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| Published: March 23, 2021
Psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic among persons residing at institutional quarantine centers in India
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Post Graduate Trainee of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Post Graduate Trainee of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Post Graduate Trainee of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Post Graduate Trainee of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.095/20210901
DOI: 10.25215/0901.095
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is global threat both on physical and mental health since its outbreak. On 24 March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown with potential consequences on day-to-day life, mental and physical health and this study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on mental health institutionally quarantined subjects. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 9th July and 30th September 2020 among 305 subjects in 12 quarantine centers. Data was collected by physical interview after obtaining informed consent. Descriptive analysis and bivariate linear regression were performed to examine the association of variables. Results: 40.3% were found to not have depression, 59.7% were mild to extremely severely depressed. On the anxiety subscale, 37.7% did not have anxiety, while 62.3% had mild to extremely severe anxiety. On the stress subscale, only 22.6% reported in the normal range, while the rest 77.4% reported experiencing some degree of stress. Female participants showed statistically significant higher degrees of depression, anxiety and stress. Additionally, fear of infection, inadequate supply of essential items, financial uncertainty had significant association with stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic symptoms. Conclusion: Quarantine can be a necessary preventive measure during an outbreak of Pandemic situation like COVID-19, however quarantine is often associated with a negative psychological effect.
Keywords
Depression, Anxiety, Corona Virus, Pandemic, Stress, Psychological Impact, Quarantine
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2021, Ghosh P., Gogoi A., Ghosh A., Verma P. & Hussain A.
Received: February 26, 2021; Revision Received: March 02, 2021; Accepted: March 23, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.095/20210901
10.25215/0901.095
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 1, January-March, 2021