Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Khemis-Miliana University, Khemis-Miliana 44225, Algeria.
Department of Geography, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 21;17(10):3604. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103604.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in countries around the world. The impact of this virus is very great on populations following the application of total and partial containment measures. Our study aims to study the psychological impact of total and partial containment applied in Algeria, on 23 March 2020, following the spread of the virus COVID-19 and also studied the habits and behaviors of the Algerian population during this new way of life and this through a cross-sectional survey launched after three days from the start of confinement to quickly assess the impacts over the period from 23 March to 12 April 2020, by an online questionnaire which allowed us to obtain 678 responses from Internet users, who live in confinement in Algeria. According to the gender variable, our sample includes 405 men, or 59.7%, and 273 women, representing 40.3%. The results of the statistical analysis carried out using SPSS version 22.0 software showed that 50.3% of the respondents were in an anxious situation during these first three weeks of confinement. In addition, 48.2% feels stressed, 46.6% of the respondents confirmed to be feeling in a bad mood, and 47.4% do not stop thinking throughout the day about this epidemic and how to protect themselves. In addition, the study shows that 87.9% of the respondents in Algeria found it difficult to follow the confinement instructions. A significant change in the habits of the population was noted especially for the time of going to bed, the time of waking up, and the use of the Internet as well as the hours devoted to daily reading.
新冠疫情在全球各国持续蔓延。在实施全面和局部封锁措施后，该病毒对各国人口造成了巨大影响。我们的研究旨在研究 2020 年 3 月 23 日在阿尔及利亚实施全面和局部封锁措施后对人口的心理影响，还研究了在这种新的生活方式下，阿尔及利亚人口的习惯和行为，这是通过在实施封锁措施三天后发起的一项横断面调查进行的，目的是快速评估从 2020 年 3 月 23 日至 4 月 12 日期间的影响，通过在线问卷收集了 678 名居住在阿尔及利亚的互联网用户的回答。根据性别变量，我们的样本包括 405 名男性，占 59.7%，和 273 名女性，占 40.3%。使用 SPSS 版本 22.0 软件进行的统计分析结果表明，在这前三周的隔离期间，有 50.3%的受访者感到焦虑。此外，48.2%的人感到有压力，46.6%的受访者确认情绪低落，47.4%的人整天都在思考这种流行病以及如何保护自己。此外，研究表明，87.9%的阿尔及利亚受访者发现难以遵守隔离规定。人口的习惯发生了显著变化，尤其是睡眠时间、起床时间、互联网使用时间以及每天阅读时间。
