Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands
Autor: | Robbert Sanderman, Hamdi Chtourou, Jordan M. Glenn, Achraf Ammar, Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen, Christian Wrede, Sofia Bastoni, Liwa Masmoudi, Bassem Bouaziz, Khaled Trabelsi, Andrea Gaggioli, Omar Boukhris |
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Přispěvatelé: | Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, Health Psychology Research (HPR), Psychology, Health & Technology |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study SATISFACTION media_common.quotation_subject Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic medicine loneliness Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics media_common Netherlands SARS-CoV-2 Public health Communication public health lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Life satisfaction COVID-19 Loneliness Social engagement mental wellbeing communication technology Europe Cross-Sectional Studies Feeling Italy Communicable Disease Control LIFE-STYLE Female SOCIAL-PARTICIPATION medicine.symptom Psychology home confinement Psychosocial NATURAL DISASTERS 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 2619, p 2619 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5):2619. MDPI AG International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 5 International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(5):2619. MDPI |
ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
Popis: | (1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced people from all around the globe to strongly modify their daily routines, putting a significant strain on the social aspects of daily lives. While the first wave of the pandemic was a very challenging time in all countries, it is still uncertain whether various lockdown intensities and infection rates differed regarding their psychosocial impact. This work therefore aimed to investigate (i) the psychosocial effects of home confinement in two European countries that underwent different lockdown intensities: Italy and the Netherlands and (ii) the role of communication technology in relation to feelings of loneliness. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey inquiring about different psychosocial variables and the use of and satisfaction towards communication technology was circulated among the general public during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 629 participants (66% female, 68% from the Netherlands) answered each question twice, referring to “before” and “during” the pandemic. (3) Results: We found significant negative effects of COVID-19 home confinement on depressive feelings (p < 0.001, %∆ = +54%), loneliness (p < 0.001, %∆ = +37.3%), life satisfaction (p < 0.001, %∆ = −19.8%) and mental wellbeing (p < 0.001, %∆ = −10.6%) which were accompanied with a significantly increased need for psychosocial support (p < 0.001, %∆ = +17.3%). However, the magnitude of psychosocial impact did not significantly differ between residents undergoing a more intense (Italy) versus a less intense (Netherlands) lockdown, although the decrease in social participation was found to be significantly different for both countries (z = −7.714, p < 0.001). Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the increase in loneliness was associated with the adoption of new digital communication tools (r = 0.21, p < 0.001), and significantly higher for individuals who started to adopt at least one new digital communication tool during confinement than for those who did not (z = −4.252, p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study highlights that, although COVID-19 home confinement significantly impacted psychosocial wellbeing during the first wave of the pandemic, this impact did not differ based on lockdown intensity. Recognizing the increasing adoption of digital communication technology in an attempt to reduce lockdown loneliness, future studies should investigate what is needed from the technology to achieve this effect. |
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