AUTHOR=Lin Chun , Fu Xiaohong 

TITLE=A Cross-Sectional Study of Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia Symptoms in People in Quarantine During the COVID-19 Epidemic

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604723

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604723

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objective: To investigate the status and influential factors of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among people in quarantine during COVID-19.
Methods: Data was collected from August 2020 to November 2021 through an online survey of 1360 people in a quarantine hotel. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were used to assess different mental symptoms.
Results: 19.9%(n=270), 17.6%(n=239) and 7.1%(n=97) of participants had depression, anxiety and insomnia. Married (OR=0.614, 95%CI=0.424-0.889) was a protective factor for depression. Partial understanding of the quarantine policies (OR=1.630, 95%CI=1.015-2.617) was a risk factor for depression. Female was a risk factor for anxiety (OR=1.884, 95%CI=1.015-2.617) and insomnia (OR=2.046, 95%CI=8.036-20.404). Low moods at check-in were a risk factor for depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
Conclusion: People in quarantine had problems with depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Low moods at check-in had significant impacts. Attitude towards the quarantine policies and the moods at check-in were positively correlated. It is necessary to help quarantined people understand quarantine policies, reduce negative emotions and improve sleep quality.