Fear and Panic of COVID-19

Saadat, Seyed Hassan; Izadi, Morteza; Jafari, Nematollah Jonaidi; Abolghasemi, Hassan; Jamalimoghadamsiyahkali, Saeedreza; Jamalian, Ali; Fathi, Saeed; Einollahi, Behzad; Ghazale, Amir Hosein; Jafari, Ramezan; Mesri, Mehdi; Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein; Asadi, Mosa; Ghadian, Alireza; Rahimi, Zohreh; Nemati, Eghlim; Nikoueinejad, Hassan; Beyram, Bentolhoda; Tabatabaei, S M; Imanizadeh, Sina; Nafari, Milad; Javanbakht, Mohammad

doi:10.34172/ijtmgh.2020.15

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“…Therefore, containment measures such as closing stores, gyms, sports centers, workplaces and restricting mass public gatherings, while protective against infectious diseases, may result in highly negative psychological consequences (Ellwardt & Präg, 2021). Conspiracy theories in the media, rumors of increased containment measures, and rapidly circulating images of sick or dying people on social media fuel consequences such as panic attacks and anxiety (Saadat et al, 2020; The Lancet, 2020; Yoon, Feyissa, & Suk, 2021). While for some people the consequences of negative information trigger a brief emotional response latency, a weak information filter allows for a fear response to panic reactions that are sustained by new negative information (Bushuyev, Bushuieva, Onyshchenko, & Bondar, 2021; Sharma et al, 2020).…”

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Impact of the pandemic and its containment measures in Europe upon aspects of affective impairments: a Google Trends informetrics study

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Background In late 2019, a new virus began spreading in Wuhan, China. By the end of 2021, more than 260 million people worldwide had been infected and 5.2 million people had died because of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Various countermeasures have been implemented to contain the infections, depending on the country, infection prevalence, and political and infrastructural resources. The pandemic and the containment measures have induced diverse psychological burdens. Using internet queries as a proxy, this study examines the psychological consequences on a European level of SARS-CoV-2 containment measures. Methods Using informetric analyses, this study reviews within 32 European countries a total of 28 search parameters derived from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) as aspects of affective disorder. Results Our results show that there are several psychological aspects which are significantly emphasized during the pandemic and its containment measures: ‘anxiety’, ‘dejection’, ‘weariness’, ‘listlessness’, ‘loss of appetite’, ‘loss of libido’, ‘panic attack’, and ‘worthlessness’. These terms are significantly more frequently part of a search query during the pandemic than before the outbreak. Furthermore, our results revealed that search parameters such as ‘psychologist’, ‘psychotherapist’, ‘psychotherapy’ have increased highly significantly (p < 0.01) since the pandemic. Conclusions The psychological distress caused by the pandemic correlates significantly with the frequency of people searching for psychological and psychotherapeutic support on the Internet.

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Impact of the pandemic and its containment measures in Europe upon aspects of affective impairments: a Google Trends informetrics study

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“…También se han analizado los casos de discriminación y rumores que trajo la pandemia entre habitantes de distintos países y la manera en la que ciertas nacionalidades fueron consideradas como las culpables de su propagación (PELLEGRINO, 2020). En varios casos, sobre todo por fuera de la literatura antropológica, los rumores son entendidos como un obstáculo para la comunicación sanitaria y como creadores de pánico y ansiedad (SAADAT et al, 2020), en lugar de como prácticas políticas sociales y habituales en los grupos humanos.…”

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“Acá se sabe si la gente se aísla”: (anti)anonimato, cuidado y poder en localidades medianas y pequeñas en tiempos de COVID-19

Kunin

Faccio

2021

Soc. e Cult.

