Dutch PTSD Symptom Scores and Event Categories from COVID-19 Pandemic

72,851 survey responses from the Dutch Public Health Monitor 2022 measuring PTSD symptoms via the PCL-5 scale. The dataset examines measurement invariance across different categories of stressful pandemic-related events, such as sudden hospitalization or inability to say goodbye to a loved one. Anouk van Duinkerken authored this research dataset, last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Testing measurement invariance of PTSD symptom clusters based on event categories described in the study
• Analyzing prevalence rates of PTSD (9.74%) across different exposure criteria (DSM-5 vs ICD-11)
• Examining mean PCL-5 scores (12.36) in relation to specific pandemic-related stressful events
• Comparing model fit statistics (CFI, RMSEA) across event categories for psychometric validation

Strengths

• Large sample size of 72,851 individuals from a random population sample
• Includes specific prevalence figures (9.74% overall, 16.54% for DSM-5 criterion events)
• Contains mean PCL-5 score (12.36) and detailed psychometric analysis results

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is limited to the Dutch population in 2022, which may not generalize to other contexts

Provenance

Source

Dutch Public Health Monitor 2022

Collection Method

Extracted from a large random sample survey of the Dutch population.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:46:32; freshness should be verified

Geography

Netherlands