ISPUP, in partnership with the Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC) and the PÚBLICO newspaper, launched the study Diaries of a Pandemic, with the aim of understanding how the Portuguese population was adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During some months of 2020 and 2021, citizens were invited to respond to a daily online survey that collected information regarding isolation and social interactions, the use of health and commercial services, and the occurrence of symptoms or confirmed illness.
The various results of the study, published in the form of a report, were disclosed first-hand by the PÚBLICO newspaper and can be consulted below.
In the first week, 6791 people took part in the study, filling out 23,254 questionnaires. These citizens, aged between 16 and 89 years old, informed us how they acted in a set of situations that could influence the course of the epidemic in Portugal.
The results presented four topics of concern:
1. Test, diagnosis and symptoms; 2. Use of healthcare and information search; 3. Risk contacts; and 4. Daily living activities.
Detailed information on the results of the first week of the study can be found in the report prepared by ISPUP and INESC TEC researchers (HERE) and in the news prepared by the PÚBLICO newspaper (HERE).
In the first week of the study, the well-being of the participants was also evaluated through a varied set of questions. You can consult the report related to the emotional well-being of the participants HERE and the news prepared by PÚBLICO HERE.
From March 23 to April 8, 10,391 people, aged 16 to 89, who answered 73,617 questionnaires, participated in the study. The analysis focused on the use of healthcare in the context of COVID-19.
Detailed information on the results of this period of analysis can be found in the report prepared by researchers from ISPUP and INESC TEC, HERE, and in the news prepared by the newspaper PÚBLICO HERE.
From March 23 to April 21, 11,125 individuals participated in the study and answered 127,744 questionnaires. The analysis focused on testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
Detailed information on the results of this period of analysis can be found in the report prepared by researchers from ISPUP and INESC TEC (HERE) and in the news prepared by the newspaper PÚBLICO (HERE).
From March 23 to May 10 of 2020, 13 517 individuals participated in the study and answered over 200 thousand questionnaires. The analysis focused on the evolution of the lives of the subjects during and after the proclamation of the state of national emergency, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can consult detailed information on the results of this period of analysis in the report prepared by ISPUP and INESC TEC researchers (HERE) and in the news prepared by PÚBLICO (HERE).
From April 18 to May 1, 5814 participants took part in the study and responded to the weekly module on diet and physical activity.
You can consult detailed information about these results in the report prepared by researchers from ISPUP and INESC TEC (HERE).
From May 1 to May 18 of 2020, 5085 participants answered questions about the intention to do diagnostic tests (swab test) and immunity (antibody detection).
Detailed information about the results of this period of analysis can be found in the report prepared by ISPUP and INESC TEC researchers (HERE) and in the news prepared by PÚBLICO (HERE).
From May 25 to June 5 of 2020, 4,543 participants responded to the question module on returning to work and social life away from home.
Detailed information on the results of this period of analysis can be found in the report prepared by ISPUP and INESC TEC researchers (HERE) and in the news prepared by the newspaper PÚBLICO (HERE).
From February 3 to March 5 of 2021, 3674 people filled in more than 65 thousand questionnaires. This report includes data from 2636 participants who identified themselves as women and who responded to the proposed questionnaires under this phase of the study.
Detailed information on the results of this period of analysis can be found in the report prepared by researchers from ISPUP and INESC TEC (HERE) and in the news prepared by the newspaper PÚBLICO (HERE).
From February 3 to April 11 of 2021, 3795 participants filled in more than 170 thousand questionnaires. The analysis focused on the evolution of the daily life of the Portuguese people, during and after the second lockdown.
You can consult detailed information on the results of this period of analysis in the report prepared by researchers from ISPUP and INESC TEC (HERE) and in the news prepared by the newspaper PÚBLICO (HERE) .
