TY - JOUR
T1 - The collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times in adults (COH-FIT-Adults)
T2 - Design and methods of an international online survey targeting physical and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Solmi, Marco
AU - Estradé, Andrés
AU - Thompson, Trevor
AU - Agorastos, Agorastos
AU - Radua, Joaquim
AU - Cortese, Samuele
AU - Dragioti, Elena
AU - Leisch, Friedrich
AU - Vancampfort, Davy
AU - Thygesen, Lau Caspar
AU - Aschauer, Harald
AU - Schloegelhofer, Monika
AU - Akimova, Elena
AU - Schneeberger, Andres
AU - Huber, Christian G
AU - Hasler, Gregor
AU - Conus, Philippe
AU - Cuénod, Kim Q Do
AU - von Känel, Roland
AU - Arrondo, Gonzalo
AU - Fusar-Poli, Paolo
AU - Gorwood, Philip
AU - Llorca, Pierre-Michel
AU - Krebs, Marie-Odile
AU - Scanferla, Elisabetta
AU - Kishimoto, Taishiro
AU - Rabbani, Golam
AU - Skonieczna-Żydecka, Karolina
AU - Brambilla, Paolo
AU - Favaro, Angela
AU - Takamiya, Akihiro
AU - Zoccante, Leonardo
AU - Colizzi, Marco
AU - Bourgin, Julie
AU - Kamiński, Karol
AU - Moghadasin, Maryam
AU - Seedat, Soraya
AU - Matthews, Evan
AU - Wells, John
AU - Vassilopoulou, Emilia
AU - Gadelha, Ary
AU - Su, Kuan-Pin
AU - Kwon, Jun Soo
AU - Kim, Minah
AU - Lee, Tae Young
AU - Papsuev, Oleg
AU - Manková, Denisa
AU - Boscutti, Andrea
AU - Sommer, Iris
AU - van Os, Jim
N1 - Funding Information:
All authors thank all respondents who took the survey so far, funding agencies and all professional and scientific national and international associations supporting or endorsing the COH-FIT.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2022/2/15
Y1 - 2022/2/15
N2 - BACKGROUND: . High-quality comprehensive data on short-/long-term physical/mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are needed.METHODS: . The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) is an international, multi-language (n=30) project involving >230 investigators from 49 countries/territories/regions, endorsed by national/international professional associations. COH-FIT is a multi-wave, on-line anonymous, cross-sectional survey [wave 1: 04/2020 until the end of the pandemic, 12 months waves 2/3 starting 6/24 months threreafter] for adults, adolescents (14-17), and children (6-13), utilizing non-probability/snowball and representative sampling. COH-FIT aims to identify non-modifiable/modifiable risk factors/treatment targets to inform prevention/intervention programs to improve social/health outcomes in the general population/vulnerable subgrous during/after COVID-19. In adults, co-primary outcomes are change from pre-COVID-19 to intra-COVID-19 in well-being (WHO-5) and a composite psychopathology P-Score. Key secondary outcomes are a P-extended score, global mental and physical health. Secondary outcomes include health-service utilization/functioning, treatment adherence, functioning, symptoms/behaviors/emotions, substance use, violence, among others.RESULTS: . Starting 04/26/2020, up to 14/07/2021 >151,000 people from 155 countries/territories/regions and six continents have participated. Representative samples of ≥1,000 adults have been collected in 15 countries. Overall, 43.0% had prior physical disorders, 16.3% had prior mental disorders, 26.5% were health care workers, 8.2% were aged ≥65 years, 19.3% were exposed to someone infected with COVID-19, 76.1% had been in quarantine, and 2.1% had been COVID 19-positive.LIMITATIONS: . Cross-sectional survey, preponderance of non-representative participants.CONCLUSIONS: . Results from COH-FIT will comprehensively quantify the impact of COVID-19, seeking to identify high-risk groups in need for acute and long-term intervention, and inform evidence-based health policies/strategies during this/future pandemics.
AB - BACKGROUND: . High-quality comprehensive data on short-/long-term physical/mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are needed.METHODS: . The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) is an international, multi-language (n=30) project involving >230 investigators from 49 countries/territories/regions, endorsed by national/international professional associations. COH-FIT is a multi-wave, on-line anonymous, cross-sectional survey [wave 1: 04/2020 until the end of the pandemic, 12 months waves 2/3 starting 6/24 months threreafter] for adults, adolescents (14-17), and children (6-13), utilizing non-probability/snowball and representative sampling. COH-FIT aims to identify non-modifiable/modifiable risk factors/treatment targets to inform prevention/intervention programs to improve social/health outcomes in the general population/vulnerable subgrous during/after COVID-19. In adults, co-primary outcomes are change from pre-COVID-19 to intra-COVID-19 in well-being (WHO-5) and a composite psychopathology P-Score. Key secondary outcomes are a P-extended score, global mental and physical health. Secondary outcomes include health-service utilization/functioning, treatment adherence, functioning, symptoms/behaviors/emotions, substance use, violence, among others.RESULTS: . Starting 04/26/2020, up to 14/07/2021 >151,000 people from 155 countries/territories/regions and six continents have participated. Representative samples of ≥1,000 adults have been collected in 15 countries. Overall, 43.0% had prior physical disorders, 16.3% had prior mental disorders, 26.5% were health care workers, 8.2% were aged ≥65 years, 19.3% were exposed to someone infected with COVID-19, 76.1% had been in quarantine, and 2.1% had been COVID 19-positive.LIMITATIONS: . Cross-sectional survey, preponderance of non-representative participants.CONCLUSIONS: . Results from COH-FIT will comprehensively quantify the impact of COVID-19, seeking to identify high-risk groups in need for acute and long-term intervention, and inform evidence-based health policies/strategies during this/future pandemics.
KW - adolescents
KW - adults
KW - anxiety
KW - children
KW - COH-FIT
KW - COVID-19
KW - depression
KW - functioning
KW - international
KW - mental health
KW - physical health
KW - post-traumatic
KW - psychiatry
KW - representative
KW - resilience
KW - survey
KW - well-being
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.048
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.048
M3 - Article
C2 - 34949568
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 299
SP - 393
EP - 407
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
ER -