Psychological Effects Of Quarantine Research Articles

Adherence to Infection Control Measures and the Psychological Effects of Quarantine during COVID-19 Pandemic in Dibrugarh District of Assam, India: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Quarantine is an important means of controlling the spread of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and it is essential to maintain strict adherence to infection control measures during this period. However, long periods of quarantine may be quite challenging by themselves especially in a pandemic of a new infection which might led to emotional, psychological and financial difficulties. Hence, understanding the psychological impact of COVID-19 on the quarantined people and how they have adhered to the infection control measures will help to formulate better prevention strategies. Aim: To assess the infection control measures among the people who were placed in quarantine and to understand its psychological effects during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dibrugarh District of Assam, India. Materials and Methods: This study was a community based cross-sectional study conducted among the people placed in quarantine in Dibrugarh District of Assam and was conducted from April 2020 to March 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantine centres were set up in various educational institutions in the urban areas of Dibrugarh District of Assam. There were six such centres under the supervision of district health authorities. Taking three of these centres located at Chabua, Jokai and Lesai under Dibrugarh district, 159 quarantined subjects were enrolled for the study. Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale was applied for assessment of depressive symptoms and the post-traumatic stress symptoms were assessed using The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). The adherence to infection control measures were assessed by using a predesigned, pretested questionnaire prepared for the purpose of the study, which was applied using online Google platform. Of the total 159 responses, 23 were incomplete and finally 136 were analysed. Descriptive analysis was done for the socio-demographic data. To find the association between quarantine and the psychological effects, Chi-square test was applied and p-value <0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Majority of the study subjects, 96 (70.59%) belonged to 10-29 years, 103 (75.74%) were males, and 126 (92.64%) were Hindu. About half of the participants were from urban area 72 (52.94%) and 48 (35.29%) were graduate. Majority of the participants 125 (91.91%) could manage to stay in separate room but arrangement of separate toilet was difficult. Similarly, about one-third 48 (35.29%) did not have a designated family member to look after them. Majority of the participants 135 (99.26%) practiced regular handwashing, wearing of mask 123 (90.44%) and regular disinfection of the items used by them 111 (81.62%). About 47 (34.56%) of the participants had sign and symptoms of post-traumatic stress, out of which females were affected more 14 (42.42%) and younger age group participants in the age range of 10 to 29 years 35 (36.46%) had more posttraumatic stress symptoms than the older adults. About onethird of participants 51 (37.5%) were depressed, 17 out of 33 females (51.52%) were found to be depressed and the younger age group in the age range of 10 to 29 years 42 (43.75%) were found to be more affected. Conclusion: Quarantine is an effective public health measure to control the spread of infection when people practice appropriate infection control measures. However, long periods of quarantine can cause psychological impact on the quarantined people which needs to be properly addressed.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being of seniors attending online programs at University of the Third Age: a follow-up study.

BackgroundReports on psychological effects of quarantine during past outbreaks and pandemics showed that quarantined people were more likely to experience psychological problems than those who were not. It was also shown that there was an increase in anxiety, depression, and stress in all age groups during the COVID‐19 pandemic. So, we investigated emotional states and quality of life as components of general well‐being in older participants of University of the Third Age (U3A) attending online programs during the second year of the pandemic, and compared them with the pre‐pandemic COVID‐19 period.MethodsThis study was conducted among 27 participants of a U3A program. Data on sociodemographics, Charlson comorbidity index, the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS‐SF), The Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), and Turkish version of World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Older Adults Module (WHOQOL‐OLD) were taken in September 2019 and September 2021.ResultsThe median age of the participants was 68 (60–75) years (81.5% female). In the COVID‐19 pandemic period; ‘Death and dying’ (except for ‘Fear of pain before death’ score), ‘Intimacy’ domain, and ‘Social participation’ domain scores of WHOQOL‐OLD decreased compared to the pre‐pandemic period (P < 0.001, P = 0.011, and P < 0.001, respectively) whereas the scores for GAS and GDS‐SF were higher (P < 0.001 and P = 0.011). The reason for the decrease in ‘Social participation’ domain scores was the decrease in ‘Satisfaction with opportunity to participate in community’. There was no significant difference in ‘Autonomy’ domain of WHOQOL‐OLD (P = 0.598).ConclusionAlthough there was no change in ‘Autonomy’ domain among the participants of U3A before and during the pandemic period, anxiety and depression scores were higher in the second year of the COVID pandemic. Only a decrease in satisfaction with opportunity to participate in community might have significant impact on social participation.

The Use of Big Data via 5G to Alleviate Symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder Caused by Quarantine Measures.

This article investigates the role of Big Data in situations of psychological stress such as during the recent pandemic caused by the COVID-19 health crisis. Quarantine measures, which are necessary to mitigate pandemic risk, are causing severe stress symptoms to the human body including mental health. We highlight the most common impact factors and the uncertainty connected with COVID-19, quarantine measures, and the role of Big Data, namely, how Big Data can help alleviate or mitigate these effects by comparing the status quo of current technology capabilities with the potential effects of an increase of digitalization on mental health. We find that, while Big Data helps in the pre-assessment of potentially endangered persons, it also proves to be an efficient tool in alleviating the negative psychological effects of quarantine. We find evidence of the positive effects of Big Data on human health conditions by assessing the effect of internet use on mental health in 173 countries. We found positive effects in 110 countries with 90 significant results. However, increased use of digital media and exclusive exposure to digital connectivity causes negative long-term effects such as a decline in social empathy, which creates a form of psychological isolation, causing symptoms of acute stress disorder.

Estúdio comparativo de los estados emocionales y recursos de afrontamiento en adultos argentinos durante la cuarentena por el COVID-19

Due to the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, a home seclusion program and a whole series of measures were initiated to protect the population from contagion, and the world population faced two main critical situations: fear of contagion, and with it to the death, and on the other the crisis originated by the confinement. As a result of this event that affects the whole world, an investigation was developed whose objectives were focused on evaluating the emotional states and the coping resources used to cushion the effects of the pandemic. To this end, we worked with a sample of 1,216 Argentine adults, establishing a comparison during the first 15 days, and then 180 days after confinement. Additionally, it is proposed to identify differences between men and women in emotional states and resources used, as well as these objectives are also analyzed and specified in the population at risk by age - over 60 years old. The results of this research allow us to reflect on the psychological effects of quarantine and confinement with respect to emotional states and the effectiveness of the resources used; Consequently, data is offered that can guide mental health policies in order to implement primary and post-pandemic prevention programs.

Looking into Pandora's Box between "Everything" and "But" -Depression, Pain of Losses the Next Pandemic of Humanity?

This Article seeks to give an overview of how the pandemic has affected society throughout this period, which can be a source of many mental health problems. As in the Spanish influenza pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and the imposition of measures of social separation, isolation and limitation of contact with other people were, and are still, a major stress factor. The stress associated with this period disrupted the functioning of people both individually and socially, being the main factor of the phenomenon called compensation. Under the current circumstances, people have a predisposition for emotional disorders such as: Anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, anger, Emotional depletion and including post-traumatic symptoms of disorder, according to recent studies by the Lancet analyzing the psychological effects of quarantine. The COVID-19 crisis has a wide range of effects on our mental and emotional health: From negative emotions with greater intensity and duration, such as anxiety and depression, to unfinished emotional mourning, linked both to the loss of loved ones and even to emotional and relational disconnection. Also, all that has happened in recent times makes us live in “collective pain” , we have lost our right to travel without restrictions or the freedom to participate in sad events or family and community joy, we have lost family or friends. In many cases of these losses, the strands of the dollar are also being cut, which is why people need additional support. We need to find solutions to this, because we have to deal with the natural grief caused by human disappearance, as we know it, but also an isolation characteristic of the suffering process that now overlaps the physical isolation imposed by the epidemic. Another important aspect is to prevent instability in the psycho-social element of the human Community. It is clear that there is a need to impose safety measures both jointly and individually. Psychological aspects should be addressed early, so that measures can be taken to reduce the psychological costs of pandemic, perceived isolation and to address uncertainties that can give rise to anxiety and depression. Addressing psychological issues has effects not only in the short term, motivating adherence to pandemic measures, but also in the long term, through lower incidence of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, etc. The fastest change expected after this crisis will be the individual one, each crisis is a chance for every person to look further.

Psychological effects of quarantine on Syrian refugees, compared to the Jordanian populations

AbstractTo ward off the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) in 2019, the Jordanian government applied quarantine to the Jordanian population in addition to Syrian refugees. We evaluated the quarantine's psychological effect on people in Jordan after three weeks of quarantine. The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in our sample population was determined using a higher than twenty score on the Impact of Event Scale‐Revised (IES‐R). The 2380 people who received the survey online demonstrated a high prevalence of PTSD, in which PTSD showed incidence of 82.5% and 66.5 in Syrian refugees and Jordanian populations, respectively. This study also reports the trend towards more increased PTSD prevalence in Syrian refugees compared to the Jordanian population depending on age, education and the household's combined monthly income. Knowledge and awareness of quarantined people's interactions are crucial to optimizing control of infectious diseases and reducing adverse impacts on those quarantined.

