The association between COVID-19 policy responses and mental well-being: Evidence from 28 European countries

Toffolutti, Veronica; Plach, Samuel; Maksimovic, Teodora; Piccitto, Giorgio; Mascherini, Massimiliano; Aassve, Arnstein

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114906

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“…The stringency index ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 indicating governments that implemented the most stringent policies. The data has been widely used in recent studies of public health ( Toffolutti et al, 2022 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Men smoke less under the COVID-19 closure policies: The role of altruism

Cai

Zhou²

2022

Social Science & Medicine

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Men smoke less under the COVID-19 closure policies: The role of altruism

Cai

Zhou²

2022

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Second, the effectiveness in the rst wave was measured against a prepandemic scenario, with no use of facemasks, no awareness nor behavioural adaptations, which could make the marginal bene t of restrictions lower. Third, very restrictive NPIs had a high economic, social and mental health cost, resulted in increased social and gender inequalities (11,12), and were di cult to maintain in a longer time-frame. As a result of the lack of solid evidence, despite important coordination efforts, there was wide variability in the NPIs typology and intensity.…”

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Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions in nine fields of activity to decrease SARS-CoV-2 transmission (Spain, September 2020 - May 2021)

Barbeito¹,

Precioso²,

Sierra³

et al. 2022

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Background We estimated the association between the level of restriction in nine different fields of activity and SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility in Spain, from 15 September 2020 to 9 May 2021. Methods A stringency index (0 to 1) was created for mobility, social distancing, commerce, indoor and outdoor bars and restaurants, culture and leisure, worship and ceremonies, indoor and outdoor sports, for each Spanish province (n = 50) daily. The logarithmic return (LR) of the weekly percentage variation of the 7-days COVID-19 cumulative incidence was used to measure COVID-19 transmission, lagged 12 days behind the stringency index. A hierarchical multiplicative model was fitted, and the median of coefficients across provinces (with 95% bootstrap confidence intervals) was used to quantify the effect of increasing one standard deviation (1SD) in the stringency index in each field. Results Highest levels of restriction were seen in mobility, sports and restaurants, particularly indoors. The increase in restrictions overall reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission by 22% (RR = 0.78; one-sided 95%CI: 0,0.82) in one week, with highest effects for culture and leisure 14% (0.86; 0,0.98), social distancing 13% (0.87; 0,0.95), indoor restaurants 10% (0.90; 0,0.95) and indoor sports 6% (0.94; 0,0.98). In a reduced model with seven fields, culture and leisure no longer had a significant effect while ceremonies decreased transmission by 5% (0.95; 0,0.96). Models R2 was around 70%. Conclusion Increased restrictions decreased COVID-19 transmission. Limitations include remaining collinearity between fields, and somewhat artificial quantification of qualitative restrictions, so the exact attribution of the effect to specific areas must be done with caution.

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“… 3 Beyond the impact of COVID‐19 on individuals' physical health, the COVID‐19 pandemic also affected their mental health and social interaction. 4 , 5 …”

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“…3 Beyond the impact of COVID-19 on individuals' physical health, the COVID-19 pandemic also affected their mental health and social interaction. 4,5 Several vaccines against COVID-19 have been approved and distributed around the globe; however, vaccine hesitancy remains a crucial public health challenge. 6 Vaccine hesitancy refers to refusal or delayed acceptance of vaccines, hence beset herd immunity achievement.…”

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Determinants of COVID‐19 vaccine uptake among healthcare professionals and the general population in Cyprus: A web‐based cross‐sectional survey

Giannakou

Fakonti

Kyprianidou

2022

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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Objective This study aims to examine the factors influencing COVID‐19 vaccine uptake among healthcare professionals (HCPs) and the general population in Cyprus. Methods A web‐based cross‐sectional study was conducted (November 2021–January 2022), using a self‐administered, anonymous questionnaire to collect information covering a wide range of potential determinants including sociodemographic and health‐related characteristics, trust in the healthcare system, satisfaction with it, utilization of preventive healthcare services, COVID‐19 vaccination information and general vaccination knowledge. Results A total of 2582 participants completed the survey. Overall, 53.5% of participants representing the general population, and 70.0% of the HCPs received the COVID‐19 vaccination. We found that as the age increases by 1 year among the general population, the odds of being vaccinated against COVID‐19 increase by 1.02 units (95% 1.00, 1.03, p = 0.035). In addition, participants among the general population with increased trust in national healthcare authorities' guidelines (OR = 3.96, 95% CI: 3.41, 4.61), and increased vaccination knowledge scores (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.18) were significantly more likely to be vaccinated, while those who had underage children living in the household were significantly less likely to be vaccinated against COVID‐19 (OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50, 0.91). Furthermore, male HCPs (OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.01, 3.59), and those who reported increased trust in national healthcare authorities' guidelines (OR = 5.38, 95% CI: 3.65, 7.95) were significantly more likely to be vaccinated. Conclusion Public health policymakers can use national campaigns and long‐term planning to build public trust in national healthcare authorities and raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination. Such strategies could pave the way for adequate vaccine uptake and prepare the public for unfavourable scenarios, such as future pandemics.

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The association between COVID-19 policy responses and mental well-being: Evidence from 28 European countries

Cited by 27 publications

References 42 publications

Men smoke less under the COVID-19 closure policies: The role of altruism

Men smoke less under the COVID-19 closure policies: The role of altruism

Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions in nine fields of activity to decrease SARS-CoV-2 transmission (Spain, September 2020 - May 2021)

Determinants of COVID‐19 vaccine uptake among healthcare professionals and the general population in Cyprus: A web‐based cross‐sectional survey

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