Impact of a Long Lockdown on Mental Health and the Role of Media Use: Web-Based Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Czech population experienced a second lockdown lasting for about half a year, restricting free movement and imposing social isolation. However, it is not known whether the impact of this long lockdown resulted in habituation to the adverse situation or in the traumatization of the Czech population, and whether the media and specific media use contributed to these effects.

Objective

The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of the long lockdown on the mental health of the Czech population, and the role of exposure to COVID-19 news reports and specific forms of media news use in mental health.

Methods

We conducted two consecutive surveys in the early (November 2020) and late (March/April 2021) phases of the nationwide

SUBMITTER: Grygarova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature