Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of adolescents: the crucial role of technology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The year 2020 will be remembered as the "year of the COVID-19 pandemic". The world population had to familiarize themselves with words as swabs, personal protective equipment, pandemic. To curb the wave of the pandemic, almost all the countries imposed self-isolation and social distancing. We conducted a web-based survey to investigate the behavioural responses during the quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Participants were 1860 youth aged 12-18 years attending lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, lifestyle changes during the quarantine period, and the psychological impact of the lock-down on adolescents' life.

Results

Most adolescents experienced feelings of fear, discouragem

SUBMITTER: Salzano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7897888 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature