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COVID-19 Home Confinement Negatively Impacts Social Participation and Life Satisfaction: A Worldwide Multicenter Study

Ammar A 1 , Chtourou H 2 , Boukhris O 2 , Trabelsi K 3 , Masmoudi L 3 , Brach M 4 Show all authors , Bouaziz B 5 , Bentlage E 4 , How D 4 , Ahmed M 4 , Mueller P 6 , Mueller N 6 , Hsouna H 2 , Aloui A 2 , Hammouda O 7 , Paineiras-Domingos LL 8 , Braakman-Jansen A 9 , Wrede C 9 , Bastoni S 9 , Pernambuco CS 10 , Mataruna L 11 , Taheri M 12 , Irandoust K 12 , Khacharem A 13 , Bragazzi NL 14 , Strahler J 15 , Washif JA 16 , Andreeva A 17 , Khoshnami SC 18 , Samara E 19 , Zisi V 20 , Sankar P 21 , Ahmed WN 22 , Romdhani M 2 , Delhey J 23 , Bailey SJ 24 , Bott NT 25 , Gargouri F 5 , Chaari L 26 , Batatia H 26 , Ali GM 27 , Abdelkarim O 27 , Jarraya M 3 , Abed KE 3 , Souissi N 2 , Gemert-Pijnen LV 9 , Riemann BL 28 , Riemann L 29 , Moalla W 3 , Gómez-Raja J 30 , Epstein M 31 , Sanderman R 32 , Schulz S 33 , Jerg A 33 , Al-Horani R 34 , Mansi T 35 , Jmail M 36 , Barbosa F 37 , Ferreira-Santos F 38 , Šimunič B 39 , Pišot R 39 , Pišot S 39 , Gaggioli A 40 , Zmijewski P 41 , Apfelbacher C 42 , Steinacker J 33 , Saad HB 43 , Glenn JM 44 , Chamari K 45 , Driss T 46 , Hoekelmann A 1 , On Behalf Of The Eclb-Covid Consortium 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
  • 2 Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia
  • 3 High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
  • 4 Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
  • 5 Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
  • 6 Research Group Neuroprotection, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
  • 7 Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR12ES17, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
  • 8 Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550-170, Brazil
  • 9 Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 7522 Enschede, The Netherlands
  • 10 Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro 20261-063, Brazil
  • 11 College of Business Administration, American University in the Emirates, Dubai Academic City, Dubai 503000, UAE
  • 12 Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran
  • 13 UVHC, DeVisu, Valenciennes, LIRTES-EA 7313, Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne, 94000 Créteil, France
  • 14 Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
  • 15 Department of Psychology and Sport Science, University of Gießen, 35394 Gießen, Germany
  • 16 Sports Performance Division, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
  • 17 Department of Sports Biomechanics, Moscow Center of Advanced Sport Technologies, 129272 Moscow, Russia
  • 18 UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, 92000 Nanterre, France
  • 19 Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 17674 Athens, Greece
  • 20 Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Volos, Greece
  • 21 Consultant in Internal Medicine and Diabetes, MGM Muthoot Hospitals Pathanamthitta, Kerala 689645, India
  • 22 Consultant Family Physician, CRAFT Hospital and Research Centre, Kodungallur, Kerala 680664, India
  • 23 Institute of Social Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
  • 24 School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough E11 3TU, UK
  • 25 Clinical Excellence Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
  • 26 Computer Science Department, University of Toulouse, IRIT-INP-ENSEEIHT (UMR 5505), BP 7122 Toulouse, France
  • 27 Faculty of Physical Education, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt
  • 28 Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458, USA
  • 29 PharmD, BCBS, PharmIAD, Inc., Savannah, GA 30458, USA
  • 30 FundeSalud, Dept. of Health and Social Services, Government of Extremadura, 06800 Merida, Spain
  • 31 The E-Senior Association, 75020 Paris, France
  • 32 Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 33 Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University Hospital, Leimgrubenweg 14, 89075 Ulm, Germany
  • 34 Department of Exercise Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan
  • 35 Faculty of Physical Education, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
  • 36 Digital Research Centre of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
  • 37 Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
  • 38 ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
  • 39 Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
  • 40 Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy
  • 41 Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-809 Warsaw, Poland
  • 42 Institute for Social Medicine and Health Economy, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
  • 43 Hôpital Farhat Hached de Sousse, Laboratoire de Recherche "Insuffisance Cardiaque'', Université de Sousse, Sousse LR12SP09, Tunisie
  • 44 Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
  • 45 ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar and Laboratory "Sport Performance Optimization", (CNMSS), ISSEP Ksar-Said, Manouba University, 2010 Manouba, Tunisia
  • 46 Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2-2APS), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, 92000 Nanterre, France
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Aug 27;17(17).
PMID: 32867287 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176237

Abstract

Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to mitigate spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on psychosocial health is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle consequences of COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents the preliminary results from more than one thousand responders on social participation and life satisfaction.

METHODS: Thirty-five research organizations from Europe, North-Africa, Western Asia, and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, in 7 languages (English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and Slovenian). Questions were presented in a differential format with questions related to responses "before" and "during" confinement conditions.

RESULTS: 1047 participations (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%), and others (3%) were included in the analysis. Findings revealed psychosocial strain during the enforced COVID-19 home confinement. Large decreases (p < 0.001) in the amount of social activity through family (-58%), friends/neighbors (-44.9%), or entertainment (-46.7%) were triggered by the enforced confinement. These negative effects on social participation were also associated with lower life satisfaction (-30.5%) during the confinement period. Conversely, the social contact score through digital technologies significantly increased (p < 0.001) during the confinement period with more individuals (+24.8%) being socially connected through digital technology.

CONCLUSION: These preliminary findings elucidate the risk of psychosocial strain during the early COVID-19 home confinement period in 2020. Therefore, in order to mitigate the negative psychosocial effects of home confinement, implementation of national strategies focused on promoting social inclusion through a technology-based solution is strongly suggested.

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