scholarly journals AdherenceCovid19Mortality, Margraf_Preprint

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Margraf ◽  
Julia Brailovskaia ◽  
Silvia Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
South American ◽  
Individual Liberty ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
High Adherence ◽  
Representative Samples

Introduction: In the absence of vaccines or causal therapies, behavioral measures such as wearing face masks and keeping distance are central to fighting Covid-19. Yet, their benefits are often questioned and adherence is variable. Methods: We examined in representative samples across eight countries (N = 7,568) whether adherence reported around June 1, 2020 predicted the increase in Covid-19 mortality by August 31, 2020. Results: Mortality increased 81.3% in low adherence countries (United States, Sweden, Poland, Russia), 8.4% in high adherence countries (Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom). Across countries adherence and subsequent mortality increases correlated with r = -0.91. Limitations: No African or South American countries were included in the present study, which limits the generalizability of the findings.Conclusions: While reported Covid-19 mortality is likely to be influenced by other factors, the almost tenfold difference in additional mortality is significant, and may inform decisions when choosing whether to prioritize individual liberty rights or health-protective measures.

scholarly journals Adherence to behavioral Covid-19 mitigation measures strongly predicts mortality

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0249392
Author(s):  
Jürgen Margraf ◽  
Julia Brailovskaia ◽  
Silvia Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
South American ◽  
Individual Liberty ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
High Adherence ◽  
Representative Samples

In the absence of vaccines or causal therapies, behavioral measures such as wearing face masks and maintaining social distance are central to fighting Covid-19. Yet, their benefits are often questioned by the population and the level of adherence to the measures is variable. We examined in representative samples across eight countries (N = 7,568) whether adherence reported around June 1, 2020 predicted the increase in Covid-19 mortality by August 31, 2020. Mortality increased 81.3% in low adherence countries (United States, Sweden, Poland, Russia), 8.4% in high adherence countries (Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom). Across countries adherence and subsequent mortality increases correlated with r = -0.91. No African or South American countries were included in the present study, which limits the generalizability of the findings. While reported Covid-19 mortality is likely to be influenced by other factors, the almost tenfold difference in additional mortality is significant, and may inform decisions when choosing whether to prioritize individual liberty rights or health-protective measures.

scholarly journals Frailty Index associates with GRIN2B in two representative samples from the United States and the United Kingdom

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e0207824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisztina Mekli ◽  
Adam Stevens ◽  
Alan D. Marshall ◽  
Thalida E. Arpawong ◽  
Drystan F. Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Representative Samples

The link between coronavirus, anxiety, and religious beliefs in the United States and United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Rigoli
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The Impact

Research has shown that stress impacts on people’s religious beliefs. However, several aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior religiosity and stress-induced anxiety. This paper explores these aspects in the context of the recent coronavirus emergency. The latter has impacted dramatically on many people’s well-being; hence it can be considered a highly stressful event. Through online questionnaires administered to UK and USA citizens professing either Christian faith or no religion, this paper examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis upon common people’s religious beliefs. We found that, following the coronavirus emergency, strong believers reported higher confidence in their religious beliefs while non-believers reported increased scepticism towards religion. Moreover, for strong believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus threat was associated with increased strengthening of religious beliefs. Conversely, for non-believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus thereat was associated with increased scepticism towards religious beliefs. These observations are consistent with the notion that stress-induced anxiety enhances support for the ideology already embraced before a stressful event occurs. This study sheds light on the psychological and cultural implications of the coronavirus crisis, which represents one of the most serious health emergencies in recent times.

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