Psychopathological responses and face mask restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak: Results from a nationwide survey

Walkowiak

et al. 2020

IJERPH

147

140

The COVID-19 pandemic is a great threat to both physical and mental health as it may lead to psychological stress connected with an economic crisis, threat of unemployment, or fear of losing family members. Emerging data shows that the general public may be vulnerable to the pandemic-related stress and experience frequently prevalent anxiety. A study involving 471 subjects (85.6% female) was conducted online during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used the following scales: Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Revised University of California, Los Angeles (R-UCLA) Loneliness Scale, and Daily Life Fatigue scale (DLF). Women had higher mean scores of depression, loneliness, and daily life fatigue and more often than males started exercising. Among people professionally active before the pandemic, there were more cases of increased alcohol consumption than among students. No differences in alcohol consumption patterns were found between genders. People living alone had higher scores of loneliness and daily life fatigue compared to those living with someone. Respondents who started taking any new drugs during COVID-19 home confinement had higher outcomes in all questionnaires. During home confinement, high scores of depression, insomnia, loneliness, and everyday fatigue were observed.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Mental Well-Being (Depression, Loneliness, Insomnia, Daily Life Fatigue) during COVID-19 Related Home-Confinement—A Study from Poland

Walkowiak

et al. 2020

IJERPH

147

140

“…2. Surveys: Out of 15 survey studies 13,15,19,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] selected, 5 are from China, 2 from Turkey, 2 from Pakistan and 1 each from Singapore, Taiwan, United States, Poland, Saudi Arabia and India. Surveys from China present the sociopsychological factors, effects and responses 35 due to global pandemic on health care workers, 15,36,37 and general population.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…19 A nationwide survey in Poland suggests that facemask restrictions are associated with prevention of infection as well as maintenance of mental health. 43 A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia assesses the fear and practice modifications among dentists during this COVID-19 outbreak. 44 One online survey in Turkey shows that fear of infection has positive relation with psychological distress and life satisfaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Psychological Aspects of COVID-19: A Review

Sharma

Misra

2020

Homœopathic Links

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has affected 213 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances, thus producing a significant impact on the physical and mental health, behaviour and economy. In this era of crisis, lot of guidelines and measures to combat the disease are present, but the area of adverse mental health consequences is still neglected. This review attempts to highlight the psychological problems associated with this disease. Objective This article aims to retrieve from the existing literature and state the mental effects of COVID-19. Methods A review was developed based on the articles from PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, ResearchGate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Elsevier, JAMA Network, The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Cell, Wiley, Nature, Science and special databases for COVID like the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library, World Health Organization's COVID-19 research article database, COVID-19 Open Research Dataset, LitCovid. The search terms included combination of ‘coronavirus’, ‘COVID-19’, ‘psychological’, ‘quarantine’, ‘children’. All the studies mentioning about the mental consequences and interventions for psychological repercussions associated with COVID-19 are eligible for inclusion. In addition, the research papers in English language have been included. Conclusion There is a need for research among vulnerable population to study the long-term effects of psychological impact of COVID-19.

Cohesion in Distancing

2020

AMA Journal of Ethics

In isolation, we are physically apart; in solidarity, we are together. The COVID-19 pandemic emphasizes our social responsibility to maintain physical distance from one another. In doing so, we solidify our collective strength. Figure. Solidarity Media Digital drawing Caption Via the social contract, we tacitly endorse-with all members of societylimiting our personal freedoms to benefit our collective. Amidst unprecedented need for distance, isolation, and quarantine, human beings are asked to keep apart to prevent exposure, illness, and fatality, particularly of those among us at highest risk. This image suggests we are like individual hands separated by the COVID-19 pandemic.