Coping With Covid-19: Loneliness, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Depression & Anxiety in Patients in Medical Rehab.

Summary

Aim of the study is to investigate possible predictors and factors that may be associated with the development and maintenance of mental and physical health constrains including depression and anxiety symptomatology as well as loneliness in hospitalized post-COVID patients and non-COVID patients in Germany. Furthermore, it will be investigated whether psychological interventions have an effect on anxiety and depression symptomatology, on loneliness values, self-efficacy and perceived social support values. Specifically, the research aim is to examine the relationships between loneliness, self-efficacy, and social support and to address the question of what factors increase the risk of post covid depression/anxiety, and to test the buffering effect of physical and social activities. For this purpose an experimental group comparison will be applied, in which two interventions will be performed on post-COVID patients and non-COVID patients in the unit of Physical Medicine and Geriatrics in Medical Rehabilitation. (PhD Project by Annika Roskoschinski, M.Sc., Psychology, Principal Investigator)

Conditions

• Loneliness
• Depression, Anxiety
• Self Efficacy
• Social Support
• Covid19
• Psychology

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention 1: According to DGP

The first intervention is designed according to a current recommendation of the Deutsche Pneumologen Gesellschaft e.V. Its approach is resource-oriented, psychoeducational and is expected to have a positive effect on the symptomatology of depression and anxiety in the short and medium term. An additional focus was added to the intervention: planning more physical activity in daily life after discharge. The DPG intervention focuses more on the current state and aims to activate patients' resources in the short and long term. To ensure randomization of study participants, interventions will alternate weekly.

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention 2: According to Cacioppo "E.A.S.E."

The second intervention, "E. A. S. E." according to Cacioppo and Patrick (2008), addresses the social action radius of patients (here assuming that loneliness is a predictor of depression). This intervention is about planning social activities against loneliness. Cacioppo's intervention aims to encourage more social activity in the long term.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH

  collaborator OTHER

• Annette Reichardt, MD

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sonia Lippke, Prof. Dr. · Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-01-18

Primary Completion

2022-06-30

Completion

2025-09-30

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations