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

Autor: Wajdy Al-Awaida, Hadeel Al‐Turk, Hamzeh J Al-Ameer, Omar Al bawareed, Akram Al Deek, Muhanad Akash, Ghizal Fatima, Amer Imraish, Raida Khalil, Moh'd Mohanad Al-Dabet
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Migration. 60:219-227
ISSN: 1468-2435
0020-7985
Popis: To 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 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Migration is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )
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