CovSocial Project
The CovSocial Project follows a cohort of individuals residing in Berlin, Germany throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The project includes two phases: the Longitudinal Study (Phase 1) for which participants completed questionnaires retrospectively and prospectively, and the Intervention Study (Phase 2) for which a sub-sample of participants took part in app-delivered interventions. Phase 1 assessments took place at seven timepoints: T1 (before lockdown in January 2020), T2 (during the first lockdown from mid-March to mid-April 2020), T3 (in June 2020 when restrictions were eased), T4 (November 2020), T5 (December 2020), T6 (January 2021), and T7 (mid-March to mid-April 2021).
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,522 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 65 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The Berlin population in terms of average age (43 years); and comparable in terms of married or registered partnerships cohabiting (37% in the sample and 34% in the Berlin population) and lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders (25% in the sample and 28% in the Berlin population).
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2020
Primary Institutions
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V., MPG) (Third Sector, Germany)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Berlin University Alliance (Academic, Germany)
Max Planck Society (Third Sector, Germany)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-completed questionnaire – online
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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