China experience from COVID-19: Mental health in mandatory quarantine zones urgently requires intervention.

Wu, Lili; Guo, Xin; Shang, Zhilei; Sun, Zhuoer; Jia, Yanpu; Sun, Luna; Liu, Weizhi

doi:10.1037/tra0000609

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“…Increased symptoms of the anxiety-affective cluster were common (prevalence ≥ 30% for worsened irritability, agitation, and apathy and ≥ 20% of new onset sleep disorder and irritability) and were homogeneously reported across disease types. This finding is in line with many observations of increased psychological symptoms of anxiety and depression during COVID-19 quarantine in healthy subjects and give support to the notion that quarantine acts as a stressor event that induces symptoms similar of those reported in the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ( 22 – 24 ). Indeed, quarantine due to pandemic involves different social, emotional, psychological, and physical modifications, each one with a potential contribution to increase distress.…”

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confidence: 90%

Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia

Lorenzo²,

et al. 2020

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Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia

Lorenzo²,

et al. 2020

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“…To the best of our knowledge, numerous scholars concentrated on the psychological responses to infectious diseases outbreaks, which were conducted on the groups in hospitals, including patients with SARS/MERS (11,12), medical staff working to combat the illness (e.g., SARS and COVID-19) (13)(14)(15), and survivors of SARS epidemic (16). A previous study reported that 104 residents of Wuhan (under mandatory quarantine) had more severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than 330 residents of Shanghai (without mandatory quarantine) during the COVID-19 outbreak, although the sample size was relatively small (17). Another study investigated the prevalence of psychosocial problems among the general population under the COVID-19 epidemic and found that Hubei province (eight people) had more severe insomnia and stress symptoms than those who lived in areas outside Hubei province (18).…”

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The Psychological Status of General Population in Hubei Province During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Chen

Gong

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: The current outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), originating from Wuhan (Hubei, China), has rapidly spread across China and several other countries. During the outbreak of COVID-19, mental health of the general population in Hubei province may be affected. This study aimed to assess the psychological status and associated risk factors of the general population in Hubei province during the COVID-19 outbreak.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was used to evaluate the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, which were assessed by the Chinese version of the Impact of Event Scale—Revised, the Patient Health Questionnaire 9, and the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, respectively. Coping style was assessed by the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out to detect factors associated with mental health outcomes.Results: Among 9,225 participants, 44.5% rated symptoms of PTSD, and 17.9 and 12.7% suffered from moderate and severe symptoms of depression and anxiety, respectively. Individuals who were geographically located in Wuhan and familiar with someone who has COVID-19 had more severe symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as well as a higher score in passive coping style (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that people who were geographically located in Wuhan [odds ratio (OR) = 1.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.14–1.36, P < 0.001] were associated with severe symptoms of PTSD. Besides, individuals who were familiar with someone who had COVID-19 (OR = 2.33, 95% CI = 2.07–2.63, P < 0.001; OR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.66–2.17, P < 0.001; OR = 2.06, 95% CI = 1.78–2.39, P < 0.001) and had a higher score in passive coping style (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.14–1.17, P < 0.001; OR = 1.17, 95% CI = 1.15–1.19, P < 0.001; OR = 1.17, 95% CI = 1.15–1.19, P < 0.001) were associated with severe symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Moreover, a higher score in active coping style (OR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.95–0.97, P < 0.001; OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.93–0.94, P < 0.001; OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.94–0.96, P < 0.001) was associated with a lower risk of symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety.Conclusions: During the midphase of COVID-19 outbreak, quite a few people have mental health problems; nearly half of the respondents rated symptoms of PTSD, and approximately one-fifth reported moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression. Our findings may lead to better comprehend the psychological status of the general public and alleviate the public mental health crisis during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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“…The freedom of the quarantined person was restricted to control transmissible diseases. PTSD and depression were considerable differences between quarantined groups and non-quarantined groups ( Wu et al., 2020a , b ). It impacts more physiological and psychological problems on the quarantined person.…”

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confidence: 93%

COVID-19: psychological effects on a COVID-19 quarantined population in Bangladesh

Ripon¹,

Mim²,

Puente³

et al. 2020

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China experience from COVID-19: Mental health in mandatory quarantine zones urgently requires intervention.

Cited by 35 publications

References 4 publications

Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia

Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia

The Psychological Status of General Population in Hubei Province During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

COVID-19: psychological effects on a COVID-19 quarantined population in Bangladesh

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