Aim of this observational study is to improve our understanding of the impact of Covid-19on health. By an online questionnaire at least 60.000 people are invited by email toparticipate. Invited are those people who tested for Covid-19 at the Public HealthService 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 workand education. And the consequences for health-care consumption; it also includes aspectsas coping, stigma and lifestyle. All focused to understand the impact of Covid-19, inrelation to health, and to gain information for promoting positive health and improvingprevention and care.
Design: Prospective observational cohort study Mode of study: Online questionnaires
Timing: Baseline starting nov. 2021; with regular follow-up measurements Measures: A
great range of health-associated factors, all self-reported including a range of
physical, mental and social health aspects.
A range of structural and functional social netwok aspects Various measures on Covid-19
testing and vaccination Various measures on lifestyle behavior. And other measures that
are interlinked with health-factors (such as coping, stress, and sociostructural factors)
Analyses: Quantitative data are collected prospectively, and assessed using the
appropriate data-analyses methods. Thee include for example epidemiological statistical
methods, and social network methodology.
Other: there is no intervention; the study is observational
there is no intervention; the study is observational
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 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
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
Public Health Service South Limburg
Geleen, South Limburg, Netherlands
Nicole Dukers-Muijrers, PhD, Study Chair
Public Health Service South Limburg