%A Huy,Nguyen T. %A Nguyen Tran,Minh Duc %A Mohammed Alhady,Shamael T. %A Luu,Mai N. %A Hassan,Amr K. %A Giang,Tran V. %A Truong,Le V. %A Ravikulan,Rohanti %A Raut,Akshay P. %A Dayyab,Farouq M. %A Durme,Shyam P. %A Trang,Vu T. %A Loc,Le Q. %A Thach,Pham N. %D 2021 %J Frontiers in Psychiatry %C %F %G English %K Perceived stress status,COVID-19,Mental Health,Quarantine,Survey %Q %R 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.656664 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2021-May-25 %9 Original Research %+ Prof Nguyen Huy,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University,Nagasaki,Japan,tienhuy@nagasaki-u.ac.jp %# %! COVID-19 perceived stress of quarantine and isolation %* %< %T Perceived Stress of Quarantine and Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey %U https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.656664 %V 12 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 1664-0640 %X

Aims: Understanding of the perceived stress and coping strategies adopted by people is important for contemplating the consequences of a pandemic on mental health of people globally. In this study, we intended to assess the perceived stress status under quarantine/isolation globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This is a multicentre, multinational cross-sectional study that recruited isolated/quarantined individuals suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 to assess the psychological impact of the quarantine/isolation experience by answering a survey distributed online.

Results: The study was conducted across 63 participating countries, gaining 1,871 valid responses. There was a higher proportion of female participants in the Moderate to High Perceived Stress Scores (MH-PSS) group compared to the Low Perceived Stress Score group (66.0 vs. 52.0%) and a higher proportion of individuals whose marital status was single had MH-PSS (57.1%). Also, individual's religion (Christian, Hindu, and Muslim), no formal education level, being exposed to a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patient, being forced to be quarantined/isolated, uncomfortable feeling during quarantine period may significantly increase the risk of MH-PSS (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Many factors can predict stress in COVID-19 pandemic including female sex, being single, religion, no formal education, involuntary quarantine, location and reason of quarantine/isolation, and place of exposure.