Public Health Consequences of Covid-19
Long-term Public Health Consequences of Covid-19-- Physical, Mental and Social Health
1 other identifier
observational
60,000
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Aim of this observational study is to improve our understanding of the impact of Covid-19 on health. By an online questionnaire at least 60.000 people are invited by email to participate. Invited are those people who tested for Covid-19 at the Public Health Service South Limburg since June 2020. Participants are followed over time (open cohort), to study impact on health, that is physical health, mental health, and social health (longcovid and other conseauences). Also, the socioeconomic impact is studied, as on work and education. And the consequences for health-care consumption; it also includes aspects as coping, stigma and lifestyle. All focused to understand the impact of Covid-19, in relation to health, and to gain information for promoting positive health and improving prevention and care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Nov 2021
Longer than P75 for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 17, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 17, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 22, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2025
CompletedNovember 22, 2021
November 1, 2021
4 years
November 17, 2021
November 18, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (5)
Longcovid
The symptoms that are defined by the WHO-definition of longcovid plus exploratory (data-driven--can include symptoms not in the current WHO-definition)
Change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly) (note that at baseline, also historical information is collected from the participants)
Mental health
Negative health-outcomes related to mental health such as depression (assessed by PRQ9 scale)
Change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly) (note that at baseline, also historical information is collected from the participants)
Social health
Negative health outcomes related to social health, such as loneliness (assessed by de Jong-Gierveld scale)
Change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly) (note that at baseline, also historical information is collected from the participants)
Physical health
Negative health-outcomes related to physical health such as chronic non communicable disease (assessed upon self-report on a checklist of conditions present)
Change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly) (note that at baseline, also historical information is collected from the participants)
Positive health and resilience
Experienced general health (5-point scale ECHI)
Change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly)
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Productivity
Change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly)
Adversity
change from the baseline questionaire up to 4 years thereafter, assessed at regular intervals (3,6,12 monthly)
Study Arms (2)
Covid-19 positive
Adults who tested Covid-19 positive
Covid-19 negative
Adults who tested Covid-19 negative
Interventions
there is no intervention; the study is observational
Eligibility Criteria
All adults (aged 18+) who received a test for Covid-19 from the public health service south limburg from june 2020 onward, and who provided an email adress can be selected to be invited in this study. This includes all people who tested positive. This includes a representative fraction (based on month of testing, age-group, sex, and region of residence) of those who tested negative.
You may qualify if:
- years of age or older
- Having recieved an online invitation to participate by an email with the study information and questionnaire link, which is send based on the email that was provided to the Public Health service upon testing for Covid-19 at the public health service south Limburg
You may not qualify if:
- none
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Public Health Service South Limburg
Geleen, South Limburg, PO Box 2022, 6160 HA Geleen, Netherlands
Related Publications (2)
Pagen DME, van Bilsen CJA, Brinkhues S, Van Herck M, Konings K, den Heijer CDJ, Ter Waarbeek HLG, Spruit MA, Hoebe CJPA, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM. Prevalence of Long-term Symptoms Varies When Using Different Post-COVID-19 Definitions in Positively and Negatively Tested Adults: The PRIME Post-COVID Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 18;10(10):ofad471. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad471. eCollection 2023 Oct.
PMID: 37885796DERIVEDPagen DME, van Bilsen CJA, Brinkhues S, Moonen CPB, Van Herck M, Konings K, den Heijer CDJ, Mujakovic S, Ter Waarbeek HLG, Bouwmeester-Vincken N, Vaes AW, Spruit MA, Hoebe CJPA, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM. Design and recruitment of a large-scale cohort study on prevalence, risk factors and impact evaluation of post-COVID-19 condition and its wider long-term social, mental, and physical health impact: The PRIME post-COVID study. Front Public Health. 2022 Dec 15;10:1032955. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1032955. eCollection 2022.
PMID: 36589958DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Nicole Dukers-Muijrers, PhD
Public Health Service South Limburg
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Senior epidemiologist, associate professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 17, 2021
First Posted
November 22, 2021
Study Start
November 17, 2021
Primary Completion
December 1, 2025
Study Completion
December 1, 2025
Last Updated
November 22, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-11