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En el presente trabajo nos proponemos indagar en los modos a través de los cuales se ha gestionado la pandemia por COVID-19 en aglomeraciones medianas y pequeñas de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) en las que los vínculos “cara a cara” son predominantes. Nuestro material etnográfico se nutre de entrevistas a habitantes de distritos rurales bonaerenses en los que venimos haciendo trabajo de campo – presencial y ahora también a la distancia – desde hace ocho años, de notas periodísticas locales, y de audios y memes difundidos en redes sociales y servicios de mensajería instantánea vía teléfono celular. A partir del análisis de este corpus etnográfico, aquí presentamos dos hipótesis. En primer lugar, que, más allá de los tan mentados cambios radicales que ha traído la pandemia, los modos de gestionarla en tanto problema social a nivel cotidiano, al menos en las aglomeraciones de las escalas aquí tratadas, se han montado sobre mecanismos sociales preexistentes, tales como la circulación de chismes y rumores – con frecuentes escaladas al escándalo, redes sociales de por medio –. En segundo lugar, que, al mismo tiempo, no todo ha sido continuidad actualizada de repertorios sociales previos; en efecto, a lo largo de la pandemia, hemos observado que situaciones de diferenciales de poder previamente “indecibles” han pasado a la esfera de lo denunciable; también, que han emergido nuevos repertorios – tales como las ideas de “auto-cuidado” o “cuidado comunitario” – movilizados para justificar o incluso para demandar al Estado la circulación de información personal de reales o potenciales enfermos, puesto que émicamente se sostiene que saber quién está infectado puede evitar la transmisión del virus. Como veremos, en estos contextos particulares, el COVID-19 ha puesto en escena nuevos intersticios – o, al menos, la demanda de nuevas articulaciones – entre nociones de persona más o menos centradas en lo relacional o en el individuo, como modos de ejercer cuidados tanto sobre la salud comunitaria como sobre las reputaciones personales.

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“…According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting data, between 2019 and 2023, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected more than 772 million people and claimed more than 6.9 million lives [ 1 ]. Because of the pandemic, the world has been experiencing an unprecedented health crisis and drastic changes to personal and professional lives due to worldwide panic, fear, and anxiety [ 2 , 3 ]. Despite extensive protective measures and immunization, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still responsible for more than 800 thousand deaths worldwide in 2023 [ 4 ].…”

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Coping strategies, resilience and quality of life: reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic among Romanian physicians

Crișan,

Pop,

Stretea

et al. 2024

Hum Resour Health

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has presented multiple psychological challenges for healthcare workers, such as anxiety, depression, burnout, and substance use disorders. In this research, we investigate the different ways Romanian physicians dealt with the difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also analyze how positive and negative stress-reducing strategies, as well as demographic variables, affect their psychological resilience and quality of life. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of how physicians coped with the unprecedented global health challenges. Methods We carried out a national cross-sectional study of 265 physicians in Romania between January 2021 and January 2022 using a web-based questionnaire. The study employed a web-based questionnaire to assess coping mechanisms using the COPE inventory, resilience through the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 25 (CD-RISC 25), and quality of life via the WHOQOL-BREF scale. The COPE inventory, consisting of 60 items across 15 subscales, categorizes coping strategies into problem-focused, emotion-focused, and dysfunctional types, with each item rated on a 4-point scale. The CD-RISC 25 measures resilience on a 5-point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 0 to 100. WHOQOL-BREF assesses quality of life through 26 items in 4 domains: physical, mental, social relations, and environmental, scored from 1 to 5 and converted to a 0–100 scale for domain scores. Univariate and multivariate linear regression models were employed to discern the intricate relationships between coping strategies, resilience levels, quality of life dimensions, and pertinent demographic factors. Results The average CD-RISC score among participants was 66.2. The mean scores for the values for the QOL subscales were 64.0 for physical well-being, 61.7 for psychological well-being, 61.2 for social relationships, and 64.7 for environment. Individuals tend to use problem-focused and emotion-focused coping more than dysfunctional mechanisms, according to the COPE inventory. Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping are positively correlated with resilience, while dysfunctional coping is negatively correlated. Resilience is significantly influenced by gender and professional status, with males and senior specialists reporting higher levels while younger physicians and residents reporting lower levels. Conclusions Our data points to specific protective characteristics and some detrimental factors on physicians' resilience and quality of life during the pandemic.

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Fear and Panic of COVID-19

Cited by 6 publications

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Impact of the pandemic and its containment measures in Europe upon aspects of affective impairments: a Google Trends informetrics study

Impact of the pandemic and its containment measures in Europe upon aspects of affective impairments: a Google Trends informetrics study

“Acá se sabe si la gente se aísla”: (anti)anonimato, cuidado y poder en localidades medianas y pequeñas en tiempos de COVID-19

Coping strategies, resilience and quality of life: reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic among Romanian physicians

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