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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2021

The psychological impact of COVID-19 and restrictive measures in the world.

Marco Passavanti, Alessandro Argentieri, Diego Maria Barbieri, Baowen Lou, Kasun Wijayaratna, Ali Seyed Foroutan Mirhosseini, Fusong Wang, Sahra Naseri, Issam Qamhia, Marius Tangerås and 2 more

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Article in Journal of affective disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
24.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Anxiety Linked to COVID-19: A Systematic Review Comparing Anxiety Rates in Different Populations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  14. Effect of Coping Strategies on Perceived Stress and Hair Cortisol Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic According to Sex.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 10 institutions in 7 countries.

Marco PassavantiItalian Society of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-Italy), Florence, Italy; Centro Armonico Terapeutico (CAT), Campogalliano, Italy. Electronic address: m.passavanti@campus.unimib.it.
Alessandro ArgentieriAgrarian University of Ecuador, Department of Agricultural Economic, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Diego Maria BarbieriNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Trøndelag, Norway. Electronic address: diego.barbieri@ntnu.no.
Baowen LouChang'an University, School of Highway, Shaanxi, China.
Kasun WijayaratnaUniversity of Technology Sydney, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New South Wales, Australia.
Ali Seyed Foroutan MirhosseiniNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Trøndelag, Norway.
Fusong WangState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei, China.
Sahra NaseriBam University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Kerman, Iran.
Issam QamhiaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Illinois, United States.
Marius TangeråsNorwegian National Railway Administration, Bane NOR, Vestfold and Telemark, Norway.
Matteo PelliciariUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia, DIEF, Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", Modena, Italy.
Chun-Hsing HoNorthern Arizona University, Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · NOBam University of Medical Sciences · IRChang'an University · CNItalian Society of Physiotherapy · ITNorthern Arizona University · USUniversidad Agraria del Ecuador · ECUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Technology Sydney · AUWuhan University of Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a short time, the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global emergency. The fear of becoming infected and the lockdown measures have drastically changed people's daily routine. The aim of this study is to establish the psychological impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is entailing, particularly with regards to levels of stress, anxiety and depression, and to the risks of developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

methodsThe study, carried out with a sample of 1612 subjects distributed in seven countries (Australia, China, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, Norway and the United States), allowed us to collect information about the psychological impact of COVID-19.

resultsThe findings of this study show that the levels of stress, depression and anxiety, as well as the risks of PTSD, are higher than average in over half of the considered sample. The severity of these disorders significantly depends on gender, type of outdoor activities, characteristics of their homes, eventual presence of infected acquaintances, time dedicated to looking for related information (in the news and social networks), type of source information and, in part, to the level of education and income.

conclusionsWe conclude that COVID-19 has a very strong psychological impact on the global population. This appears to be linked to the coping strategies adopted, level of mindful awareness, socio-demographic variables, people's habits and the way individuals use means of communication and information.

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COVID-19PandemicsAnxietyAustraliaChinaCommunicable Disease ControlDepressionHumansIranItalyNorwaySARS-CoV-2Stress, PsychologicalAnxietyClinical psychologyCOVID-19DepressionMental healthPsychological ImpactPTSDStress

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PMID33516085
PMCPMC7833558
OpenAlexW3121623186

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