The coronavirus pandemic and the occurrence of psychosomatic symptoms: Are they related?

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F21%3A73610178" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/21:73610178 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3570/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3570/htm</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073570" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph18073570</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The coronavirus pandemic and the occurrence of psychosomatic symptoms: Are they related?

Original language description

Most studies on the coronavirus pandemic focus on clinical aspects of the COVID-19 disease. However, less attention is paid to other health aspects of the pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the coronavirus pandemic (risk of infection by virus together with associated measures taken to combat it), and the occurrence of a wide range of psychosomatic symptoms and to explore if there is any factor that plays a role in this association. We collected data from a sample of Czech adults (n = 1431) and measured the occurrence of nine health complaints, respondents&apos; experience during the pandemic and sociodemographic characteristics. The results showed associations between the coronavirus pandemic and increased psychosomatic symptoms and negative emotions. We further found higher risks of increased health complaints in younger people and women. It is also possible that there is higher risk of increased health complaints for respondents with secondary school education, students, and highly spiritual people, but this relationship has to be further investigated. In contrast, respondents with their highest achieved education level being secondary school graduation had a lower risk of increased frequency of stomach-ache. We also found that more negative emotions could increase the frequency of health complaints. Our findings suggest that the coronavirus pandemic and associated government measures could have a significant influence on the prevalence of health complaints and emotional state.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA19-19526S" target="_blank" >GA19-19526S: Biological and psychological aspects of spiritual experience and their associations with health</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN

1661-7827

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000638516200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85103268734