Investigating the psychological effects of home quarantine during the early peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey from Iran. (11th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nahidi, Mahsa; Ghalandarzadeh, Mojtaba; Sinichi, Farideh; Sahebzadeh, Narjes; Eslami, Saeid; Reihani, Hamidreza; Emadzadeh, Maryam; Fayyazi Bordbar, Mohammad Reza
• Is Part Of: International clinical psychopharmacology. Volume 38:Number 3(2023)
• Page Start: 136
• Page End: 145
• Publication Date: 2022-11-11
• Subjects: anxiety -- coronavirus disease 2019 -- depression -- distress -- mental health -- quarantine -- stress; Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; Psychotropic drugs -- Periodicals; Psychopharmacology -- periodicals; Psychotropic Drugs -- periodicals; 615.7805
• DOI: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000444
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-1315

Abstract

Abstract : We assessed psychological symptoms among individuals who were quarantined during early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) peaks. This cross-sectional study was performed during April–October 2020 in Iran. We surveyed 100 individuals with COVID-19 patients in their families and 100 others with health conditions associated with a higher risk of developing critical forms of COVID-19 infection, who have completed at least 14 days of home quarantine. Validated Persian versions of the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress and 22-item Impact of Event Scale-Revised were used to measure the symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and distress. The rates of stress, anxiety, depression and quarantine-related distress were 46.5, 48.5, 57.0 and 80.5%, respectively; however, they were not significantly different between the contact and no-contact groups. Female sex and being unemployed were significantly associated with quarantine-related distress, P = 0.007 and P = 0.018, respectively. Independent risk factors for anxiety were a history of medical comorbidity ( P = 0.025) and contact with COVID-19 patients ( P = 0.007). Findings show high prevalence rates of psychological symptoms among quarantined individuals, regardless of whether they had contact with COVID-19 patients or not. Female sex and unemployment were risk factors for quarantine-related distress.