Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life
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Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life. / Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike; Devine, Janine; Napp, Ann-Kathrin; Kaman, Anne; Saftig, Lynn; Gilbert, Martha; Reiß, Franziska; Löffler, Constanze; Simon, Anja Miriam; Hurrelmann, Klaus; Walper, Sabine; Schlack, Robert; Hölling, Heike; Wieler, Lothar Heinz; Erhart, Michael.
in: FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, Jahrgang 11, 15.06.2023, S. 1129073.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
AU - Devine, Janine
AU - Napp, Ann-Kathrin
AU - Kaman, Anne
AU - Saftig, Lynn
AU - Gilbert, Martha
AU - Reiß, Franziska
AU - Löffler, Constanze
AU - Simon, Anja Miriam
AU - Hurrelmann, Klaus
AU - Walper, Sabine
AU - Schlack, Robert
AU - Hölling, Heike
AU - Wieler, Lothar Heinz
AU - Erhart, Michael
N1 - Copyright © 2023 Ravens-Sieberer, Devine, Napp, Kaman, Saftig, Gilbert, Reiß, Löffler, Simon, Hurrelmann, Walper, Schlack, Hölling, Wieler and Erhart.
PY - 2023/6/15
Y1 - 2023/6/15
N2 - PURPOSE: For the past three years, the German longitudinal COPSY (COVID-19 and PSYchological Health) study has monitored changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the mental health of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS: A nationwide, population-based survey was conducted in May-June 2020 (W1), December 2020-January 2021 (W2), September-October 2021 (W3), February 2022 (W4), and September-October 2022 (W5). In total, n = 2,471 children and adolescents aged 7-17 years (n = 1,673 aged 11-17 years with self-reports) were assessed using internationally established and validated measures of HRQoL (KIDSCREEN-10), mental health problems (SDQ), anxiety (SCARED), depressive symptoms (CES-DC, PHQ-2), psychosomatic complaints (HBSC-SCL), and fear about the future (DFS-K). Findings were compared to prepandemic population-based data.RESULTS: While the prevalence of low HRQoL increased from 15% prepandemic to 48% at W2, it improved to 27% at W5. Similarly, overall mental health problems rose from 18% prepandemic to W1 through W2 (30-31%), and since then slowly declined (W3: 27%, W4: 29%, W5: 23%). Anxiety doubled from 15% prepandemic to 30% in W2 and declined to 25% (W5) since then. Depressive symptoms increased from 15%/10% (CES-DC/PHQ-2) prepandemic to 24%/15% in W2, and slowly decreased to 14%/9% in W5. Psychosomatic complaints are across all waves still on the rise. 32-44% of the youth expressed fears related to other current crises.CONCLUSION: Mental health of the youth improved in year 3 of the pandemic, but is still lower than before the pandemic.
AB - PURPOSE: For the past three years, the German longitudinal COPSY (COVID-19 and PSYchological Health) study has monitored changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the mental health of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS: A nationwide, population-based survey was conducted in May-June 2020 (W1), December 2020-January 2021 (W2), September-October 2021 (W3), February 2022 (W4), and September-October 2022 (W5). In total, n = 2,471 children and adolescents aged 7-17 years (n = 1,673 aged 11-17 years with self-reports) were assessed using internationally established and validated measures of HRQoL (KIDSCREEN-10), mental health problems (SDQ), anxiety (SCARED), depressive symptoms (CES-DC, PHQ-2), psychosomatic complaints (HBSC-SCL), and fear about the future (DFS-K). Findings were compared to prepandemic population-based data.RESULTS: While the prevalence of low HRQoL increased from 15% prepandemic to 48% at W2, it improved to 27% at W5. Similarly, overall mental health problems rose from 18% prepandemic to W1 through W2 (30-31%), and since then slowly declined (W3: 27%, W4: 29%, W5: 23%). Anxiety doubled from 15% prepandemic to 30% in W2 and declined to 25% (W5) since then. Depressive symptoms increased from 15%/10% (CES-DC/PHQ-2) prepandemic to 24%/15% in W2, and slowly decreased to 14%/9% in W5. Psychosomatic complaints are across all waves still on the rise. 32-44% of the youth expressed fears related to other current crises.CONCLUSION: Mental health of the youth improved in year 3 of the pandemic, but is still lower than before the pandemic.
KW - Child
KW - Humans
KW - Adolescent
KW - Mental Health
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Pandemics
KW - COVID-19/epidemiology
KW - Self Report
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129073
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129073
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 37397777
VL - 11
SP - 1129073
JO - FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH
JF - FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH
SN - 2296-2565
ER -