ArticleBJPsych open2021
Investigating the impact of quarantine on mental health: insights from the COVID-19 international border surveillance study in Canada.
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- Prevalence and influencing factors of insomnia among adults in centralized quarantine: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Observational
- Long-term psychological effects of COVID-19-related quarantine: an observational study of three cohorts in Norway and Iceland.BMC medicine · 2025Observational
- Longitudinal investigation of factors influencing mental health during centralized quarantine for COVID-19.International health · 2024Article
- Toward Comprehensive Care Integration in Canada: Delphi Process Findings from Researchers, Clinicians, Patients and Decision Makers.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2023Article
- Protecting mental health in quarantine: Exploring lived experiences of healthcare in mandatory COVID-19 quarantine, New South Wales, Australia.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Factors Related to Anxiety and Depression Among Adolescents During COVID-19: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- Long-Term Clinical Consequences of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2022Article
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- Mental Well-Being during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study of Fly-In Fly-Out Workers in the Mining Industry in Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Quarantine: use with care.BJPsych open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundNations throughout the world are imposing mandatory quarantine on those entering the country. Although such measures may be effective in reducing the importation of COVID-19, the mental health implications remain unclear.
aimsThis study sought to assess mental well-being and factors associated with changes in mental health in individuals subject to mandatory quarantine following travel.
methodTravellers arriving at a large, urban international airport completed online questionnaires on arrival and days 7 and 14 of mandated quarantine. Questionnaire items, such as travel history, mental health, attitudes toward COVID-19, and protection behaviours, were drawn from the World Health Organization Survey Tool for COVID-19.
resultsThere was a clinically significant decline in mental health over the course of quarantine among the 10 965 eligible participants. Poor mental health was reported by 5.1% of participants on arrival and 26% on day 7 of quarantine. Factors associated with a greater decline in mental health were younger age, female gender, negative views toward quarantine measures and engaging in fewer COVID-19 prevention behaviours. For instance, travellers who stated that they rarely wore masks had nearly three times higher odds of developing poor mental health.
conclusionsAlthough the widespread use of quarantine may be effective in limiting the spread of COVID-19, the mental health implications are profound and have largely been ignored in policy decisions. Psychiatry has a role to play in contributing to the public policy debate to ensure that all aspects of health and well-being are reflected in decisions to isolate people from others.
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