Mental health status in the community during the COVID-19-pandemic

Objective: Analysis of associations between perceived daily life strain during the COVID-19-crisis and personality aspects with current psychological wellbeing in the general population and comparison of mental health indicators with those from a previous survey in 2018. Methods: Written survey in a random sample from the general population (n = 721) on Corona-related assessments, personality aspects and current mental health (WHO-5, PHQ-D). Results: Fear for the health of close persons, strain regarding going out restrictions, increased substance use and psychological risk- and resilience factors were independently related to current mental health. Extent and frequencies of mental health symptomatology did not differ between 2018 and 2020. Conclusion: This is a first study in Germany reporting results from a population-based random sample on determinants of mental health during the COVID-19-crisis and a comparison of mental health symptomatology with prepandemic data from the same population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (German) Ziel der Studie: Zusammenhangsanalyse von wahrgenommenen Alltagsbelastungen wahrend der COVID-19-Krise und Personlichkeitsaspekten mit dem aktuellen psychischen Befinden in der Bevolkerung sowie Vergleich der psychischen Symptomatik mit einem Survey von 2018. Methodik: Zufallsstichprobe aus der Bevolkerung (n = 721), die zu coronabezogenen Einschatzungen, Personlichkeitsaspekten und aktuellem psychischen Befinden (WHO-5, PHQ-D) schriftlich befragt wurde. Ergebnisse: Angst um die Gesundheit Nahestehender, Belastungen durch Ausgangsbeschrankungen und vermehrter Substanzkonsum sowie psychische Risiko- und Resilienzfaktoren trugen im statistischen Modell unabhangig zur Vorhersage des psychischen Befindens bei. Auspragungen und Haufigkeiten psychischer Symptomatik unterschieden sich nicht zwischen 2018 und 2020. Schlussfolgerung: Dies ist eine erste Studie in Deutschland, die Ergebnisse aus einer bevolkerungsbezogenen Zufallsstichprobe zu Determinanten psychischen Befindens wahrend der COVID-19-Krise und einen Vergleich der psychischen Symptomatik mit einer prapandemischen Referenzstichprobe vorlegt. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

[Mental Health Status in the Community During the COVID-19-Pandemic]. / Psychisches Befinden in der Bevölkerung während der COVID-19-Pandemie.

OBJECTIVE: Analysis of associations between perceived daily life strain during the COVID-19-crisis and personality aspects with current psychological wellbeing in the general population and comparison of mental health indicators with those from a previous survey in 2018. METHODS: Written survey in a random sample from the general population (n = 721) on Corona-related assessments, personality aspects and current mental health (WHO-5, PHQ-D). RESULTS: Fear for the health of close persons, strain regarding going out restrictions, increased substance use and psychological risk- and resilience factors were independently related to current mental health. Extent and frequencies of mental health symptomatology did not differ between 2018 and 2020. CONCLUSION: This is a first study in Germany reporting results from a population-based random sample on determinants of mental health during the COVID-19-crisis and a comparison of mental health symptomatology with prepandemic data from the same population.