| Autor: |
Carlos Soares Pernambuco, Stephen J. Bailey, Fernando Barbosa, Notger Mueller, Omar Boukhris, Mohamed Jarraya, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Osama Abdelkarim, Tarak Driss, Nizar Souissi, Sebastian Schulz, Achraf Ammar, Nicholas T. Bott, Andrea Gaggioli, Jordan M. Glenn, Khaled Trabelsi, Aïmen Khacharem, Ellen Bentlage, Achim Jerg, Liwa Masmoudi, Anita Hoekelmann, Robbert Sanderman, Bassem Bouaziz, Donald D. Cowan, Laurel Riemann, Fernando Pinto Santos, Lotfi Chaari, Michael Brach, Hamdi Chtourou, Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos, Taysir Mansi, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen, Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, Sophia Bastoni, Daniella How, Jonathan Gómez-Raja, Bryan L. Riemann, Omar Hammouda, Monique Epstein, Wassim Moalla, Rado Pišot, Christian Wrede, Karim Chamari, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Mona A. Ahmed, Morteza Taheri, Asma Aloui, Hadj Batatia, Khadijeh Irandoust, Mohamed Jmail, Boštjan Šimunič, Kais El Abed, Gamal Mohamed Ali, Patrick Mueller, Ramzi Al-Horani, Faiez Gargouri, Leonardo Mataruna |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| DOI: |
10.1101/2020.05.05.20091066 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundPublic health recommendations and governmental measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to mitigate spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on psychosocial health is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 in seven languages to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle consequences of COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents the preliminary results from the first thousand responders on social participation and life satisfaction.MethodsThirty-five research organisations from Europe, North-Africa, Western Asia and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, in English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and Slovenian languages. Questions were presented in a differential format with questions related to responses “before” and “during” confinement conditions.Results1047 replies (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%) and other (3%) were included in the analysis. Preliminary findings revealed psychosocial strain during the enforced COVID-19 home confinement. In particular, large decreases in the amount of social activity through family (58%), friends/neighbors (44.9%) or entertainment (46.7%) were triggered by the enforced confinement. These negative effects on social participation were also associated with lower satisfaction (−30.5%) during the confinement period. Conversely, social contact score through digital technologies has significantly increased (pConclusionThese preliminary findings elucidate the risk of psychosocial strain during the current home confinement period. Therefore, in order to mitigate the negative psychosocial effects of home confinement, implementation of national strategies focused on promoting social inclusion through technology-based solution is urgently needed. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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