The effect of COVID-19 stigmatization on adherence to governmental behavioral recommendations and psychological distress

The effect of COVID-19 stigmatization on adherence to governmental behavioral recommendations and psychological distress - COVID-19 stigma

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00029552

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-07-05

Start date

2021-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

COVID-19 depressive symptomatology

Interventions

Group 1: People at high risk of infection for COVID-19 take part in a one-time survey where they are asked to complete a questionnaire on stigmatization, following governmental behavioral recommendati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - current/past exposition to high risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 by either a) having had contact with a person tested positively for COVID-19, b) having suffered from symptoms that might be due to COVID-19, c) entering Germany after returning from traveling in a high-risk area for COVID-19 - exposition took place after 11/2020 - age = 18 years, - place of residence in Germany - fluent in speaking German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cross-sectional study. Stigmatization items were adapted from validated stigma scales for HIV and chronic illness (Dinkel et al., 2014; Earnshaw et al., 2013; Earnshaw et al., 2020; Visser et al., 2008). Items assessing adherence to governmental behavioral recommendations were created based upon the official behavioral recommendations of the Federal Centre for Health Education.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological distress (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms) was measured with the PHQ-4 (Kroenke et al., 2009; Löwe et al., 2010).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnette Kersting

Universität Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

Anette.Kersting@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0049 341 9718850

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026