研究已获得伦敦大学学院研究伦理委员会的批准，项目 ID 编号为 7335/004。结果将通过同行评审的出版物和国家和/或国际会议进行传播。
