France Assos Santé is launching a study with 10,000 French people to measure the psychological consequences of the epidemic, in particular for people with chronic diseases.
- The health crisis has consequences for patients with chronic diseases
- France Assos Santé launches a survey to assess the psychological impact of the crisis on these patients
- Participants will be required to complete a monthly questionnaire
Dedicate five minutes of your time each month to better understand the impact of Covid-19. An online study, called Vivre-Covid-19, is launched at the end of November. It aims to recruit people ready to answer an online questionnaire each month. The objective is to assess the psychological consequences of the pandemic, in particular for people with chronic diseases. The study is led by France Assos Healtha group of 85 patient associations and should last until May 2022.
France Assos Santé & its 85 member associations are launching a unique study to measure the feelings of all health users during the health crisis.
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Measuring anxiety, medical management and daily life
“Its vocation is to measure over two years the feelings of all users of the health system, including chronically ill people, people with disabilities and their caregivers, and to provide knowledge on their feelings (anxiety, resilience), their medical care and their way of life during this long-term crisis.explains a statement from France Assos Health. The group of associations recalls that if the crisis upsets the way of life of all French people, this reality is even stronger for fragile people, more exposed to the virus and its consequences. For this study, 10,000 participants are sought: people with disabilities, caregivers, the chronically ill and healthy individuals. They will have to answer questions about anxiety, the management of their pathology and their daily life.
A pilot phase carried out during the first confinement
A first step was taken in the spring of 2020: approximately 2,000 people had responded to the pilot survey of France Assos Health. Nearly 1,000 respondents had a chronic condition. The results show that nearly 79% of the participants felt anxious and for more than 60% of them, the medical care was disrupted, due to a cancellation of an appointment for example. If you wish to participate in this second phase of the study, you must register on the site live-covid19.fr. “The first results will be delivered in May 2021, the final results in November 2022“, specifies the press release.
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