Institute of Medical Sociology, Centre for Health and Society (CHS), Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Department of Health and Social Work, University of Applied Science Emden/Leer, Emden, Germany.
PLoS One. 2023 May 18;18(5):e0285803. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285803. eCollection 2023.
Mental health is challenged due to serious life events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and can differ by the level of resilience. National studies on mental health and resilience of individuals and communities during the pandemic provide heterogeneous results and more data on mental health outcomes and resilience trajectories are needed to better understand the impact of the pandemic on mental health in Europe.
COPERS (Coping with COVID-19 with Resilience Study) is an observational multinational longitudinal study conducted in eight European countries (Albania, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia). Recruitment of participants is based on convenience sampling and data are gathered through an online questionnaire. gathering data on depression, anxiety, stress-related symptoms suicidal ideation and resilience. Resilience is measured with the Brief Resilience Scale and with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Depression is measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire, Anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and stress-related symptoms with the Impact of Event Scale Revised- Suicidal ideation is assessed using item 9 of the PHQ-9. We also consider potential determinants and moderating factors for mental health conditions, including sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender), social environmental factors (e.g., loneliness, social capital) and coping strategies (e.g., Self-efficacy Belief).
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to multi-nationally and longitudinally determine mental health outcomes and resilience trajectories in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study will help to determine mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe. The findings may benefit pandemic preparedness planning and future evidence-based mental health policies.
由于 COVID-19 大流行等严重生活事件，心理健康受到挑战，而韧性的水平也有所不同。关于大流行期间个人和社区心理健康和韧性的国家研究结果存在差异，需要更多关于心理健康结果和韧性轨迹的数据，以便更好地了解大流行对欧洲心理健康的影响。
COPE（应对 COVID-19 与韧性研究）是一项在八个欧洲国家（阿尔巴尼亚、比利时、德国、意大利、立陶宛、罗马尼亚、塞尔维亚和斯洛文尼亚）进行的观察性多国纵向研究。参与者的招募基于方便抽样，通过在线问卷收集数据。收集抑郁、焦虑、压力相关症状、自杀意念和韧性的数据。韧性用简明韧性量表和 Connor-Davidson 韧性量表进行测量。抑郁用患者健康问卷测量，焦虑用广泛性焦虑障碍量表测量，压力相关症状用修订后的事件影响量表测量-自杀意念用 PHQ-9 的第 9 项评估。我们还考虑了心理健康状况的潜在决定因素和调节因素，包括社会人口特征（如年龄、性别）、社会环境因素（如孤独、社会资本）和应对策略（如自我效能信念）。
据我们所知，这是第一项在欧洲多国和纵向研究 COVID-19 大流行期间心理健康结果和韧性轨迹的研究。这项研究的结果将有助于确定欧洲大流行期间的心理健康状况。这些发现可能有益于大流行准备规划和未来基于证据的心理健康政策。
