Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands
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- Autoren
- Sofia Bastoni
- Christian Wrede
- Achraf Ammar
- Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
- Robbert Sanderman
- Andrea Gaggioli
- Khaled Trabelsi
- Liwa Masmoudi
- Omar Boukhris
- Jordan M Glenn
- Bassem Bouaziz
- Hamdi Chtourou
- Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000628147500001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18052619
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Externe Identifier
- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: QV7LG
- PubMed Identifier: 33807851
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 5
- Zeitschrift
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- Schlüsselwörter
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- home confinement
- public health
- mental wellbeing
- loneliness
- communication technology
- Artikelnummer
- ARTN 2619
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2021
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands
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- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 18
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- Abstract
- <jats:p>(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced people from all around the globe to strongly modify their daily routines, putting a significant strain on the social aspects of daily lives. While the first wave of the pandemic was a very challenging time in all countries, it is still uncertain whether various lockdown intensities and infection rates differed regarding their psychosocial impact. This work therefore aimed to investigate (i) the psychosocial effects of home confinement in two European countries that underwent different lockdown intensities: Italy and the Netherlands and (ii) the role of communication technology in relation to feelings of loneliness. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey inquiring about different psychosocial variables and the use of and satisfaction towards communication technology was circulated among the general public during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 629 participants (66% female, 68% from the Netherlands) answered each question twice, referring to “before” and “during” the pandemic. (3) Results: We found significant negative effects of COVID-19 home confinement on depressive feelings (p < 0.001, %∆ = +54%), loneliness (p < 0.001, %∆ = +37.3%), life satisfaction (p < 0.001, %∆ = −19.8%) and mental wellbeing (p < 0.001, %∆ = −10.6%) which were accompanied with a significantly increased need for psychosocial support (p < 0.001, %∆ = +17.3%). However, the magnitude of psychosocial impact did not significantly differ between residents undergoing a more intense (Italy) versus a less intense (Netherlands) lockdown, although the decrease in social participation was found to be significantly different for both countries (z = −7.714, p < 0.001). Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the increase in loneliness was associated with the adoption of new digital communication tools (r = 0.21, p < 0.001), and significantly higher for individuals who started to adopt at least one new digital communication tool during confinement than for those who did not (z = −4.252, p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study highlights that, although COVID-19 home confinement significantly impacted psychosocial wellbeing during the first wave of the pandemic, this impact did not differ based on lockdown intensity. Recognizing the increasing adoption of digital communication technology in an attempt to reduce lockdown loneliness, future studies should investigate what is needed from the technology to achieve this effect.</jats:p>
- Autoren
- Sofia Bastoni
- Christian Wrede
- Achraf Ammar
- Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
- Robbert Sanderman
- Andrea Gaggioli
- Khaled Trabelsi
- Liwa Masmoudi
- Omar Boukhris
- Jordan M Glenn
- Bassem Bouaziz
- Hamdi Chtourou
- Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18052619
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 5
- Zeitschrift
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2021
- Paginierung
- 2619 - 2619
- Status
- Published online
- Herausgeber
- MDPI AG
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052619
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2021
- Titel
- Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 18
Datenquelle: Crossref
- Abstract
- (1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced people from all around the globe to strongly modify their daily routines, putting a significant strain on the social aspects of daily lives. While the first wave of the pandemic was a very challenging time in all countries, it is still uncertain whether various lockdown intensities and infection rates differed regarding their psychosocial impact. This work therefore aimed to investigate (i) the psychosocial effects of home confinement in two European countries that underwent different lockdown intensities: Italy and the Netherlands and (ii) the role of communication technology in relation to feelings of loneliness. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey inquiring about different psychosocial variables and the use of and satisfaction towards communication technology was circulated among the general public during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 629 participants (66% female, 68% from the Netherlands) answered each question twice, referring to "before" and "during" the pandemic. (3) Results: We found significant negative effects of COVID-19 home confinement on depressive feelings (<i>p</i> < 0.001, %∆ = +54%), loneliness (<i>p</i> < 0.001, %∆ = +37.3%), life satisfaction (<i>p</i> < 0.001, %∆ = -19.8%) and mental wellbeing (<i>p</i> < 0.001, %∆ = -10.6%) which were accompanied with a significantly increased need for psychosocial support (<i>p</i> < 0.001, %∆ = +17.3%). However, the magnitude of psychosocial impact did not significantly differ between residents undergoing a more intense (Italy) versus a less intense (Netherlands) lockdown, although the decrease in social participation was found to be significantly different for both countries (z = -7.714, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the increase in loneliness was associated with the adoption of new digital communication tools (r = 0.21, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and significantly higher for individuals who started to adopt at least one new digital communication tool during confinement than for those who did not (z = -4.252, <i>p</i> < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study highlights that, although COVID-19 home confinement significantly impacted psychosocial wellbeing during the first wave of the pandemic, this impact did not differ based on lockdown intensity. Recognizing the increasing adoption of digital communication technology in an attempt to reduce lockdown loneliness, future studies should investigate what is needed from the technology to achieve this effect.
- Addresses
- Centre for eHealth and Wellbeing Research, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands.
- Autoren
- Sofia Bastoni
- Christian Wrede
- Achraf Ammar
- Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
- Robbert Sanderman
- Andrea Gaggioli
- Khaled Trabelsi
- Liwa Masmoudi
- Omar Boukhris
- Jordan M Glenn
- Bassem Bouaziz
- Hamdi Chtourou
- Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18052619
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 33807851
- PubMed Central ID: PMC7967354
- Open access
- true
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 5
- Zeitschrift
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Schlüsselwörter
- Humans
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Communication
- Communicable Disease Control
- Europe
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Female
- Male
- Pandemics
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- Sprache
- eng
- Medium
- Electronic
- Online publication date
- 2021
- Open access status
- Open Access
- Paginierung
- 2619
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2021
- Status
- Published
- Publisher licence
- CC BY
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2021
- Titel
- Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands.
- Sub types
- research-article
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 18
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- Abstract
- (1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced people from all around the globe to strongly modify their daily routines, putting a significant strain on the social aspects of daily lives. While the first wave of the pandemic was a very challenging time in all countries, it is still uncertain whether various lockdown intensities and infection rates differed regarding their psychosocial impact. This work therefore aimed to investigate (i) the psychosocial effects of home confinement in two European countries that underwent different lockdown intensities: Italy and the Netherlands and (ii) the role of communication technology in relation to feelings of loneliness. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey inquiring about different psychosocial variables and the use of and satisfaction towards communication technology was circulated among the general public during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 629 participants (66% female, 68% from the Netherlands) answered each question twice, referring to "before" and "during" the pandemic. (3) Results: We found significant negative effects of COVID-19 home confinement on depressive feelings (p < 0.001, %∆ = +54%), loneliness (p < 0.001, %∆ = +37.3%), life satisfaction (p < 0.001, %∆ = -19.8%) and mental wellbeing (p < 0.001, %∆ = -10.6%) which were accompanied with a significantly increased need for psychosocial support (p < 0.001, %∆ = +17.3%). However, the magnitude of psychosocial impact did not significantly differ between residents undergoing a more intense (Italy) versus a less intense (Netherlands) lockdown, although the decrease in social participation was found to be significantly different for both countries (z = -7.714, p < 0.001). Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the increase in loneliness was associated with the adoption of new digital communication tools (r = 0.21, p < 0.001), and significantly higher for individuals who started to adopt at least one new digital communication tool during confinement than for those who did not (z = -4.252, p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study highlights that, although COVID-19 home confinement significantly impacted psychosocial wellbeing during the first wave of the pandemic, this impact did not differ based on lockdown intensity. Recognizing the increasing adoption of digital communication technology in an attempt to reduce lockdown loneliness, future studies should investigate what is needed from the technology to achieve this effect.
- Date of acceptance
- 2021
- Autoren
- Sofia Bastoni
- Christian Wrede
- Achraf Ammar
- Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
- Robbert Sanderman
- Andrea Gaggioli
- Khaled Trabelsi
- Liwa Masmoudi
- Omar Boukhris
- Jordan M Glenn
- Bassem Bouaziz
- Hamdi Chtourou
- Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807851
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18052619
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Central ID: PMC7967354
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 5
- Zeitschrift
- Int J Environ Res Public Health
- Schlüsselwörter
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- communication technology
- home confinement
- loneliness
- mental wellbeing
- public health
- COVID-19
- Communicable Disease Control
- Communication
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Europe
- Female
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Netherlands
- Pandemics
- SARS-CoV-2
- Sprache
- eng
- Country
- Switzerland
- PII
- ijerph18052619
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2021
- Status
- Published online
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2021
- Titel
- Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 18
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