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KMID : 0897520210260020061
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2021 Volume.26 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.68
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The Characteristics of Individuals With Mental Health Problems in a City Under a Self-Quarantine Order for COVID-19
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Woo Seok-Won
Jon Duk-In
Hong Hyun-Ju
Jung Myung-Hun
Hong Na-Rei
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Abstract
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Objectives : Individuals in mandatory self-quarantine not diagnosed with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are subject to a similar level of social isolation, loneliness, anxiety, depression, and fear as that experienced by patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Our aim was to identify the specific characteristics of individuals with mental health problems under a selfquarantine order for COVID-19.
Methods : We contacted 3,400 individuals requested to undergo self-quarantine for COVID-19 by the government from February 2020 to August 2020 in one city in Korea. The Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) score was used to assess mental health problems. Differences in sociodemographic factors between symptomatic (CGI-S≥2) and asymptomatic (CGI-S=1) individuals were analyzed using chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests.
Results : Of 3,400 subjects, 3,001 who were requested to self-quarantine for COVID-19 were interviewed; 49.2% (n=1,477) of subjects were female, and the mean age was 39.86 years. The symptomatic group had a significantly higher mean age (p<0.0001) and higher proportions of females (p=0.001) and Korean nationals (p=0.001) than the asymptomatic group. Korean nationals were 4.73 times (confidence interval [CI]=1.74-12.89, p=0.001) more likely to have mental health problems than non-Korean nationals and females were 1.83 times (CI=1.28-2.63, p=0.001) more likely to have mental health problems than males
Conclusion : The symptomatic group consisted of an older population and a higher proportion of Korean nationals and females than the asymptomatic group. We must focus on individuals with nationality of the same country, females, and those of older age for mental health services during mandatory self-quarantine.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Mental health, Self-quarantine, Social isolation, Clinical Global Impression Severity
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