WIBCE – A Web Application Helping People to Reflect Their Infection Risk and Psychological Well-Being and Act Accordingly During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Janssen, D.; Lingelbach, K.; Gado, S.; Maurer, P.; Piechnik, D.; Eichler, M.; Knopf, D.; Hentschel, L.; Schuler, M.; Sernatinger, D.; Peissner, M.

During COVID-19, there has been a need to gather reliable empirical data on the consequences for behavior and psychological well-being in society as well as to inform and educate individuals comprehensively. The WIBCE online survey tool offers the possibility to (1) inform, reflect, and empower participants to be more self-aware regarding psychological, medical, and behavioral factors, and (2) aggregate anonymously shared data to statistically analyze the impact of COVID-19. Thereby, it allows a one-time but also longitudinal (i.e., on a regular basis) participation. Analyzing the collected survey data from April to August 2020, we found two subgroups that differ fundamentally in terms of mental health and psychological well-being. These differences were present not only at one time point but could also be traced longitudinally. The knowledge of the cluster affiliation allows to provide participants specific, personalized feedback as well as individual recommendations. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.