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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, Vol. 11, 15.06.2023, p. 1129073.

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Harvard

Ravens-Sieberer, U, Devine, J, Napp, A-K, Kaman, A, Saftig, L, Gilbert, M, Reiß, F, Löffler, C, Simon, AM, Hurrelmann, K, Walper, S, Schlack, R, Hölling, H, Wieler, LH & Erhart, M 2023, 'Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life', FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 11, pp. 1129073. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129073

APA

Ravens-Sieberer, U., Devine, J., Napp, A-K., Kaman, A., Saftig, L., Gilbert, M., Reiß, F., Löffler, C., Simon, A. M., Hurrelmann, K., Walper, S., Schlack, R., Hölling, H., Wieler, L. H., & Erhart, M. (2023). Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life. FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH, 11, 1129073. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129073

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Ravens-Sieberer U, Devine J, Napp A-K, Kaman A, Saftig L, Gilbert M et al. Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life. FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023 Jun 15;11:1129073. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129073

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title = "Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Child, Humans, Adolescent, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Pandemics, COVID-19/epidemiology, Self Report",
author = "Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer and Janine Devine and Ann-Kathrin Napp and Anne Kaman and Lynn Saftig and Martha Gilbert and Franziska Rei{\ss} and Constanze L{\"o}ffler and Simon, {Anja Miriam} and Klaus Hurrelmann and Sabine Walper and Robert Schlack and Heike H{\"o}lling and Wieler, {Lothar Heinz} and Michael Erhart",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2023 Ravens-Sieberer, Devine, Napp, Kaman, Saftig, Gilbert, Rei{\ss}, L{\"o}ffler, Simon, Hurrelmann, Walper, Schlack, H{\"o}lling, Wieler and Erhart.",
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language = "English",
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journal = "FRONT PUBLIC HEALTH",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

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 -