在 COVID-19 大流行期间，澳大利亚南部对强制隔离人员的心理健康采取整体方法进行支持。
Holistic approach supporting mental wellbeing of people in enforced quarantine in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
机构信息
Prevention and Population Health, Wellbeing, SA, South Australia.
Health Protection and Licensing Services, Department for Health and Ageing, Government of South Australia.
出版信息
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Aug;45(4):325-329. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13106. Epub 2021 Jun 7.
OBJECTIVES
To report the experience of quarantine for international arrivals to South Australia requiring quarantine in a medi-hotel setting during the COVID-19 pandemic and to describe the range of evidence-based support services to mitigate the mental health impacts of quarantine.
METHODS
A range of services targeted at physical and mental wellbeing were provided. Data from 533 adult respondents out of 721 passengers were included. The Kessler 10 was used to measure psychological distress at two time points.
RESULTS
About 7.1% of respondents reported psychological distress at time one, reduced to 2.4% at time two. There was no significant difference in psychological distress by gender at either time point. The mean K10 score at time one was 13.6 (standard deviation=5.2) and the mean score at time two was 11.5 (standard deviation=3.1), with a significant reduction in mean scores (p<0.001) between the two time points.
CONCLUSIONS
The level of psychological stress in repatriated Australians was low at arrival and improved further at the time of release from quarantine. Implications for public health: A collaborative multi-sector approach to provide support services for individuals in quarantine can mitigate risks to mental wellbeing.
目的
报告在 COVID-19 大流行期间，南澳大利亚州对需要在医疗旅馆接受隔离的国际入境者进行隔离的经验，并描述一系列基于证据的支持服务，以减轻隔离对心理健康的影响。
方法
提供了一系列针对身心健康的服务。共有 721 名乘客中的 533 名成年受访者的数据被纳入研究。使用 Kessler 10 量表在两个时间点测量心理困扰。
结果
约 7.1%的受访者在第一时间报告心理困扰，在第二时间点降至 2.4%。在任何时间点，性别与心理困扰均无显著差异。第一时间点的平均 K10 得分为 13.6（标准差=5.2），第二时间点的平均得分为 11.5（标准差=3.1），两个时间点之间的平均得分显著降低（p<0.001）。
结论
归国澳大利亚人的心理压力水平在抵达时较低，在解除隔离时进一步改善。对公共卫生的启示：多部门协作提供隔离人员支持服务可以降低心理健康风险。
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