Moving a research lab during the COVID-19 pandemic

Casadio, Melina; Simon, Dan N.

doi:10.1083/jcb.202012016

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“…For instance, the research work and the time devoted to it were massively affected during the pandemic. Many researchers had to readapt their schedules and commitments, and in some cases, change their working methods because the access to field/laboratory work was restricted by confinement measures ( 13 , 20 – 22 ). Many clinical trials were suspended due to the need for social isolation and multiple research groups felt the need to change their research projects and/or develop new ones, focusing on strategies to respond to the pandemic ( 13 , 20 ).…”

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Anxiety and Coping Stress Strategies in Researchers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Batista

Afonso

Lopes

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world, leading to changes in one's personal and working life. Researchers have undergone extensive changes in their roles, mainly in the area of health care, with research into the virus now the priority.AimTo assess the anxiety, depression, stress, fears, and coping strategies of Portuguese researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Participants and MethodsA total of 243 researchers, with an average age of 37.9 ± 9.6, participated in an online questionnaire. The study was performed between 1 June 2021 and 11 August 2021. The questionnaire included depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21), fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), and coping inventory for stressful situations (CISS).ResultsThe findings suggest being female and younger seem to be related to more significant fears. Singles and younger researchers showed higher values of stress, depression, and anxiety. Research areas, such as medical and health sciences, presented higher levels in the DASS-21 depression and stress scale (p < 0.05). Also, the results showed a moderate or moderate strong significant positive linear relationship between the scales (p < 0.001): DASS-21 stress, DASS-21 anxiety, and DASS-21 depression (r > 0.70); CISS-21 emotional-oriented with DASS-21 stress (r = 0.683), DASS-21 depression (r = 0.622), and DASS-21 anxiety (r = 0.557); and emotional fear and cognitive fear (r = 0.652).ConclusionThe findings of this study support the growing concern for the psychological well-being of researchers and the need for intervention with more extensive and diverse studies.

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