The effect of nationwide quarantine on anxiety levels during the COVID-19 outbreak in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the recent outbreak of COVID-19, many countries have enacted various kinds of quarantine measures to slow down the explosive spread of COVID-19. Although these measures were proven to be successful in stopping the outbreak in China, the potential adverse effects of countrywide quarantine have not been thoroughly investigated.

Methods

In this study, we performed an online survey to evaluate the psychological effects of quarantine using the Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale in February 2020 when the outbreak had nearly peaked in China. Along with the anxiety scores, limited personal information, such as age, gender, region, education, occupation, and specifically, the type and duration of quarantine, was collected for analysis.

Results

From a total of 992 val

SUBMITTER: Zhu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821577 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature