TY - JOUR
T1 - Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction
T2 - A worldwide multicenter study
AU - Ammar, Achraf
AU - Chtourou, Hamdi
AU - Boukhris, Omar
AU - Trabelsi, Khaled
AU - Masmoudi, Liwa
AU - Brach, Michael
AU - Bouaziz, Bassem
AU - Bentlage, Ellen
AU - How, Daniella
AU - Ahmed, Mona
AU - Mueller, Patrick
AU - Mueller, Notger
AU - Hsouna, Hsen
AU - Aloui, Asma
AU - Hammouda, Omar
AU - Paineiras-Domingos, Laisa Liane
AU - Braakman-Jansen, Annemarie
AU - Wrede, Christian
AU - Bastoni, Sofia
AU - Pernambuco, Carlos Soares
AU - Mataruna, Leonardo
AU - Taheri, Morteza
AU - Irandoust, Khadijeh
AU - Khacharem, Aïmen
AU - Bragazzi, Nicola L.
AU - Strahler, Jana
AU - Adrian, Jad
AU - Andreeva, Albina
AU - Khoshnami, Samira C.
AU - Samara, Evangelia
AU - Zisi, Vasiliki
AU - Sankar, Parasanth
AU - Ahmed, Waseem N.
AU - Romdhani, Mohamed
AU - Delhey, Jan
AU - Bailey, Stephen J.
AU - Bott, Nicholas T.
AU - Gargouri, Faiez
AU - Chaari, Lotfi
AU - Batatia, Hadj
AU - Ali, Gamal Mohamed
AU - Abdelkarim, Osama
AU - Jarraya, Mohamed
AU - Abed, Kais El
AU - Souissi, Nizar
AU - Van Gemert-Pijnen, Lisette
AU - Riemann, Bryan L.
AU - Riemann, Laurel
AU - Moalla, Wassim
AU - Sanderman, Robbert
AU - ECLB-COVID19 Consortium
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to mitigate spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on psychosocial health is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle consequences of COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents the preliminary results from more than one thousand responders on social participation and life satisfaction. Methods: Thirty-five research organizations from Europe, North-Africa, Western Asia, and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, in 7 languages (English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and Slovenian). Questions were presented in a differential format with questions related to responses “before” and “during” confinement conditions. Results: 1047 participations (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%), and others (3%) were included in the analysis. Findings revealed psychosocial strain during the enforced COVID-19 home confinement. Large decreases (p < 0.001) in the amount of social activity through family (−58%), friends/neighbors (−44.9%), or entertainment (−46.7%) were triggered by the enforced confinement. These negative effects on social participation were also associated with lower life satisfaction (−30.5%) during the confinement period. Conversely, the social contact score through digital technologies significantly increased (p < 0.001) during the confinement period with more individuals (+24.8%) being socially connected through digital technology. Conclusion: These preliminary findings elucidate the risk of psychosocial strain during the early COVID-19 home confinement period in 2020. Therefore, in order to mitigate the negative psychosocial effects of home confinement, implementation of national strategies focused on promoting social inclusion through a technology-based solution is strongly suggested.
AB - Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to mitigate spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on psychosocial health is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle consequences of COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents the preliminary results from more than one thousand responders on social participation and life satisfaction. Methods: Thirty-five research organizations from Europe, North-Africa, Western Asia, and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, in 7 languages (English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and Slovenian). Questions were presented in a differential format with questions related to responses “before” and “during” confinement conditions. Results: 1047 participations (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%), and others (3%) were included in the analysis. Findings revealed psychosocial strain during the enforced COVID-19 home confinement. Large decreases (p < 0.001) in the amount of social activity through family (−58%), friends/neighbors (−44.9%), or entertainment (−46.7%) were triggered by the enforced confinement. These negative effects on social participation were also associated with lower life satisfaction (−30.5%) during the confinement period. Conversely, the social contact score through digital technologies significantly increased (p < 0.001) during the confinement period with more individuals (+24.8%) being socially connected through digital technology. Conclusion: These preliminary findings elucidate the risk of psychosocial strain during the early COVID-19 home confinement period in 2020. Therefore, in order to mitigate the negative psychosocial effects of home confinement, implementation of national strategies focused on promoting social inclusion through a technology-based solution is strongly suggested.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - Pandemic
KW - Public health
KW - Social participation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090039860&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17176237
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17176237
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090039860
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 17
M1 - 6237
ER -
