Mental health in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol for a nationally representative multilevel survey in Serbia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a prolonged impact on mental health (MH); however, the long-term MH effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unknown. The Serbian national survey-CoV2Soul.RS-was launched to document the MH status of the Serbian population following the COVID-19 pandemic and to contribute to an international evidence base about MH prevalence rates during different phases of the pandemic.

Methods and analysis

This cross-sectional study was designed to collect a nationally representative sample (N=1200; age 18-65 years; estimated start/end-June/November 2021) using multistage probabilistic household sampling. Trained staff will conduct in-person diagnostic interviews. A battery of self-report instruments will be administered to assess the qua

SUBMITTER: Maric NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8457998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature