The Covid-19 pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty, financial stress, and concerns about contracting the virus or inadvertently spreading it to someone else (Guessoum et al., 2020; Zvolensky et al., 2020). With these heightened concerns, comes increased stress (Tull et al., 2020; Zvolensky et al., 2020). People affected may ..Continue Reading
Stay at home orders have caused feelings of isolation and loneliness in many Melbournians (Bzdok & Dunbar, 2020; Tull et al., 2020; Tso & Park, 2020). The effects of being confined to a 5-kilometre radius of home, and being under curfew every evening, can make many feel as if their ..Continue Reading
Scientists around the globe are searching for a vaccine to cure the world of Covid-19 (Aman & Masood, 2020; Lotfi et al., 2020). Preventative healthy lifestyle measures to boost the immune system are immediately available to everyone, whilst treatment and cure options are found (Aman & Masood, 2020; Arena & ..Continue Reading
The most difficult aspect about the Covid-19 pandemic are the many factors we cannot control (Minich & Hanaway, 2020). This can lead to anxiety and depression which can negatively affect sleep quality (Gualano et al., 2020). Whilst we may not know how long the lockdown will last, or if and ..Continue Reading