Impact of COVID-19 on Online Gambling – A General Population Survey During the Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have severe impact on mental health, and concerns have been raised about potentially increased online behavior and possibly increased gambling problems, such as in sports bettors [...]

Use of Data Mining to Determine Usage Patterns of an Online Evaluation Platform During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

MenPas is a psychosocial assessment platform developed by the University of Malaga in 2008. There has been a significant increase in data traffic during the period of confinement by COVID-19 [...]

Gender-related time course of sleep disturbances and psychological symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown: A longitudinal study on the Italian population.

Italy was the first western hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to contain the spread of the virus, the Italian Government imposed home confinement to the entire population for [...]

The COVID-ASSESS Dataset – COVID19 related Anxiety and StreSs in prEgnancy, poSt-partum and breaStfeeding during lockdown in Italy.

The COVID-ASSESS questionnaire (COVID-19 related Anxiety and StreSs in prEgnancy, poSt-partum and breaStfeeding) was developed and distributed by CiaoLapo Foundation, an Italian charity for healthy pregnancy and perinatal loss support. [...]

Mental Health Effects of COVID-19.

Surging rates of depression and anxiety are reported. View the full article @ The American journal of nursing Get PDF with LibKey

Anxiety and depression in frontline health care workers during the outbreak of Covid-19.

The pandemic of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) seriously impacts the health and well-being of all of us.We aim to assess the psychological impact of Covid-19 on frontline health care workers (HCWs), [...]

Validation of the Pandemic Emotional Impact Scale.

The COVID-19 pandemic represents the most universal shared stressor for the general United States (U.S) population in many decades. Due to the unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19, no existing questionnaires can [...]

Risk analysis and hot spots detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nigeria using demographic and environmental variables: an early assessment of transmission dynamics.

This study evaluated the effect of demographic and environmental variables on the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Nigeria. Daily data on confirmed cases on SARS-CoV-2 [...]

The Roles of Emergency Managers and Emergency Social Services Directors to Support Disaster Risk Reduction in Canada.

Emergency managers (EMs) and Emergency Social Services Directors (ESSDs) are essential service providers who fulfill critical roles in disaster risk reduction. Despite being positioned throughout all levels of government, and [...]

Between Conspiracy Beliefs, Ingroup Bias, and System Justification: How People Use Defense Strategies to Cope With the Threat of COVID-19.

The current situation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) portrays a threat to us in several ways: It imposes uncertainty and a lack of control and reminds us of our own [...]