The Impact of the COVID-19 Emergency on the Quality of Life of the General Population

• Other Authors: Roccella, Michele (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; COVID-19; pandemic; anxiety; psychopathological symptomatology; mood; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); emergency; autism; children; diagnosis; intervention; parents; remote; depression; EPDS; pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2; psychiatry; infectious disease; healthcare personnel; psychopathological symptoms; mental health; neurological; psychological; inflammation; COVID-19 pandemic; ERT; lysosomal storage disease; psychological impact; antibodies; serological test; SLE; GAD-7; PHQ-9; ISI; quarantine; burnout; health professionals; stress; prevention; virus' transmission; fear of contagion; breathing difficulty; healthy adolescents; emotion awareness; state anxiety; risk perception of COVID-19; meaning-based resources; psychological well-being; resilience; emergency services; adversity; lockdown; personality; public health; coping; psychological distress; public; Ireland; physical activity (PA); undergraduates; university students; chronic pain; triggers; well-being; occupational balance; social distancing; home confinement; coronavirus; interpersonal violence; sense of coherence; Covid-19; psychiatric patients; worry; risk perception; mental illness; attitudes; knowledge; practices; spirituality; Indonesia; quality of life; stress disorder; living together; emotional bond; coronavirus disease; psychological health; general population; somatic symptoms; Quality of Life; gender differences; WHOQOL-BREF; health; health psychology; Italy; public mental health; physical activity; Kosovo; restrictions; 15D; vaccination; community pharmacists; DASS-21; emotional distress; chronic diseases; Hashimoto's disease; frailty; telemedicine; gerontechnology; wearable sensors; shelter-in-place measures; resting heart rate; sleep duration; activity pattern; consultation; comprehensive health care; pandemics; dentist; fear; insomnia; preventive behavior; fear of Covid-19; Athens Insomnia Scale; psychological coping; students; general self-reported health; gender; cross-national study; primary healthcare; access to healthcare; treatment effectiveness; perceived control over time; COVID-19 fear; vitality; emotion; general anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7); older adults; short health anxiety inventory (SHAI); state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI); stomatognathic system; COVID-19 confinement; prospective memory; working memory; psychological wellbeing; emotions; Egyptian; coping strategies; STAI; BDI-II; avoidance-oriented coping; college students; coping styles; emotion-oriented coping; life satisfaction; perceived stress; task-oriented coping; satisfaction with life; fear of COVID-19; elderly population; parental distress; executive functioning; multiple sclerosis; elder abuse; risk factors; postural control; balance; detraining; falls; inactivity; ageing; type of personality; type D personality; TMD; orofacial pain; masticatory; COVID-19 emergency; preventive measures; Chile; nursing; psychological discomfort; pregnant; n/a; adverse childhood experiences; ACEs; psychological flexibility; wellbeing; help-seeking; family physician; primary care; healthy lifestyle; pandemic COVID-19; neurodegenerative diseases; public health strategies; healthy lifestyle behaviors; telerehabilitation; Autism Spectrum Disorder; parenting stress; depressive symptoms; economic crisis
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COVID-19 is a pandemic that has forced many states to declare restrictive measures in order to prevent its wider spread. These measures are necessary to protect the health of adults, children, and people with disabilities.Long quarantine periods could cause an increase in anxiety crises, fear of contagion, and post-traumatic stress disorder (frustration, boredom, isolation, fear, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating).Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that can develop in subjects who have witnessed a traumatic, catastrophic, or violent event, or who have become aware of a traumatic experience that happened to a loved one.In fact, from current cases, it emerges that the prevalence of PTSD varies from 1% to 9% in the general population and can reach 50%-60% in subgroups of subjects exposed to traumas considered particularly serious. PTSD develops as a consequence of one or more physical or psychological traumatic events, such as exposure to natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis; wars, torture, death threats; road accidents, robbery, air accidents; diseases with unfavorable prognoses; complicated or traumatic mourning; physical and sexual abuse and abuse during childhood; or victimization and discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It can also develop following changes in lifestyle habits caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.Thank you for reading the manuscripts in this Special Issue, "The Impact of the COVID-19 Emergency on the Quality of Life of the General Population".