A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of the Impacts of Coronavirus on Society and Culture

Abstract

Little is understood of the social and cultural effects of coronaviruses such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV). This systematic review aims to synthesize existing findings (both qualitative and quantitative) that focus on the social and cultural impacts of coronaviruses in order to gain a better understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing a predetermined search strategy, we searched CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science to identify existing (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods) studies pertaining to the coronavirus infections and their intersection with societies and cultures. A narrative synthesis approach was applied to summarize and interpret findings of the study. Stemming from SARS outbreak in 2003, qualitative and quantitative findings (twelve adopted quantitative methods and eight exclusively used qualitative methods) were organized under five topical domains: governance, crisis communication and public knowledge, stigma and discrimination, social compliance of preventive measures, and the social experience of health workers. The selected studies suggest that current societies are not equipped for effective coronavirus response and control. This mixed-methods systematic review demonstrates that the effects of coronaviruses on a society can be debilitating.

Stability and Availability of Goods on the Market in Times of Crisis 2020 (COVID-19 Crisis) - Security of Supply in Everyday Life

“…The obtained results of the analysis confirm that the society underwent a panic (right and justified) (Islam et al, 2020;Yu, et al, 2021). Interestingly, an in-depth analysis of the received responses in relation to the characteristics of the respondents showed that significantly higher scores (in both parts of the questionnaire) were given by older people from smaller towns and with a lower social status.…”

Covid-19 stigmatization: A systematic literature review

“…This approach is needed to find a match in overcoming the growing problem of stigma. Yu et al 23 explain that understanding the socio-cultural conditions of the community is one important aspect in managing information so that the negative stigma against Covid-19 does not bias into a more serious problem. In different socio-cultural conditions, different handling is needed.…”

“…Aspects that affect the public stigma are important to be thoroughly studied so as not to make the situation worse during the pandemic. 22 The study of the Covid stigma is also important to find new methods of dealing with the circulating stigma, such as the art therapist proposed by Potash et al 19 or the behavioral approach pattern contained in the socio-cultural as studied by Yu et al 23…”

Need to Ensure Voluntary Compliance of the Public Towards Public Health and Social Measures to Contain COVID-19 - <em>A Position Paper from the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka</em>

“…Pseudoscience, or a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific methods, has emerged as a powerful destructive force during the current pandemic (45)(46)(47). Government intervention, or lack thereof, can drastically change the impact of the outbreak on society (48) and there is no better approach for a government than following the lead of science to take the most appropriate actions. Degraded trust and cohesion within a country are often shown to have large socio-economic impacts, they can also have dramatic consequences when compliance is required for collective survival (49).…”