Personen mit niedrigem Einkommen stärker von Pandemie belastet

The COVCO-Basel study by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) has been investigating the health-related and societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year. New results from the study have shown that people coming from low-income households are more severely affected by the pandemic, and that rates of depression among this population group have risen. The COVCO-Basel study, which includes over 13,000 participants, is investigating the long-term health and societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adult population of the Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. Since July 2020, participants were surveyed at regular intervals starting from July 2020 as part of the study, in order to investigate the effects of the pandemic. The researchers involved in the COVCO-Basel study - which is being conducted on behalf of the health departments of the Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Canton of Basel-Landschaft - published the latest results in a scientific report from July 2020 to August 2021. People from low-income households more severely affected The COVCO-Basel study includes an in-depth investigation of the mental health of the Basel population. It has shown that symptoms of depression have become more prevalent, particularly among study participants who have a low-income and among younger, female participants.