Official Title
Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hungarian Adult Population
Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to explore the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among Hungarian adults with the use of an anonymous online questionnaire that consists of 65 items. With these results it will possible to identify coping strategies that can help Hungarian adults to deal with the difficulties arising from the pandemic.

Detailed Description

Planned course of the project:

1. We make the questionnaire using Google Forms.

2. The link of the online questionnaire is sent to three public groups via the social media
website Facebook.

3. By clicking on the sent link, all participants are able to read information about the
project and about the consent to participate in it. Then the participant will be able to
give consent to participate in the project. After giving consent, the participant will
be able to start filling out the questionnaire. If the participant indicates that he/she
does not want to give consent to the study, the website will indicate that the
participation of him/her has ended in the project.

4. Anonymous answers will be automatically saved.

5. The participants will be given code numbers based on the order in which they filled out
the questionnaire.

6. The data will be analysed by the researchers. For a participant, completing the online
questionnaire takes approximately 10-15 minutes.

Completed
Questionnaire Designs
COVID-19 Pandemic
Psychological Stress
Coping Skills
Two-Item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale
Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale
Health Status Index
Subjective Health Complaint
Mood
Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

The participant must have access to the internet and to the social media website Facebook.

Exclusion Criteria:

none

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
Hungary
Locations

University of Szeged Department of Dermatology and Allergology
Szeged, Hungary

Lajos Kemény, Prof. Dr., Principal Investigator
University of Szeged, Department of Dermatology and Allergology

Szeged University
NCT Number
MeSH Terms
COVID-19
Anxiety Disorders
Stress, Psychological