Perceived pandemic burden

Perceived pandemic burden has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Nov 3, 2026: “DNA-based aging measures rose during the COVID-19 pandemic”.

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1 paper studies it1 findingUpdated Nov 3, 2026

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“In adolescents, higher perceived pandemic burden was associated with a larger increase in pace of aging (DunedinPACE: b = 0.04, P = 0.01).”

Epigenetic aging during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective longitudinal study with prepandemic baseline data in children, adolescents, and adultsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026doi:10.1073/pnas.2604211123

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Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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What is perceived pandemic burden linked with?

Studies link perceived pandemic burden with 1 measure, most often DunedinPACE (1 study).

DunedinPACE

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Perceived pandemic burden is associated with DunedinPACE in humans (Adolescents) (b = 0.04, P = 0.01).
“In adolescents, higher perceived pandemic burden was associated with a larger increase in pace of aging (DunedinPACE: b = 0.04, P = 0.01).”
HumansAdolescentssalivaBefore March 2020 to 2021n = 385
DNA-based aging measures rose during the COVID-19 pandemic
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaNov 3, 2026

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DNA-based aging measures rose during the COVID-19 pandemic

An aging-pace measure showed an estimated rise of 0.13 on the study’s statistical scale from prepandemic levels across children, adolescents and adults.An aging-pace measure showed an estimated rise of 0.13 on the study’s statistical scale from prepandemic levels across children, adolescents and adults.

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