Chu HS, Lee K. Depressive symptoms among people under COVID-19 quarantine or self-isolation in Korea: a propensity score matching analysis.
Front Psychiatry 2023;
14:1255855. [PMID:
38164421 PMCID:
PMC10757925 DOI:
10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1255855]
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Abstract
Introduction
This study aims to determine the effect of COVID-19-related hospital isolation or self-isolation on depression using the propensity score matching method.
Methods
Data on 217,734 participants were divided into groups based on whether or not they underwent quarantine for their COVID-19 diagnosis. COVID-19-related anxiety, depressive symptoms, subjective health status, and perceived stress were evaluated.
Results
Based on the calculated propensity score, we matched the quarantined group and non-quarantined group using 1:2 matching with nearest neighbor matching and a caliper width of 0.1. Within the quarantined group, 16.4% of participants experienced significant depressive symptoms, which was significantly higher than that of the non-quarantined group. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in COVID-19-related anxiety, self-rated health status, and perceived stress. In our multiple logistic regression analysis with related variables corrected, the quarantined group was 1.298 times more likely to have depressive symptoms than the non-quarantined group (95% CI = 1.030-1.634).
Conclusion
Our study confirmed that COVID-19 quarantine is associated with depressive symptoms. These results indicate that healthcare policymakers and healthcare professionals must consider the negative mental and physical effects of quarantine when determining quarantine measures during an infectious disease disaster such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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