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^{MeCOPES: Mechanisms of coping with pandemic-induced individual economic shocks is a longitudinal study on resilience during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Addressed to anyone working in or closely related to creative industries (e.g. artists, actors, musicians, DJs, professional athletes, guides, backstage workers, event planners, caterers, florists …).}

^{The project is carried out as a collaboration of the seven European universities within the framework of FORTHEM-Alliance: University of Latvia, Latvia; Université de Bourgogne, France; Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland; Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Germany; Uniwersytet Opolski, Poland; Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy; Universitat de València, Spain.}

^{Mecopes@lu.lv}

• ^{gain a better understanding of the ways pandemics affect societies to prepare for potential future crises.}
• ^{look at how flexible people being employed in the creative industries are to face such a crisis}
• ^{learn how the state-imposed disease control strategies  have affected people's overall wellbeing and economic situation.}

^{The results will serve as an exit point to help policy makers draft better strategies in the future.}

• ^{An online questionnaire with participants being contacted to follow-up measurements every two months with a total of six measurement points (overall duration of the study is one year)}
• ^{Accompanying seminars on the topic of resilience and coding workshops for the contributing students}
• ^{Transnational data analysis}

^{Educational project addressed to Master’s or PhD Students of the School of Medicine (including Dentistry) or Biology, which consists of a 5-days summer school entitled: ”Building a pathway to health: Coping strategies and correct lifestyles”.} 

^{University of Palermo, Associate Professor Domenica Matranga,} 

^{domenica.matranga@unipa.it} 

^{The following topics will be included:}  

• ^{Epidemiology of non–communicable chronic diseases and their determinants: data and methods;} 
• ^{Balanced nutrition and healthy diets, with special focus to Whole-food and Plant-based Diet;} 
• ^{Physical activity: physiological mechanisms and health impact;} 
• ^{The neurobiology of addiction. A vulnerability/resilience perspective;} 
• ^{Resilience to meet the challenge of addiction: alcohol and tobacco, drugs of abuse;} 
• ^{Behavioural addictions: game, web, sexual addictions;} 
• ^{Sexually Transmitted Diseases and sexual behaviour;} 
• ^{Coping strategies, communicative skills, decision making;}  
• ^{- Psychologic well-being.}  

^{1. Lectures - recorded and avaliable in internet.}  

^{2. An online questionnaire to be administered to the attending students in order to gather information about their lifestyle behaviours, and their knowledge of communicative skills.} 

^{Educational activity on “Methodology for epidemiological/ psychological investigations for quality-of-life and resilience thematic”. Addressed to Master’s or PhD Students and scientists.}  

^{University of Latvia, Lilian Tzivian, liliana.civjane@lu.lv} 

• ^{proper planning of a scientific research – methodological problems;} 
• ^{survey studies in representative or convenience samples;} 
• ^{problems related to translation of questionnaires in international studies;}  
• ^{cross-sectional versus longitudinal studies;} 
• ^{questionnaire development and validation;}  
• ^{qualitative studies, their interpretation;}  
• ^{bias and misclassification in epidemiological studies;} 
• ^{a problem of confounding, Direct Acyclic Graph as a method to reduce confounding;} 
• ^{- systematic reviews and meta-analyses}  

^{1. Recorded lectures available in internet.} 

^{Stress-related factors and QOL of adolescents – longitudinal study on 9th grade schoolers}  

^{UL, Lilian Tzivian liliana.civjane@lu.lv} 

^{Longitudinal study on association between somatization, depressive symptoms and HRQOL of adolescents from regular and high-rated schools.}  

^{Publications in scientific journals, presentations at the International Society of Quality of Life research conference} 

^{QOL of patients with or got over breast cancer}  

^{UL, Lilian Tzivian liliana.civjane@lu.lv} 

^{Cross-sectional study, ongoing, planned}  

^{Publications in scientific journals, presentations at scientific conferences} 

^{Gains, losses and HRQOL of mothers of children with autistic spectrum disorder} 

^{UL, Lilian Tzivian liliana.civjane@lu.lv} 

^{Cross-sectional study on differences in lifestyle of mothers of autistic children in Latvia and Israel}  

^{Publications in scientific journals, presentation at the International Epidemiology Association conference or similar.} 

^{Factors associated with QOL of first course medical students}  

^{UL, Lilian Tzivian liliana.civjane@lu.lv} 

^{Cross-sectional study} 

^{Publication in scientific journal; recommendations for Medical faculties.}