Relationship between anxiety and health specific self-efficacy during home quarantine in SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 disease

Background: The sudden attack of SARS-CoV-2 shut down many countries around the globe and imposed a new set of challenges in front of every human being. Quarantine is the most effective way to prevent disease propagation. Home quarantine effects on mental health, which causes worries, stress anxiety and depression. the aim of the study is to is to find out the anxiety and health specific self-efficacy of home quarantine people from Nashik Rural and Urban area. Method: A Cross-Sectional, telephonic survey was conducted between 8^st June 2020 to 28^th June 2020 in Nashik city (Maharashtra, India) of home quarantined people. 59 people in total consented to be involved in the study (Male = 37 and Female = 22). Home quarantined people’s Anxiety was measured with Charles D. Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory and Health Specific Self-Efficacy is measured through Health Specific Self Efficacy Scale by Ralf Schwarzer & Britta Renner (2009). Results: The results show that Male participants face more state anxiety (M= 55.05, SD =19.15) than female participants (M= 48.13, SD =18.45), and trait anxiety (M= 39.72, SD =14.33) than female participants (M= 34.95, SD =15.29).  There is negative correlation between state anxiety and Nutrition Self-Efficacy (r = -.529 p<0.00), Physical Exercise Self Efficacy (r = -.651 p<0.00) and state anxiety is positively correlated with Alcohol Resistance Self Efficacy (r = .405 p<0.00). There is negative correlation between trait anxiety and Nutrition Self-Efficacy (r = -.473 p<0.00), Physical Exercise Self Efficacy (r = -.639 p<0.00) and state anxiety is positively correlated with Alcohol Resistance Self Efficacy (r = .298 p<0.00). Conclusion: Male participants have more State and Trait anxiety than female participants during home quarantine. Females show more Health specific self-efficacy than male participants. State and Trait anxiety negatively correlated with Nutrition health specific self-efficacy and physical exercise specific self-efficacy while state and Trait anxiety positively correlated with Alcohol Resistance Self-Efficacy.