Department of Development and Social Psychology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 20;18(8):4385. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084385.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a complete lockdown in many countries and Italy was the first country interested in Europe, as the cases spread very quickly with a high rate of mortality. While the lockdown strategy is an essential step to curb the exponential rise of COVID-19 cases, it can have a significative impact on mental health on the population involved, that is still not well known and must be explored. The objective of the present research is to investigate the Quality of Life (QoL) and Symptoms of PTSD (PTSS) encountered during the quarantine period (April 2020) due to the spread of COVID-19 in Italy. Participants (N = 1839; 1430 females and 409 males), who were volunteers and anonymous, adults (18-73 years), were drawn from a convenience sample of the general population and asked to fill out an online questionnaire, after giving an informed written consent. The General Health Questionnaire (GH12), used to assess health related QoL, identified 24.5% of respondents as problematic, and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), used to assess PTSS, identified the 23.5% with clinical scores. Results showed that married people/cohabitants, non-workers, and those with a lower level of education perceived a better QoL and less PTSS. The most frequent emotions felt during the first month of quarantine and referred to by participants were sadness (72%), boredom (54.5%), impotence (52%), and anxiety (50%). The COVID-19 pandemic represents one of the most stressful events in recent times worldwide and poses a major challenge for social, economic, and, above all, psychological resources of the population that must be assessed and supported if insufficient.
新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情（COVID-19）在许多国家导致了全面封锁，意大利是欧洲首个发生疫情的国家，病例迅速蔓延，死亡率很高。虽然封锁策略是遏制 COVID-19 病例指数级增长的重要步骤，但它可能对所涉及人群的心理健康产生重大影响，而这一点尚未得到充分认识，需要进一步研究。本研究的目的是调查 COVID-19 在意大利传播期间（2020 年 4 月），由于封锁而导致的隔离期人群的生活质量（QoL）和创伤后应激障碍症状（PTSS）。参与者（N=1839；1430 名女性和 409 名男性）是从一般人群的方便样本中招募的志愿者和匿名成年人（18-73 岁），并要求他们在书面知情同意后填写在线问卷。一般健康问卷（GH12）用于评估与健康相关的 QoL，发现 24.5%的受访者存在问题，修订后的事件影响量表（IES-R）用于评估创伤后应激障碍，发现 23.5%的受访者存在临床评分。结果表明，已婚/同居者、非劳动者和教育程度较低者的生活质量较好，创伤后应激障碍较轻。在隔离的第一个月，参与者最常感受到的情绪是悲伤（72%）、无聊（54.5%）、无力（52%）和焦虑（50%）。新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情是全球近年来最具压力的事件之一，对社会、经济，尤其是人口的心理资源构成了重大挑战，必须进行评估并在资源不足时提供支持。
