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. 2020 Jul;87(7):532-536.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03347-3. Epub 2020 May 29.

Compliance and Psychological Impact of Quarantine in Children and Adolescents due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Kumar Saurabh  1 , Shilpi Ranjan  2
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Compliance and Psychological Impact of Quarantine in Children and Adolescents due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Kumar Saurabh et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: To examine a cohort of children and adolescents quarantined during Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in India and to describe their understanding of, compliance with and the psychological impact of quarantine experience.

Methods: One hundred twenty one children and adolescents along with their parents were interviewed regarding their compliance and psychological distress during the quarantine period. A comparable data was also obtained from 131 children and adolescents who were not quarantined.

Results: Most of the children and adolescents were non-compliant as compliance with all requirements was low (7.43%), though compliance with community protective measures (17.35%) was better than compliance with household protective measures (10.71%). Quarantined children and adolescents experienced greater psychological distress than non-quarantined children and adolescents (p ˂0.001). Worry (68.59%), helplessness (66.11%) and fear (61.98%) were the most common feelings experienced under quarantine.

Conclusions: The low compliance with quarantine requirements as seen in this study raises a serious concern about the effectiveness of quarantine as a preventive measure of disease transmission. Compliance and mental health problems can be improved by providing adequate financial support and enhanced knowledge about pandemic planning.

Keywords: Adolescents; Compliance; Covid-19; Psychological; Quarantine.

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