SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden

Objective: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to pronounced health changes, especially for those infected and psychologically burdened. This cross-sectional study examined the stress experience and coping strategies during home isolation of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals and analyzed differences regar...

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Autores principales:	Elias Kowalski, Axel Schneider, Stephan Zipfel, Andreas Stengel, Johanna Graf
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	cross-sectional study COVID-19 mental health patient psychological quarantine Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cc59630d390d4e69847b5113602b51f92021-11-22T04:43:16ZSARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden1664-064010.3389/fpsyt.2021.748244https://doaj.org/article/cc59630d390d4e69847b5113602b51f92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.748244/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640Objective: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to pronounced health changes, especially for those infected and psychologically burdened. This cross-sectional study examined the stress experience and coping strategies during home isolation of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals and analyzed differences regarding psychological burden.Methods: SARS-CoV-2 infected respondents were recruited by telephone and completed an online survey during their home isolation. This questionnaire assessed sociodemographic aspects, somatic factors, psychological burden (depressive symptoms, anxiety, and somatic symptom disorder), perceived stress and coping behavior during the home isolation.Results: Out of 838 SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals during the study period, 648 were contacted and 224 home-isolated respondents were included in the study. Disgrace, social restrictions, job fear, health concerns, and infectiousness could be explored as stressors during the home isolation. Fifty-four percent experienced psychological burden. SARS-CoV-2 infected and home-isolated individuals with psychological burden perceived significant stressors more strongly (p < 0.001, r = 0.5) and coped significantly less (p < 0.001, r = 0.3) with their infection and home isolation compared to SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals without psychological burden.Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with psychological burden experienced higher stressors and were unable to cope adaptively with home isolation. Therefore, a general and standardized screening procedure for psychological burden should be established. SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with psychological burden should receive targeted support with professional help in the areas of stress experience and coping skills during their home isolation and beyond to avoid long-term consequences.Elias KowalskiElias KowalskiAxel SchneiderStephan ZipfelAndreas StengelAndreas StengelJohanna GrafFrontiers Media S.A.articlecross-sectional studyCOVID-19mental healthpatientpsychologicalquarantinePsychiatryRC435-571ENFrontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cross-sectional study COVID-19 mental health patient psychological quarantine Psychiatry RC435-571 Elias Kowalski Elias Kowalski Axel Schneider Stephan Zipfel Andreas Stengel Andreas Stengel Johanna Graf SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden
description	Objective: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to pronounced health changes, especially for those infected and psychologically burdened. This cross-sectional study examined the stress experience and coping strategies during home isolation of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals and analyzed differences regarding psychological burden.Methods: SARS-CoV-2 infected respondents were recruited by telephone and completed an online survey during their home isolation. This questionnaire assessed sociodemographic aspects, somatic factors, psychological burden (depressive symptoms, anxiety, and somatic symptom disorder), perceived stress and coping behavior during the home isolation.Results: Out of 838 SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals during the study period, 648 were contacted and 224 home-isolated respondents were included in the study. Disgrace, social restrictions, job fear, health concerns, and infectiousness could be explored as stressors during the home isolation. Fifty-four percent experienced psychological burden. SARS-CoV-2 infected and home-isolated individuals with psychological burden perceived significant stressors more strongly (p < 0.001, r = 0.5) and coped significantly less (p < 0.001, r = 0.3) with their infection and home isolation compared to SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals without psychological burden.Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with psychological burden experienced higher stressors and were unable to cope adaptively with home isolation. Therefore, a general and standardized screening procedure for psychological burden should be established. SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with psychological burden should receive targeted support with professional help in the areas of stress experience and coping skills during their home isolation and beyond to avoid long-term consequences.
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author	Elias Kowalski Elias Kowalski Axel Schneider Stephan Zipfel Andreas Stengel Andreas Stengel Johanna Graf
author_facet	Elias Kowalski Elias Kowalski Axel Schneider Stephan Zipfel Andreas Stengel Andreas Stengel Johanna Graf
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title	SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden
title_short	SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden
title_full	SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden
title_fullStr	SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden
title_full_unstemmed	SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden
title_sort	sars-cov-2 positive and isolated at home: stress and coping depending on psychological burden
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Isolated at Home: Stress and Coping Depending on Psychological Burden

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