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Social participation during the COVID-19 pandemic in persons with a high risk for a severe course of COVID-19 – results of a longitudinal, multi-center observational study in Germany.
- Source :
- Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine; Dec2023, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-26, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how people go about their daily lives, often in various and substantial ways. This study aims to prospectively evaluate the changes in social participation during the COVID-19 pandemic in persons with a high risk for a severe COVID-19 course in Germany. A paper-pencil-based survey was conducted starting at March 2021. Participants filled out questionnaires at four time points based on their COVID-19 vaccination status: before COVID-19 vaccination, one month, six months and twelve months after COVID-19 vaccination. Social participation measures included the Pandemic Social Participation Questionnaire (PSP-Q) and the Index for measuring participation restrictions (IMET). Repeated measures ANOVA and paired t-test were used to test for changes between time-points. Repeated measures correlation was used to assess the relationship between social participation and local COVID-19 incidences. Data from 245 participants was analyzed before and one month after COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, data from 156 participants was analyzed at time points one, six and twelve months after COVID-19. PSP-Q and IMET scores changed significantly after participants received a COVID-19 vaccination. Between one month and twelve months after vaccination, social participation improved significantly measured by PSP-Q. Social participation was negatively correlated with regional COVID-19 incidences before and after COVID-19 vaccination. Social participation was positively correlated with COVID-19 incidences between one month and twelve months after COVID-19 vaccination. Social participation improved in persons with a high risk for a severe COVID-19 course during the pandemic. The local COVID-19 incidence showed a negative association with social participation only until the fall of 2021 when it was used as the sole metric to regulate COVID-19 protective measures. Although our data describes the trends in social participation, further studies are needed to identify the influencing factors for the observed increase in social participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COVID-19 pandemic
SOCIAL participation
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
VACCINATION status
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21642850
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173686898
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2023.2249534