2021
DOI: 10.20471/dec.2021.57.02.04
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Psychological Impact of the Corona Virus Lockdown on the General Population: A Cross Sectional Online Survey

Abstract: Purpose: To assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 infection lockdown on the general population. Methods: From 28th April to 4th May 2020, an online survey was conducted using snowballing sampling and invitation through online social media to participate. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were collected. Psychological impact was assessed with the help of self designed questionnaire adapted from DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1 CCSM-Adult scale. Results: In total, there were 568 responses from different cit… Show more

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“…Out of thirty-six studies, two 4,5 were case reports, thirty were questionnaires or surveys, twenty-nine of which were conducted online, three were retrospective observational studies, [36][37][38] and one was a prospective cohort study. 39 Regarding the population studied, 15 studies 4,[6][7][8][15][16][17]21,25,[29][30][31]33,34,38 referred to healthcare workers, thirteen 5,[10][11][12][13][14]18,19,[22][23][24]32,35 referred to the general population, five 20,26,27,37,39 referred to COVID-19 patients, two 9,28 compared medical professionals to nonmedical professionals, one 20 studied COVID-19 patients some of which were also healthcare workers and one study 36 compared attenders with SSD in emergency departments before and during the pandemic. The overall population studied was 145,884 individuals (without the ability to exclude double reporting in surveys).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Out of thirty-six studies, two 4,5 were case reports, thirty were questionnaires or surveys, twenty-nine of which were conducted online, three were retrospective observational studies, [36][37][38] and one was a prospective cohort study. 39 Regarding the population studied, 15 studies 4,[6][7][8][15][16][17]21,25,[29][30][31]33,34,38 referred to healthcare workers, thirteen 5,[10][11][12][13][14]18,19,[22][23][24]32,35 referred to the general population, five 20,26,27,37,39 referred to COVID-19 patients, two 9,28 compared medical professionals to nonmedical professionals, one 20 studied COVID-19 patients some of which were also healthcare workers and one study 36 compared attenders with SSD in emergency departments before and during the pandemic. The overall population studied was 145,884 individuals (without the ability to exclude double reporting in surveys).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From the results, it shows that the diseases outbreak increasingly affects the mental health of the person, increased stress among individual, and also affect the daily life of the person. Even though the quarantine and lockdown are good to restrict the virus transmission, prolonged lockdown appears to have affected the mental health of people in a very significant manner across all age groups (Gaur et al, 2021).…”
Section: Spiritual Well-being and Psychological Distressmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From the results, it shows that the diseases outbreak increasingly affects the affect the daily life of the person as well as their mental health including stress state. Even though the quarantine and lockdown are good to restrict the virus transmission, but the mental health of people across all age group appears to have affected in a very significant manner due to extended lockdown [41].…”
Section: Spiritual Well-being and Psychological Distressmentioning
confidence: 99%