Quarantine as a preventive action to reduce people's exposure to a contagious disease has
substantial psychological impact. We aimed to collect information on psychologically
distressing experiences of Italians living in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. From …

COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread exponentially worldwide, especially in America. At
the end of August 2020, Brazil is one of the most affected countries with more than three and
a half million cases and up to 114,250 deaths. This study aims to assess the fear and peri …

The use of online surveys has grown rapidly in social science and policy research,
surpassing more established methods. We argue that a better understanding is needed,
especially of the strengths and weaknesses of non‐probability online surveys, which can be …

Background The rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide has confined millions of people to
their homes and has caused a substantial degree of psychological distress. This study aims
to investigate the psychological distress impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among the Saudi …

Background: COVID-19-driven pandemic has caused panic, fear, and stress among all
strata of society. The study aimed to assess stress and the factors that influence it in a
representative population in the state of Tamil Nadu (TN)—a state in the southern India …

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The coronavirus pandemic has had a disruptive impact on everyday life across large parts of
the world [1]. Qiu et al. reported that, in China, more than one-third of respondents (34.4% of
52 730 respondents) experienced psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic [2] …

At the end of 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic broke out in Wuhan,
China. 1 In the early stages, it was thought that the epidemic could be controlled; however,
on January 20 2020, a Chinese expert group confirmed that the spread of the virus is …