COVID-19 has severely affected people's daily lives and mental health, increasing their stress, fear of getting sick and financial strain.

‘Governments must reduce the risks associated with a pandemic by providing the much-needed resources for individuals, households and communities to maintain resilience over a long period of time.’
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Those surveyed were asked about previous disaster experiences, their resilience, perceived stress, current situation related to Covid-19, and personal and household demographics. Respondents had filled questionnaires before masks were mandatory, closures were prolonged, job losses had occurred and prior to the full realization that the world was experiencing a global economic recession and a deadly public health crisis. Read More..





The study's authors sought to look at the role of perceived stress, assess demographic variables and add to the literature on disasters, infectious diseases and resilience.
The findings showed that just 28 days, on an average into the pandemic, two-thirds of the survey respondents reported moderate-to-high levels of stress. Most of the respondents were female (75 per cent), well-educated, white and employed at the time.
The authors said the research points to the need for solutions for a population facing so much uncertainty.
"Given the findings from the study, governments must mitigate the risks associated with a pandemic by providing the much-needed resources for individuals, households and communities to maintain resilience over a long period of time," the authors concluded.
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Recently, a study published in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences found that if people knew more about Covid-19, the less pandemic-related stress they will exhibit.
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