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Psychological consequences of COVID-19 home confinement: The ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study

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  • Achraf Ammar
  • Patrick Mueller
  • Khaled Trabelsi
  • Hamdi Chtourou
  • Omar Boukhris
  • Liwa Masmoudi
  • Bassem Bouaziz
  • Michael Brach
  • Marlen Schmicker
  • Ellen Bentlage
  • Daniella How
  • Mona Ahmed
  • Asma Aloui
  • Omar Hammouda
  • Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos
  • Annemarie Braakman-jansen
  • Christian Wrede
  • Sophia Bastoni
  • Carlos Soares Pernambuco
  • Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos
  • Morteza Taheri
  • Khadijeh Irandoust
  • Aïmen Khacharem
  • Nicola L Bragazzi
  • Jad Adrian Washif
  • Jordan M Glenn
  • Nicholas T Bott
  • Faiez Gargouri
  • Lotfi Chaari
  • Hadj Batatia
  • Samira C khoshnami
  • Evangelia Samara
  • Vasiliki Zisi
  • Parasanth Sankar
  • Waseem N Ahmed
  • Gamal Mohamed Ali
  • Osama Abdelkarim
  • Mohamed Jarraya
  • Kais El Abed
  • Mohamed Romdhani
  • Nizar Souissi
  • Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen
  • Stephen J Bailey
  • Wassim Moalla
  • Jonathan Gómez-Raja
  • Monique Epstein
  • Robbert Sanderman
  • Sebastian Schulz
  • Achim Jerg
  • Ramzi Al-Horani
  • Taysir Mansi
  • Mohamed Jmail
  • Fernando Barbosa
  • Fernando Ferreira-Santos
  • Boštjan Šimunič
  • Rado Pišot
  • Andrea Gaggioli
  • Piotr Zmijewski
  • Jürgen M Steinacker
  • Jana Strahler
  • Laurel Riemann
  • Bryan L Riemann
  • Notger Mueller
  • Karim Chamari
  • Tarak Driss
  • Anita Hoekelmann
  • for the ECLB-COVID19 Consortium

Abstract

Background: Public health recommendations and government measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced restrictions on daily-living. While these measures are imperative to abate the spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on mental health and emotional wellbeing is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey (ECLB-COVID19) was launched on April 6, 2020 in seven languages to elucidate the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on mental health and emotional wellbeing. Methods: The ECLB-COVID19 electronic survey was designed by a steering group of multidisciplinary scientists, following a structured review of the literature. The survey was uploaded and shared on the Google online-survey-platform and was promoted by thirty-five research organizations from Europe, North-Africa, Western-Asia and the Americas. All participants were asked for their mental wellbeing (SWEMWS) and depressive symptoms (SMFQ) with regard to “during” and “before” home confinement. Results: Analysis was conducted on the first 1047 replies (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%) and other (3%). The COVID-19 home confinement had a negative effect on both mental-wellbeing and on mood and feelings. Specifically, a significant decrease (p

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  • Achraf Ammar & Patrick Mueller & Khaled Trabelsi & Hamdi Chtourou & Omar Boukhris & Liwa Masmoudi & Bassem Bouaziz & Michael Brach & Marlen Schmicker & Ellen Bentlage & Daniella How & Mona Ahmed & Asm, 2020. "Psychological consequences of COVID-19 home confinement: The ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0240204
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240204
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