Psychological Effects of Quarantine During Covid-19: Students Attitude Towards Their Academics

The current research aims to explore the effects of COVID-19 on students’ academic achievements during the quarantine period through online mode of education and the effects of stress and anxiety on students’ learning during quarantine. The nature of the study was descriptive research using validated close ended 5 point Likert scale questionnaire as tool of data collection. The questionnaire contains two main themes followed by ten items in each theme. The data was collected from 150 undergraduate level students via Google form, which was analyzed through Ordinal Regression Analysis (ORA). The results of the study show that attitude of students towards online classes was negative, quarantine period was difficult for students and leads to psychological issues. The study recommends that mental exercise be given to students to abstain from psychological stress and motivate the students towards online mode of teaching and learning process.

Can social cohesion improve the resilience of individuals and health providers during the COVID-19 quarantine?

Dear Editor We read the published papers on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a focus on the psychological effects of quarantine. The results of studies showed that COVID-19, which was first observed in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has rapidly spread. On 19 February 2020, Iran reported its first confirmed cases of infections in Qom. The disease has rapidly spread around the world, and in March 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic (1). The rapid spread of the virus, along with the absence of effective medicines or vaccines against COVID-19, has prompted health policymakers in many countries to introduce quarantine policy as the most effective way to control the epidemic (2). Quarantine has been considered an important early health measure in the epidemic of diseases, especially infectious diseases in the past (3), and investigated in several studies for its negative psychological effects, such as anxiety, depression (4), and isolation. In addition, the persistence of psychological symptoms is reported after the termination of quarantine. Researchers recommend interventions, such as remote counseling, web-based training (5) and other training activities, awareness, and transparency of information by health professionals and policymakers, for the reduction of anxiety and other psychological symptoms to lessen the effects of quarantine (6). In these types of epidemics, anxiety management is one of the most important factors affecting society and practicing health interventions and guidelines (4). At the time when the corona crisis has become a public and pervasive issue and common danger to all individuals in society, although not everyone is equally affected, there is a greater sense of solidarity and no conflict of interest. In this situation, individuals try to help each other in various ways, such as providing the correct information about the condition of the disease and related issues (7) and singing at certain hours from the windows of buildings to relieve the loneliness and attention of each other (8). Studies over the past 20 years on the effects of pandemics on social cohesion can help observe the effects and best responses to COVID-19, especially in developing countries (9). Social solidarity in Iranian society has always increased in the face of adverse events, such as wars, floods, and earthquakes. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, popular spontaneous measures were aimed at helping in difficult epidemic conditions and leading to social cohesion in Iranian society. These measures may include renting out rentals, making jokes about COVID-19 shared on social networks leading to increased resilience, and appreciating the dedication and hard work of nurses and doctors. Various ways also include lighting candles on balconies, going home to distribute disinfectants in disadvantaged areas, disinfecting ATMs, street surfaces, and passages by volunteers, and providing needs and shopping items for the elderly and disabled. It is suggested to carry out studies on the psychological effects of quarantine with regard to issues, such as cohesion and social cohesion, cultural context, and positive dimensions of the issues. It seems that the consideration of these issues can provide valuable data for the formulation of health and even treatment policies and programs focusing on social capital (as a hidden force in the relationships between individuals in a society). This letter to the editor was approved by Gonabad University of Medical Sciences and is listed in the Research System (no.: A-10-1813-2).

The sequel to COVID-19: the antithesis to life

The sequel to COVID-19: the antithesis to life

Un ensayo sobre los efectos psicológicos de la cuarentena en la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2

Un ensayo sobre los efectos psicológicos de la cuarentena en la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2

Pandemic Covid-19: Psychodynamic analysis of a global trauma. Clinical considerations pre \ post Lock down.

Meanwhile the COVID-19 crisis challenges the fabric of our society, we examine through our psychological science how this global trauma has affected and is affecting our mental and physical health, how we perceive the world and how we interact with others.&#x0D; This contribution is part of the scientific landscape as an aid to understanding the social impact, aimed at interpreting the outcome of the pandemic and creating models for predicting the psychosocial consequences of the pandemic in the world.&#x0D; We divided the covid-19 event into three temporal phases: Pre Covid-19 Era, Inside Covid-19 Era and Post Covid-19 Era and discussed in each of this hypothetical Era on the perception of global threats and traumas researches, on defensive mechanisms and infodemia, information contagion, on the psychological effects of quarantine and social isolation through the lens of polivagal and psychotraumatological theory, and then addressed collective grief, isolating predictive and resilient factors, scientific communication, stress and effect management.&#x0D; This logic has highlighted how urgent action is needed to mitigate the potentially devastating effects of COVID-19. Many of the implications described here may also be relevant to future pandemics and public health crises.&#x0D; It’s time to strengthen our mental health system in preparation for the inevitable challenges triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, through gradual care and the practice of providing the most reliable information and the most effective and least resource-intensive treatment.

