| Title: |
COVID-19 Home Confinement Negatively Impacts Social Participation and Life Satisfaction: A Worldwide Multicenter Study |
| Authors: |
Ammar, A. (Achraf); Chtourou, H. (Hamdi); Boukhris, O. (Omar); Trabelsi, K. (Khaled); Masmoudi, L. (Liwa); Brach, M. (Michael); Bouaziz, B. (Bassem); Bentlage, E. (Ellen); How, D. (Daniella); Ahmed, M. (Mona); Mueller, P. (Patrick); Müller, N.G. (Notger); Hsouna, H. (Hsen); Aloui, A. (Asma); Hammouda, O. (Omar); Paineiras-Domingos, L.L. (Laisa); Braakman-Jansen, A. (Annemarie); Wrede, C. (Christian); Bastoni, S. (Sophia); Pernambuco, C.S. (Carlos); Mataruna-Dos-Santos, L. (Leonardo); Taheri, M. (Morteza); Irandoust, K. (Khadijeh); Khacharem, A. (Aïmen); Bragazzi, N.L. (Nicola); Strahler, J. (Jana); Washif, J.A. (Jad); Andreeva, A. (Albina); Khoshnami, S.C. (Samira); Samara, E. (Evangelia); Zisi, V. (Vasiliki); Sankar, P. (Parasanth); Ahmed, W.N. (Waseem); Romdhani, M. (Mohamed); Delhey, J. (Jan); Bailey, S.J. (Stephen); Bott, N.T. (Nicholas); Gargouri, F. (Faiez); Chaari, L. (Lotfi); Batatia, H. (Hadj); Ali, G.M. (Gamal); Abdelkarim, O. (Osama); Jarraya, M. (Mohamed); El Abed, K. (Kais); Souissi, N. (Nizar); Gemert-Pijnen, L. (Lisette) van; Riemann, L. (Laurel); Moalla, W. (Wassim); Gómez-Raja, J. (Jonathan); Epstein, M. (Monique); Sanderman, R. (Robbert); Al-Horani, R. (Ramzi); Jmail, M. (Mohamed); Barbosa, F. (Fernando); Šimunič, B. (Boštjan); Pišot, R. (Rado); Pišot, S. (Saša); Gaggioli, A. (Andrea); Apfelbacher, C. (Christian); Steinacker, J. (Jürgen); Saad, H.B. (Helmi); Glenn, J.M. (Jordan); Chamari, K. (Karim); Driss, T. (Tarak); Hoekelmann, A. (Anita) |
| Contributors: |
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Münster University (WWU): miami |
| Subject Terms: |
pandemic; public health; social participation; life satisfaction; COVID-19; ddc:610; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/610; Medicine and health |
| Description: |
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 ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.17879/09938715544 |
| Availability: |
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-09938711867; https://doi.org/10.17879/09938715544; https://miami.uni-muenster.de/Record/890a1bdb-d060-464d-b93c-34f3fbf966cb; https://repositorium.uni-muenster.de/transfer/miami/890a1bdb-d060-464d-b93c-34f3fbf966cb |
| Rights: |
CC BY 4.0 ; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.28778E06 |
| Database: |
BASE |