COVID-19 Impact Surveys

Public Health Scotland has compiled an overview of surveys, polls and qualitative studies which are expected to provide information on the impact of COVID-19 and pandemic response measures on the health and wellbeing of the population of Scotland.

The inclusion / exclusion criteria mean that studies are included only where:

(i)    Information is being collected on the population of Scotland (including UK surveys with a smaller Scottish sample)
(ii)   Findings are being (or are expected to be) made publicly available
(iii)  The target population is the general population or a specific population subgroup (e.g. parents, or young people with lived experience of  mental health problems); surveys of professional groups (e.g. teachers, NHS staff) are excluded
(iv)  The study is confirmed as going ahead, i.e. studies at the planning or funding application stage are excluded

Although both qualitative and quantitative studies are included there is currently an emphasis on the latter.

Please note that this is not intended to be an exhaustive list and it will not be updated since the last update November 2020. 

The Public Health Scotland Covid-19 Research Repository, which contains a comprehensive collection of Scottish COVID-19 research and is being updated regularly, may be of interest. This includes research about COVID-19 in Scotland, as well as, research on COVID-19 undertaken by Scottish researchers, some of which will be the results from surveys undertaken in the course of research.