The psychological effects of quarantine and factors influencing its compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study from Nuh, Haryana (India) (Preprint)

The psychological effects of quarantine and factors influencing its compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study from Nuh, Haryana (India) (Preprint)

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Setting the Mental Health Research Agenda

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Setting the Mental Health Research Agenda

Management of COVID-19: the risks associated with treatment are clear, but the benefits remain uncertain.

Even though the early reports from China provided advance warning of what was to come, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world with devastating consequences. Emergency measures are being implemented to reduce the magnitude of the public health crisis, prevent healthcare facilities from becoming overwhelmed and reduce the death toll of the disease. Containment strategies to mitigate viral transmission and emergency measures to increase the capacity of each country to provide intensive care are at the forefront of the public health management of the epidemic, even though the detrimental social and psychological effects of quarantine are evident on a global scale. Optimal management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is also unclear, and the initial suggestion for early intubation as in typical ARDS may have caused significant harm. The management of mild cases of confirmed infection is another point of controversy, as drugs which may be repurposed for COVID-19 treatment have significant, potentially irreversible toxic effects and their use in mild cases of a viral illness which is typically self-limited may be harmful.

Psychological Effects of Quarantine: A Qualitative “Rapid Review”

Quarantine — the isolation of individuals exposed to an infectious agent in order to limit the spread of disease — has been employed during the recent

The Psychological Effects of Quarantine During COVID-19 Outbreak: Sentiment Analysis of Social Media Data

Background: We rely on social distancing measures such as quarantine and isolation to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, the negative psychological effects of these measures are non-negligible. Whilst we have well delved into the psychological effects after quarantine in previous research, we know little about its effects amid COVID-19. Methods: We adopt a sentiment analysis approach to analyze the psychological state changes of 1,278 quarantined persons’ 214,874 tweets over four weeks spanning the period before, during, and after quarantine. We formed another group of 1,278 unquarantined persons with 250,198 tweets as the control group. The tweets of both groups are analyzed by matching with a tailor-made lexicon to measure the anxious depression level changes over time. Findings: We discovered a clear pattern of psychological changes for quarantined persons. Anxious depression levels significantly increased right after quarantine, but gradually diminished as the quarantine progresses. However, anxious depression levels resurged after 14 days’ quarantine, as people are still locked down indoor. Interpretation: Whilst quarantine is deemed necessary, proper interventions should be introduced to mitigate its adverse psychological impacts. Funding Statement: No funding source for this research. Declaration of Interests: There is no conflict of interests in this research. Ethics Approval Statement: The ethics committee of the University of Hong Kong has approved the ethics application of this research (reference number: EA2005004).

Psychological Effects of Quarantine on Syrian Refugees, Compared to the Jordanian Population

Psychological Effects of Quarantine on Syrian Refugees, Compared to the Jordanian Population

SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada

To the Editor: Hawryluck et al. (1) have published an interesting study that found that some persons subject to quarantine for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) displayed symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. They conclude that the psychological symptoms result from quarantine. I believe the study has serious flaws and that their conclusion is premature. First, their study sampled 129 volunteers among the >15,000 persons subjected to quarantine. As acknowledged by the authors, persons with the most severe symptoms may be more likely to volunteer for the study, resulting in an overestimation of the frequency and severity of the symptoms. Second, more than two thirds of the participants were healthcare workers. Healthcare workers in Toronto who cared for SARS patients but were not subject to quarantine were experiencing extreme stress because they were working with a poorly understood infectious disease, wearing protective equipment for extended periods, and watching colleagues become ill and die while wondering if they themselves were the next victims. Most healthcare workers subject to quarantine in Toronto (including 34% of persons on work quarantine) likely cared for SARS patients and would have experienced stresses similar to those not quarantined. Third, 85% of the study participants wore masks at home, indicating that they were likely to have been symptomatic and subject to isolation rather than quarantine. Certainly symptomatic persons would be undergoing stress because of their concerns about SARS developing, the possibility of dying, and the potential for exposing others. Increasing levels of stress with increasing length of isolation found in the study may be due to more severe or prolonged symptoms rather than to isolation or quarantine per se. Measuring the psychological effects of isolation and quarantine will require studies comparing psychological symptoms of healthcare workers subjected to quarantine with those who continued working, as well as studies comparing randomly selected persons subject to isolation with the general population living in the city during the outbreak. In the final analysis, although isolation and quarantine are stressful, that is an insufficient reason to hesitate when these measures are indicated. One might wonder how stressed the participants would have been if SARS had developed and they infected their family members or friends. Regardless of whether isolation and quarantine induce posttraumatic stress disorder, public health officials must be cognizant of and prepared to supply appropriate emotional and social support to persons subject to isolation or quarantine.

SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada

SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada