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Psychosocial aspects of the Corona virus 2019-2020 epidemic (PSYCOR)

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Funder

    NWO Netherlands

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof dr WJ Kop

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    Tilburg University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The physical health threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the socioeconomic impact and media coverage, have induced high levels of anxiety and other forms of psychological distress. Building on psychological and social data, collected just before the COVID-19 OUTBREAK, this project examines whether psychoscial factors : 1) increase the risk of subsequent COVID-19-related symptoms; and 2) increase the risk of subsequent psychological problems (health-related and COVID-specific anxiety) and adverse health behaviors during the epidemic and its aftermath.