The mobile-born and the COVID-19 pandemic: opportunities, problems and the role of the telemedicine and e-health

Giansanti, Daniele; Maccioni, Giovanni; Simeoni, Rossella

doi:10.21037/jphe-21-21

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“…The risk ranges from postural problems, such as text neck, to distortions in the type of communicative interaction, without the three basic components (verbal, para-verbal, and non-verbal), up to a real addiction with a psychological impact on the person [ 17 ]. All this during the lockdown and immediately after it got worse [ 18 ].…”

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“…Many studies have shown that the presence of pets can mitigate the impact of stressful situations in young people [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. These studies showed that the presence of pets can psychologically help young people [ 21 ] and has a major impact on students [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Other studies have highlighted the need to quantify this mitigating effect through specific procedures, complaining that the positive impact of companion animals is difficult to calculate, even if it is a simple co-presence [ 25 , 26 ].…”

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A Remote Assessment of Anxiety on Young People: Towards Their Views and Their Different Pet Interaction

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The lockdown was imposed in Italy on 9 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Restrictions severely limiting individual freedom were indispensable to protect the population and reduce virus diffusion. Italian people had never before experienced similar restrictions that undoubtedly tested psychological health. After 1 week, we developed an electronic survey to collect demographic data and information on the presence of pets and the type of interaction with them and to administer a self-assessment anxiety test. A total of 3905 subjects, pet owners and non pet owners, filled in the electronic survey; 652 (16.7%, mean age 21.6) of them were young subjects, adolescents, and university students. The study first showed the feasibility and success of the technological solution used, capable of providing, at a distance, structured information on the participants and quantitative data on the psychological condition. Second, it reported that 23.1% of the youths showed anxiety above an attention level during the lockdown, in line with other studies. Third, it indicated, based on the outcome of the self-assessment test, that the pet presence could have a positive effect in mitigating the psychological impact and encourage to continue and deepen these investigations. Fourth, it reported positive feedback from the participants on the procedure, found useful during the pandemic and for the post-pandemic future. The study highlights the importance of investing in these solutions based on mobile technology and useful both for mental health and to deepen the investigation of the impact of the pet presence on the human psychology.

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