Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 Survey | NLM

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Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 Survey

04/04/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Institute of Mental Health [National Institutes of Health] (NIMH). Published: 4/4/2020. We developed this measure of psychosocial impact of COVID-19 at the NIMH Intramural Research Program (IRP) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our protocol, titled Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on NIMH Patients and Volunteers, was launched in early April 2020. In the past two months, the study has enrolled nearly 2,400 people from all 50 states and internationally using an online platform. We ask participants to repeat the survey every two weeks via our study website (nimhcovidstudy.ctss.nih.gov). Our survey focuses on the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which we supplement with additional measures of mental health symptoms and distress. Questions Adapted From: Our survey stemmed from one that was originally written by Argyris Stringaris in March 2020 at the NIMH IRP, who went on to further develop the measure with our NIMH IRP colleague Kathleen Merikangas. They have since posted their survey on a website: crisissurvey.org. Our measure overlaps with the CRISIS survey for many of the items with a few exceptions. We developed it for use with adults (the original Stringaris measure was for adolescents). It does not have two versions (initial and follow-up), and does not include questions about demographics, mental health, or substance use symptoms. Population: Adults Only All/Anyone First Responders, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel, Police/Fire Departments High Risk/Special/Unique Populations Length: 45 items Time to Complete: 10 minutes Mode of Administration: Online (e.g., computer-assisted interview) Administered by: Self Administered Language(s): English (PDF)