Understanding, compliance and psychological impact of the SARS quarantine experience

Understanding, compliance and psychological impact of the SARS quarantine experience

This study examines a cohort of persons quarantined during the 2003 SARS outbreak in Canada and describes their understanding of, difficulties and compliance with, and the psychological impact of the quarantine experience. A mailed questionnaire was administered to 1912 eligible adults and included...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2008-07, Vol.136 (7), p.997-1007
Hauptverfasser: REYNOLDS, D. L., GARAY, J. R., DEAMOND, S. L., MORAN, M. K., GOLD, W., STYRA, R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Canada - epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Communicable disease control
Communities
Compliance
Comprehension
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health Personnel - psychology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical personnel
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Original Papers
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Patient isolation
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychology
Public health
Quarantine - psychology
Quarantines
Questionnaires
SARS
Self reports
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - prevention & control
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines a cohort of persons quarantined during the 2003 SARS outbreak in Canada and describes their understanding of, difficulties and compliance with, and the psychological impact of the quarantine experience. A mailed questionnaire was administered to 1912 eligible adults and included the Impact of Events Scale – Revised (IES-R) to assess symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Self-reported compliance with all required quarantine measures was low (15·8±2·3%), although significantly higher when the rationale for quarantine was understood (P=0·018). Health-care workers (HCW) experienced greater psychological distress, including symptoms of PTSD (P
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268807009156