Psychological distress among Italians during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quarantine as a preventive action to reduce people's exposure to a contagious disease has substantial psychological impact. We aimed to collect information on psychologically distressing experiences of Italians living in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

From 6 to 20 April 2020 participants filled out an online questionnaire. Demographic and physical symptoms data from the prior 14 days of quarantine were collected. Psychological impact of quarantine was assessed by the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI).

Results

In all, 20,158 participants completed the online survey. Of these, 11,910 (59.1%) were from Lombardy, the region with 37.7% of positive cases identified during the survey period. 30.1% of responders were male. About half (5

SUBMITTER: Bonati M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature