Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021

André Hajek; Franziska Bertram; Victoria van Rüth; Katharina Dost; Wiebke Graf; Anna Brenneke; Veronika Kowalski; Klaus Püschel; Christine Schüler; Benjamin Ondruschka; Fabian Heinrich; Hans-Helmut König

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.915965

Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021

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Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021. / Hajek, André ; Bertram, Franziska ; van Rüth, Victoria; Dost, Katharina; Graf, Wiebke; Brenneke, Anna; Kowalski, Veronika; Püschel, Klaus; Schüler, Christine; Ondruschka, Benjamin ; Heinrich, Fabian ; König, Hans-Helmut.

In: FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 10, 915965, 10.08.2022.

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Hajek, A , Bertram, F , van Rüth, V, Dost, K, Graf, W, Brenneke, A, Kowalski, V, Püschel, K, Schüler, C, Ondruschka, B , Heinrich, F & König, H-H 2022, 'Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021', FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 10, 915965. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.915965

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Hajek, A., Bertram, F., van Rüth, V., Dost, K., Graf, W., Brenneke, A., Kowalski, V., Püschel, K., Schüler, C., Ondruschka, B., Heinrich, F., & König, H-H. (2022). Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021. FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, 10, [915965]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.915965

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Hajek A , Bertram F , van Rüth V, Dost K, Graf W, Brenneke A et al. Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021. FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022 Aug 10;10. 915965. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.915965

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title = "Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021",

abstract = "Aims: To investigate the prevalence and the correlates of fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals.Methods: We used data from the {"}national survey on psychiatric and somatic health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic{"} (NAPSHI-study) which took place in several large cities in Germany in Mid-2021 (n = 666 in the analytical sample). Mean age equaled 43.3 years (SD: 12.1 years), ranging from 18 to 80 years. Multiple linear regressions were performed.Results: In our study, 70.9% of the homeless individuals reported no fear of COVID-19. Furthermore, 14.0% reported a little fear of COVID-19, 8.4% reported some fear of COVID-19 and 6.7% reported severe fear of COVID-19. Multiple linear regressions revealed that fear of COVID-19 was higher among individuals aged 50-64 years (compared to individuals aged 18-29 years: β = 0.28, p < 0.05), among individuals with a higher perceived own risk of contracting the coronavirus 1 day (β = 0.28, p < 0.001) as well as among individuals with a higher agreement that a diagnosis of the coronavirus would ruin his/her life (β = 0.15, p < 0.001).Conclusions: Only a small proportion of homeless individuals reported fear of COVID-19 in mid-2021 in Germany. Such knowledge about the correlates of higher levels of fear of COVID-19 may be helpful for addressing certain risk groups (e.g., homeless individuals aged 50-64 years). In a further step, avoiding extraordinarily high levels of fear of COVID-19 may be beneficial to avoid irrational thinking and acting regarding COVID-19 in this group.",

author = "Andr{\'e} Hajek and Franziska Bertram and {van R{\"u}th}, Victoria and Katharina Dost and Wiebke Graf and Anna Brenneke and Veronika Kowalski and Klaus P{\"u}schel and Christine Sch{\"u}ler and Benjamin Ondruschka and Fabian Heinrich and Hans-Helmut K{\"o}nig",

note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2022 Hajek, Bertram, R{\"u}th, Dost, Graf, Brenneke, Kowalski, P{\"u}schel, Sch{\"u}ler, Ondruschka, Heinrich and K{\"o}nig.",

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T1 - Fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals in Germany in mid-2021

AU - Hajek, André

AU - Bertram, Franziska

AU - van Rüth, Victoria

AU - Dost, Katharina

AU - Graf, Wiebke

AU - Brenneke, Anna

AU - Kowalski, Veronika

AU - Püschel, Klaus

AU - Schüler, Christine

AU - Ondruschka, Benjamin

AU - Heinrich, Fabian

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

PY - 2022/8/10

Y1 - 2022/8/10

N2 - Aims: To investigate the prevalence and the correlates of fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals.Methods: We used data from the "national survey on psychiatric and somatic health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic" (NAPSHI-study) which took place in several large cities in Germany in Mid-2021 (n = 666 in the analytical sample). Mean age equaled 43.3 years (SD: 12.1 years), ranging from 18 to 80 years. Multiple linear regressions were performed.Results: In our study, 70.9% of the homeless individuals reported no fear of COVID-19. Furthermore, 14.0% reported a little fear of COVID-19, 8.4% reported some fear of COVID-19 and 6.7% reported severe fear of COVID-19. Multiple linear regressions revealed that fear of COVID-19 was higher among individuals aged 50-64 years (compared to individuals aged 18-29 years: β = 0.28, p < 0.05), among individuals with a higher perceived own risk of contracting the coronavirus 1 day (β = 0.28, p < 0.001) as well as among individuals with a higher agreement that a diagnosis of the coronavirus would ruin his/her life (β = 0.15, p < 0.001).Conclusions: Only a small proportion of homeless individuals reported fear of COVID-19 in mid-2021 in Germany. Such knowledge about the correlates of higher levels of fear of COVID-19 may be helpful for addressing certain risk groups (e.g., homeless individuals aged 50-64 years). In a further step, avoiding extraordinarily high levels of fear of COVID-19 may be beneficial to avoid irrational thinking and acting regarding COVID-19 in this group.

AB - Aims: To investigate the prevalence and the correlates of fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals.Methods: We used data from the "national survey on psychiatric and somatic health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic" (NAPSHI-study) which took place in several large cities in Germany in Mid-2021 (n = 666 in the analytical sample). Mean age equaled 43.3 years (SD: 12.1 years), ranging from 18 to 80 years. Multiple linear regressions were performed.Results: In our study, 70.9% of the homeless individuals reported no fear of COVID-19. Furthermore, 14.0% reported a little fear of COVID-19, 8.4% reported some fear of COVID-19 and 6.7% reported severe fear of COVID-19. Multiple linear regressions revealed that fear of COVID-19 was higher among individuals aged 50-64 years (compared to individuals aged 18-29 years: β = 0.28, p < 0.05), among individuals with a higher perceived own risk of contracting the coronavirus 1 day (β = 0.28, p < 0.001) as well as among individuals with a higher agreement that a diagnosis of the coronavirus would ruin his/her life (β = 0.15, p < 0.001).Conclusions: Only a small proportion of homeless individuals reported fear of COVID-19 in mid-2021 in Germany. Such knowledge about the correlates of higher levels of fear of COVID-19 may be helpful for addressing certain risk groups (e.g., homeless individuals aged 50-64 years). In a further step, avoiding extraordinarily high levels of fear of COVID-19 may be beneficial to avoid irrational thinking and acting regarding COVID-19 in this group.

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DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.915965

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C2 - 36033736

VL - 10

JO - FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH

JF - FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH

SN - 2296-2565

M1 - 915965

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