Clinical trial NCT04552392: Psychological Impact of Institutional Quarantine
Official title: Psychological Impact of Institutional Quarantine - A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Quarantine
Lead sponsor: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2020-09-17
Enrollment: 176
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Jawana quarantined at Border Security Force Facility as a precautionary measure for COVID-19

Brief summary: Quarantine separates persons who have been potentially exposed to an infectious agent (and thus at risk for disease) from the general community. However, it may create psychological, emotional, and financial problems for some persons. The experience of those placed under quarantine in terms of compliance, difficulties, emotional response and psychological impact remains under-researched. In view of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in India and the rising numbers of people being quarantined as a precautionary measure, it was imperative to assess those quarantined for the psychological impact of the concerns regarding this illness and the quarantine procedure. In India, no such study had been undertaken and our study thus filled the research gap. The cross-sectional observational study aims at assessing the psychological impact of quarantine on Indian BSF jawans (n=100). They would be assessed for depression, anxiety, perceived stress level of impact, and impact of life events using Beck Depression Inventory, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, and Impact of Events Scale-Revised. A qualitative interview schedule will also be carried out. Data would be analysed.

Detailed description: Institutional quarantine separates persons who have been potentially exposed to an infectious agent (and thus at risk for disease) from the general community. This may create psychological, emotional, and financial problems for some persons. The experience of those placed under quarantine in terms of compliance, difficulties, emotional response and psychological impact remains under-researched.

In view of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in India and the rising numbers of people being quarantined as a precautionary measure, it was imperative to assess those quarantined for the psychological impact of the concerns regarding this illness and the quarantine procedure. In India, no such study had been undertaken and our study would thus fill the research gap.

The cross-sectional observational study is aimed at assessing the psychological impact of quarantine on Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (n=100).

The participants will be assessed for depression, anxiety, perceived stress level of impact, and impact of life events using Beck Depression Inventory, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, and Impact of Events Scale-Revised respectively. A qualitative interview schedule will be carried out.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Indian-origin adults between the age of 18-60 yrs quarantined at border security force facility
* Both genders would be included

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any chronic co-morbid medical condition
* Current Diagnosis of COVID-19

Primary outcomes:
measure: depression
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: anxiety
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: perceived stress
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: impact of life events
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Delhi
country: India
facility: ITBP Chawala
Study officials:
affiliation: Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
name: Pragya Sharma, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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