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Public Concerns during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Multicultural Cross-Sectional Study among Internet Survey Respondents in Three Countries

(1) Background: this study aimed to evaluate the worries, anxiety, and depression in the public during the initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in three culturally different groups of internet survey respondents: Middle Eastern (Israel), European (Poland), and North American...

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Autores principales: Emodi-Perlman, Alona, Eli, Ilana, Uziel, Nir, Smardz, Joanna, Khehra, Anahat, Gilon, Efrat, Wieckiewicz, Gniewko, Levin, Liran, Wieckiewicz, Mieszko
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8068354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918017
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081577
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author Emodi-Perlman, Alona
Eli, Ilana
Uziel, Nir
Smardz, Joanna
Khehra, Anahat
Gilon, Efrat
Wieckiewicz, Gniewko
Levin, Liran
Wieckiewicz, Mieszko
author_facet Emodi-Perlman, Alona
Eli, Ilana
Uziel, Nir
Smardz, Joanna
Khehra, Anahat
Gilon, Efrat
Wieckiewicz, Gniewko
Levin, Liran
Wieckiewicz, Mieszko
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description (1) Background: this study aimed to evaluate the worries, anxiety, and depression in the public during the initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in three culturally different groups of internet survey respondents: Middle Eastern (Israel), European (Poland), and North American (Canada). (2) Methods: a cross-sectional online survey was conducted in the mentioned countries during the lockdown periods. The survey included a demographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on personal concerns, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4). A total of 2207 people successfully completed the survey. (3) Results: Polish respondents were the most concerned about being infected. Canadian respondents worried the most about their finances, relations with relatives and friends, and both physical and mental health. Polish respondents worried the least about their physical health, and Israeli respondents worried the least about their mental health and relations with relatives and friends. Canadian respondents obtained the highest score in the PHQ-4, while the scores of Israeli respondents were the lowest. (4) Conclusions: various factors should be considered while formulating appropriate solutions in emergency circumstances such as a pandemic. Understanding these factors will aid in the development of strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of stress, social isolation, and uncertainty on the well-being and mental health of culturally different societies.
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spelling pubmed-80683542021-04-25 Public Concerns during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Multicultural Cross-Sectional Study among Internet Survey Respondents in Three Countries Emodi-Perlman, Alona Eli, Ilana Uziel, Nir Smardz, Joanna Khehra, Anahat Gilon, Efrat Wieckiewicz, Gniewko Levin, Liran Wieckiewicz, Mieszko J Clin Med Article (1) Background: this study aimed to evaluate the worries, anxiety, and depression in the public during the initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in three culturally different groups of internet survey respondents: Middle Eastern (Israel), European (Poland), and North American (Canada). (2) Methods: a cross-sectional online survey was conducted in the mentioned countries during the lockdown periods. The survey included a demographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on personal concerns, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4). A total of 2207 people successfully completed the survey. (3) Results: Polish respondents were the most concerned about being infected. Canadian respondents worried the most about their finances, relations with relatives and friends, and both physical and mental health. Polish respondents worried the least about their physical health, and Israeli respondents worried the least about their mental health and relations with relatives and friends. Canadian respondents obtained the highest score in the PHQ-4, while the scores of Israeli respondents were the lowest. (4) Conclusions: various factors should be considered while formulating appropriate solutions in emergency circumstances such as a pandemic. Understanding these factors will aid in the development of strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of stress, social isolation, and uncertainty on the well-being and mental health of culturally different societies. MDPI 2021-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8068354/ /pubmed/33918017 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081577 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Eli, Ilana
Uziel, Nir
Smardz, Joanna
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Gilon, Efrat
Wieckiewicz, Gniewko
Levin, Liran
Wieckiewicz, Mieszko
Public Concerns during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Multicultural Cross-Sectional Study among Internet Survey Respondents in Three Countries
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title_short Public Concerns during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Multicultural Cross-Sectional Study among Internet Survey Respondents in Three Countries
title_sort public concerns during the covid-19 lockdown: a multicultural cross-sectional study among internet survey respondents in three countries
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8068354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918017
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081577
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