Emmerich Franziska, Junghans Julia, Zenger Markus, Brähler Elmar, Stöbel-Richter Yve, Irmscher Lisa, Richter Ernst Peter, Berth Hendrik
Division of Psychological and Social Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences, Research Group Applied Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Department of Differential and Personality Psychology, University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Breitscheidstraße 2, 39114, Magdeburg, Germany.
BMC Res Notes. 2025 Jul 1;18(1):250. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07329-6.
To examine mental and physical health, loneliness, and life satisfaction in East Germany, data were collected at four time points: in 2017/2018, 2019/2020, 2021, and 2022. Changes in data before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were determined using validated short scales. Additionally, a newly developed questionnaire was integrated in 2022 to depict working from home (WFH).
The data set is part of the Saxon Longitudinal Study (SLS), first conducted in 1987 in the former German Democratic Republic and has been continued almost annually, consisting of 33 waves since then ( > 300). As an East German sample, the SLS offers a long-term perspective on psychological and physical health. The extent of mental health can be interpreted based on validated short scales D-Score (Distress Score), PHQ-4 (Patient Health Questionnaire-4), LS-S (Loneliness Scale), L-1 (Short Scale of Life Satisfaction), and a Corona Anxiety Scale. The physical strain can be interpreted based on the answers to the G-Score, SSS-8 (Somatic Symptom Scale), and an individual item on health status. The questionnaire on WFH allows comparisons between participants WFH and those who did not. This dataset will contribute to further research into events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact.
为了研究东德地区的心理健康、身体健康、孤独感和生活满意度，在四个时间点收集了数据：2017/2018年、2019/2020年、2021年和2022年。使用经过验证的简短量表确定了新冠疫情之前和期间的数据变化。此外，2022年纳入了一份新开发的问卷，以描述在家工作（WFH）的情况。
该数据集是萨克森纵向研究（SLS）的一部分，该研究于1987年在前德意志民主共和国首次开展，此后几乎每年持续进行，自那时起共进行了33轮（>300次）。作为一个东德样本，萨克森纵向研究提供了关于心理和身体健康的长期视角。心理健康程度可根据经过验证的简短量表D分数（痛苦分数）、PHQ-4（患者健康问卷-4）、LS-S（孤独量表）、L-1（生活满意度简短量表）和新冠焦虑量表进行解读。身体压力可根据对G分数、SSS-8（躯体症状量表）以及一个关于健康状况的单项问题的回答进行解读。关于在家工作的问卷允许对在家工作的参与者和未在家工作的参与者进行比较。该数据集将有助于进一步研究新冠疫情等事件及其影响。
