The University of Macau (UM) has joined 15 other universities and medical institutions around the world to conduct an international study of the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public university said in a statement yesterday.
Participants in the survey will be entered into a lucky draw for a chance to win 50 euros (439 patacas), the statement underlined.
The longitudinal research project will be conducted between this month and May next year through an online survey, the statement said.
Longitudinal research is a type of correlational research that involves looking at variables over an extended period of time.
To participate in the survey, please visit https://vrijeuniversiteit.datacoll.nl/iultevzdjl?l=zh-hant
The study aims to provide key policy guidance, as well as to strengthen existing health services for the betterment of addressing public mental health issues, the statement said.
It also aims to deepen people’s knowledge of how populations in different countries “respond to adversity and remain resilient in the face of stress and disruption” caused by the pandemic, the statement noted.
UM’s Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) has been involved in the design of the survey and will coordinate the data collection efforts in Macau as well as its neighbouring regions, the statement underlined.
The study is led by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is supported by its World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre, the statement noted.
According to the statement, apart from the local university, the other participating universities and medical institutions are the University of New South Wales in Australia, the School of Advanced Studies in Public Health (École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique) in France, Freie Universität Berlin (the Free University of Berlin) in Germany, Padjadjaran University in Indonesia, the University of Verona and the Sapienza University of Rome in Italy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (the Free University of Amsterdam) in the Netherlands, Stellenbosch University in South Africa, INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/National Institute of Health and Medical Research) in France, Jaume I University in Spain, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, the University Hospital Zurich of the University of Zurich in Switzerland, Koç University in Turkey, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK, and Yale University in the US.
