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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Families' Worries during the First and Second COVID-19 Wave in Germany: Longitudinal Study in Two Population-Based Cohorts.

Susanne Brandstetter, Tanja Poulain, Mandy Vogel, Christof Meigen, Michael Melter, Angela Köninger, Christian Apfelbacher, Wieland Kiess, Michael Kabesch, Antje Körner and 1 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Susanne BrandstetterUniversity Children's Hospital Regensburg, Steinmetzstr. 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.
Tanja PoulainLIFE Child, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Mandy VogelLIFE Child, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2051-1249
Christof MeigenLIFE Child, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Michael MelterUniversity Children's Hospital Regensburg, Steinmetzstr. 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.
Angela KöningerMember of the Research and Development Campus Regensburg (WECARE) at the Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John, Steinmetzstr. 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.
Christian ApfelbacherMember of the Research and Development Campus Regensburg (WECARE) at the Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John, Steinmetzstr. 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.
Wieland KiessLIFE Child, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Michael KabeschUniversity Children's Hospital Regensburg, Steinmetzstr. 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.
Antje KörnerLIFE Child, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Kuno Kids Study Group
Leipzig University · DEUniversity Hospital Regensburg · DEKinderklinik Regensburg · DE

Funding

EU HEALS: 603946EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Grant for LIFE ChildEuropean Social Fund Grant for LIFE ChildEUROPEAN UNION Grant for LIFE ChildGerman Ministry for Research and Education SYSNINFLAME: 01ZX1306E
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Abstract

This study aimed to compare worries related to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in families with young children in two regions in Germany differently affected by the pandemic (Regensburg in Southeast Germany, Leipzig in Eastern Germany) during the first and the second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. 720 parents participating in the KUNO Kids health study in Regensburg (n = 507) or the LIFE Child study in Leipzig (n = 213) answered questions regarding COVID-19-related worries and trust in anti-pandemic policy measures during the first wave (spring 2020) and during the second wave (winter 2020/2021) of the pandemic. Ordinal mixed-effects models were performed to assess differences depending on region and time, adjusting for education and migration background. Participants worried most about the general economic situation and their family and least about their own health or financial situation. Worries about oneself, family, friends, hometown, and country were stronger during the second than during the first wave. In regional comparisons, worries about family, friends, and hometown increased more pronouncedly from wave 1 to wave 2 in Leipzig (OR ranging from 2.67 (95% CI 1.71−4.19) to 3.01 (95% CI 1.93−4.71), all p < 0.001) than in Regensburg (OR ranging from to 1.38 (95% CI 1.08−1.78) to 1.72 (95% CI 1.33−2.21), all p < 0.05), running parallel with the increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections. Trust in anti-pandemic policy measures, in contrast, decreased significantly between wave 1 and wave 2, with a stronger decrease in Regensburg (OR = 0.30 (95% CI 0.22−0.39), p < 0.001) than in Leipzig (OR = 0.91 (95% CI 0.59−1.41), n.s.). The degree of families’ COVID-19-related worries differs by region and time, which might be related to differences in infection rates and public interest. Regional differences should be taken into account when developing communication strategies and policy measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19Influenza, HumanChildChild, PreschoolGermanyHumansLongitudinal StudiesPandemicsSARS-CoV-2childrenCOVID-19familiesregional differencesworries

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