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Impact of COVID-19 on Public Health Behaviors

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 11934

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ren-Hau Li

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Department of Psychology, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
Interests: psychological testing; applied statistics; personality traits; psychological well-being; breast cancer
Dr. Wei-Han Wang

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Guest Editor
Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Interests: clinical neuropsychology; neuropsychological assessment; clinical neuropsychology in epilepsy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus spread rapidly and caused a global pandemic. Many people unfortunately died or luckily survived but with sequelae of this disease. In February 2020, the World Health Organization designated the disease COVID-19. In view of our understanding of COVID-19 evolving and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of psychology growing, this Special Issue focuses on discussing the impacts of COVID -19 on neuropsychological functioning or psychological well-being in the general population or individuals with certain medical conditions, such as neurological or psychiatric disorders. How they face or experience the COVID-19 pandemic was considered, which was viewed as a kind of trauma. Therefore, the post-traumatic growth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is also covered in this Special Issue. The scope of discussion covers children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and older adults of the general public or patients with certain illnesses. This Special Issue may supplement the literature on people’s neuropsychological outcomes and psychological well-being (quality of life, post-traumatic growth, etc.) following the COVID-19 pandemic. Research conducted with cross-sectional or longitudinal designs and quantified and evidence-based original studies are welcome. Additionally, well-organized systematic reviews are also sought.

Dr. Ren-Hau Li
Dr. Wei-Han Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • neuropsychology
  • psychological well-being
  • psychiatric disorders
  • neurological disorders
  • quality of life
  • trauma
  • post-traumatic growth

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Water Rationing, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices and Social Distancing at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of Melaka, Malaysia
by Nirmala Devi, Lim Su Yin, Siow Yung Ern, Fathiah Athirah Haris and Abdullah Sallehhuddin Abdullah Salim
Sustainability 2023, 15(23), 16290; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316290 - 24 Nov 2023
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As an uninterrupted water supply is crucial for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices, a water shortage exacerbates the propagation of communicable and often life-threatening diseases. Melaka, a water-stressed state in Malaysia, had to impose a two-month water rationing exercise amid the COVID-19 [...] Read more.
As an uninterrupted water supply is crucial for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices, a water shortage exacerbates the propagation of communicable and often life-threatening diseases. Melaka, a water-stressed state in Malaysia, had to impose a two-month water rationing exercise amid the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Taking advantage of these concurrent occurrences, this study thus examines the impact of water rationing on the state’s residents’ WASH practices during that time. In particular, it seeks to examine whether there has been any shift in their WASH performance during the periods of pandemic and rationing. It also analyzes the effect of external water collection activity during rationing on the residents’ social-distancing performance. This study collects its data from 120 respondents; the data are tested using non-parametric tests and frequency analyses. The results demonstrate that most of the respondents had a significant negative perception of how the rationing affected their WASH practices during the pandemic. Yet even with the ongoing rationing, their WASH levels of performance had recorded significant growth. They also viewed external water collection activities as detrimental to their social distancing performance. Full article
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COVID-19 Tracking Applications Acceptance among General Populace: An Overview in Malaysia
by Mahmoud Al-shami, Rawad Abdulghafor, Abdulaziz Aborujilah, Abubakar Yagoub, Sherzod Turaev and Mohammed A. H. Ali
Sustainability 2023, 15(5), 4060; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054060 - 23 Feb 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments to implement strategies for contact tracing due to the disease’s ease of spread. The Malaysian government has sought to develop and implement a digital contact-tracking application to make it easier and faster to detect the spread; the system [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments to implement strategies for contact tracing due to the disease’s ease of spread. The Malaysian government has sought to develop and implement a digital contact-tracking application to make it easier and faster to detect the spread; the system has become an integral part of the exit strategy from mandated lockdowns. These applications keep track of the user’s proximity with others who are in the system to inform them early on if they are at a risk of infection. The effectiveness of these applications depends on the willingness of users to install and allow the application to track their location at all times. Therefore, this research aims to identify the factors that would stimulate or slow down the adoption of contact-tracing apps. Full article
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Association between Loneliness, Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Mateja Lorber, Jožica Černe Kolarič, Sergej Kmetec and Barbara Kegl
Sustainability 2023, 15(3), 2825; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032825 - 3 Feb 2023
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Good psychological well-being contributes to a satisfying life, reduces loneliness, and enables a better quality of life. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people worldwide have faced various challenges, which manifest in mental health problems, dissatisfaction with life and increased loneliness. This study aimed [...] Read more.
Good psychological well-being contributes to a satisfying life, reduces loneliness, and enables a better quality of life. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people worldwide have faced various challenges, which manifest in mental health problems, dissatisfaction with life and increased loneliness. This study aimed to investigate the influence of loneliness on mental well-being and life satisfaction among the adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 and January 2022. A total of 664 participants took part in the survey, of whom 484 (73%) were female and 180 (27%) were male. Our results show that loneliness can explain 48% of the total variability in mental well-being and 52% of the variability in life satisfaction. The results show a higher level of loneliness and use of information and communication technology and a lower level of contact with relatives and friends, life satisfaction, and well-being during COVID-19 than they considered before the time of COVID-19. Study findings can help improve loneliness and mental well-being, and, consequently, life satisfaction. Full article
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