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Protocol - Coping with COVID-19

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Description

This protocol is administered either as an interview or a self-report. It includes two questions about how an adult has coped with pandemic-related problems and stress, and a question about how a child has coped with pandemic-related problems and stress.

Specific Instructions

If the participant is under the age of 18, the relationship of the respondent or knowledgeable adult in the household to the child should first be established before administering the protocol.

Availability

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Protocol

1.Which of the following strategies [have been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak?

1a. Texting, calling or video-calling family members or friends

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

1b. Talking to therapist

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1c. Exercising/walking

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1d. Cooking/baking

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1e. Arts and crafts project

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1f. Cleaning/doing household chores

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1g. Playing games with family members

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1h. Playing online games

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1i. Virtual entertainment (concerts, live shows, sports, museums, etc.)

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

1j. Other (specify) _______________________

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

2. Overall, do you think the COVID-19 outbreak has had a positive impact on your life?

1[ ]No positive impact

2[ ]Small positive impact

3[ ]Moderate/medium positive impact

4[ ]Large positive impact

If respondent had children, ask;

3. Which of the following strategies [have been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak?

3a. Texting, calling or video-calling family members or friends 

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

3b. Virtual learning/school

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

3c. Talking to therapist

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

3d. Exercising/walking

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

3e. Cooking/baking

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

3f. Arts and crafts project

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

3g. Playing Board games, cards with family members

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

3h. Playing online games

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much 

3i. Virtual entertainment (concerts, live shows, sports, museums, etc.)

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

3j. Other (specify) _______________________

1[ ]Not at all/I didn’t try this

2[ ]Slightly

3[ ]Somewhat

4[ ]Moderately

5[ ]Very much

Personnel and Training Required

Equipment Needs

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult, Senior

Participants

Adults aged 18 years and older

Selection Rationale

PhenX used input from crowdsourcing to enable rapid response and release of COVID-19 related protocols in the Toolkit. 

Language

English, Spanish, Other languages available at source

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Coping with COVID-19 97147-3 LOINC
Derived Variables

Process and Review

Not applicable

Protocol Name from Source

COVID-19 Experiences (COVEX)

Source

Fisher, P.W., Desai, P., Klotz, J., Turner, J.B., Reyes-Portillo, J.A., Ghisolfi, I., Canino, G., and Duarte, C.S. (2020). COVID-19 Experiences (COVEX). Section 7: Coping. Columbia University: Disaster Lit.

General References

Protocol ID

960501

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Cooking
PX960501030500 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Cooking/baking show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Crafts
PX960501030600 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Arts and crafts project show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Entertainment
PX960501030900 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Virtual entertainment (concerts, live shows, sports, museums, etc.) show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Exercise
PX960501030400 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Exercising/walking show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Family
PX960501030100 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Texting, calling or video-calling family members or friends show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Games_Family
PX960501030700 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Playing Board games, cards with family members show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Games_Online
PX960501030800 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Playing online games show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Other
PX960501031001 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Other show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Other_Specify
PX960501031002 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? If other, please specify show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Therapist
PX960501030300 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Talking to therapist show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Child_Virtual_School
PX960501030200 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOUR CHILD while staying at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak? Virtual learning/school show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Chores
PX960501010600 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Cleaning/doing household chores show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Cooking
PX960501010400 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Cooking/baking show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Crafts
PX960501010500 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Arts and crafts project show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Exercise
PX960501010300 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Exercising/walking show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Family
PX960501010100 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Texting, calling or video-calling family members or friends show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Games_Family
PX960501010700 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Playing games with family members show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Games_Online
PX960501010800 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Playing online games show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Other
PX960501011001 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Other show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Other_Specify
PX960501011002 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? If other, please specify show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Therapist
PX960501010200 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Talking to therapist show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Helpful_Strategies_Outbreak_Virtual_Entertainment
PX960501010900 Which of the following strategies [have more
been/were] helpful to YOU during the COVID-19 outbreak? Virtual entertainment (concerts, live shows, sports, museums, etc.) show less
N/A
PX960501_Coping_Covid19_Outbreak_Positive_Impact
PX960501020000 Overall, do you think the COVID-19 outbreak more
has had a positive impact on your life? show less
N/A
Psychosocial and Mental Health
Measure Name

Coping with COVID-19

Release Date

October 30, 2020

Definition

This is a measure of coping strategies that an individual has used in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose

This instrument can be used for research and clinical purposes to evaluate how individuals have coped with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

COVID-19, coping, stress, coping strategies, impact, COVID, coronavirus

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
960501 Coping with COVID-19
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