Perceived Stress of Quarantine and Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey
In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Jg. 12 (2021-05-01)
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Aims: Understanding of the perceived stress and coping strategies adopted by people is important for contemplating the consequences of a pandemic on mental health of people globally. In this study, we intended to assess the perceived stress status under quarantine/isolation globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This is a multicentre, multinational cross-sectional study that recruited isolated/quarantined individuals suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 to assess the psychological impact of the quarantine/isolation experience by answering a survey distributed online.Results: The study was conducted across 63 participating countries, gaining 1,871 valid responses. There was a higher proportion of female participants in the Moderate to High Perceived Stress Scores (MH-PSS) group compared to the Low Perceived Stress Score group (66.0 vs. 52.0%) and a higher proportion of individuals whose marital status was single had MH-PSS (57.1%). Also, individual's religion (Christian, Hindu, and Muslim), no formal education level, being exposed to a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patient, being forced to be quarantined/isolated, uncomfortable feeling during quarantine period may significantly increase the risk of MH-PSS (p < 0.05).Conclusions: Many factors can predict stress in COVID-19 pandemic including female sex, being single, religion, no formal education, involuntary quarantine, location and reason of quarantine/isolation, and place of exposure.
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Perceived Stress of Quarantine and Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | TMGH-Global COVID-19 Collaborative ; Nguyen Tien Huy ; Nguyen Tran Minh Duc ; Shamael Thabit Mohammed Alhady ; Luu Ngoc Mai ; Hassan, Amr K. ; Tran Van Giang ; Le Van Truong ; Ravikulan, Rohanti ; Raut, Akshay ; Farouq Muhammad Dayyab ; Shyam Prakash Durme ; Vu Thi Thu Trang ; Le Quang Loc ; Pham Ngoc Thach |
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Zeitschrift: | Frontiers in Psychiatry, Jg. 12 (2021-05-01) |
Veröffentlichung: | Frontiers Media S.A., 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1664-0640 (print) |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.656664 |
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