Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study

Achraf Ammar; Hamdi Chtourou; Omar Boukhris; Khaled Trabelsi; Liwa Masmoudi; Michael Brach; Bassem Bouaziz; Ellen Bentlage; Daniella How; Mona Ahmed; Patrick Mueller; Notger Mueller; Hsen Hsouna; Asma Aloui; Omar Hammouda; Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos; Annemarie Braakman-Jansen; Christian Wrede; Sophia Bastoni; Carlos Soares Pernambuco; Leonardo Mataruna; Morteza Taheri; Khadijeh Irandoust; Aïmen Khacharem; Nicola L. Bragazzi; Jana Strahler; Jad Adrian; Albina Andreeva; Samira C. Khoshnami; Evangelia Samara; Vasiliki Zisi; Parasanth Sankar; Waseem N. Ahmed; Mohamed Romdhani; Jan Delhey; Stephen J. Bailey; Nicholas T. Bott; Faiez Gargouri; Lotfi Chaari; Hadj Batatia; Gamal Mohamed Ali; Osama Abdelkarim; Mohamed Jarraya; Kais El Abed; Nizar Souissi; Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen; Bryan L. Riemann; Laurel Riemann; Wassim Moalla; Jonathan Gómez-Raja

doi:10.3390/ijerph17176237

Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study

Achraf Ammar
, Hamdi Chtourou
, Omar Boukhris
, Khaled Trabelsi
, Liwa Masmoudi
, Michael Brach
, Bassem Bouaziz
, Ellen Bentlage
, Daniella How
, Mona Ahmed
, Patrick Mueller
, Notger Mueller
, Hsen Hsouna
, Asma Aloui
, Omar Hammouda
, Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos
, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
, Christian Wrede
, Sophia Bastoni
, Carlos Soares Pernambuco

Leonardo Mataruna, Morteza Taheri, Khadijeh Irandoust, Aïmen Khacharem, Nicola L. Bragazzi, Jana Strahler, Jad Adrian, Albina Andreeva, Samira C. Khoshnami, Evangelia Samara, Vasiliki Zisi, Parasanth Sankar, Waseem N. Ahmed, Mohamed Romdhani, Jan Delhey, Stephen J. Bailey, Nicholas T. Bott, Faiez Gargouri, Lotfi Chaari, Hadj Batatia, Gamal Mohamed Ali, Osama Abdelkarim, Mohamed Jarraya, Kais El Abed, Nizar Souissi, Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen, Bryan L. Riemann, Laurel Riemann, Wassim Moalla, Jonathan Gómez-Raja

Health Sciences & Kinesiology

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
University of Sfax
National Observatory of Sport
University of Münster
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Gafsa University
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo
University of Twente
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Universidade Estácio de Sá
American University in the Emirates
Imam Khomeini International University
Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne
University of Genoa
York University Toronto
Justus Liebig University Giessen
National Sports Institute of Malaysia
Moscow Center of Advanced Sport Technologies
Université Paris Nanterre
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
University of Thessaly
MGM Muthoot Hospitals Pathanamthitta
CRAFT Hospital and Research Centre
Loughborough University
Stanford University
National Centre for Scientific Research
Assiut University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
PharmIAD Inc
Government of Extremadura
E-Senior Association
University of Groningen
Ulm University
Yarmouk University
University of Jordan
Digital Research Centre of Sfax
University of Porto
University Institute of Lisbon
Science and Research Centre Koper
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Milano
Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
University of Sousse
University of Arkansas System
Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
University of Manouba

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

351 Scopus citations

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.

Original language	English
Article number	6237
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	17
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176237
State	Published - Sep 1 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Scopus Subject Areas

Pollution
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

COVID-19
Life satisfaction
Pandemic
Public health
Social participation

Access to Document

10.3390/ijerph17176237

Cite this

Ammar, A., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Trabelsi, K., Masmoudi, L., Brach, M., Bouaziz, B., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Mueller, P., Mueller, N., Hsouna, H., Aloui, A., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-Domingos, L. L., Braakman-Jansen, A., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., ... Gómez-Raja, J. (2020). Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 1-17. Article 6237. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176237

@article{0c4e1fd39cf34b389563a1bb5cb784c5,

title = "Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study",

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 {\textquotedblleft}before{\textquotedblright} and {\textquotedblleft}during{\textquotedblright} 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.",

keywords = "COVID-19, Life satisfaction, Pandemic, Public health, Social participation",

author = "Achraf Ammar and Hamdi Chtourou and Omar Boukhris and Khaled Trabelsi and Liwa Masmoudi and Michael Brach and Bassem Bouaziz and Ellen Bentlage and Daniella How and Mona Ahmed and Patrick Mueller and Notger Mueller and Hsen Hsouna and Asma Aloui and Omar Hammouda and Paineiras-Domingos, \{Laisa Liane\} and Annemarie Braakman-Jansen and Christian Wrede and Sophia Bastoni and Pernambuco, \{Carlos Soares\} and Leonardo Mataruna and Morteza Taheri and Khadijeh Irandoust and A{\"i}men Khacharem and Bragazzi, \{Nicola L.\} and Jana Strahler and Jad Adrian and Albina Andreeva and Khoshnami, \{Samira C.\} and Evangelia Samara and Vasiliki Zisi and Parasanth Sankar and Ahmed, \{Waseem N.\} and Mohamed Romdhani and Jan Delhey and Bailey, \{Stephen J.\} and Bott, \{Nicholas T.\} and Faiez Gargouri and Lotfi Chaari and Hadj Batatia and Ali, \{Gamal Mohamed\} and Osama Abdelkarim and Mohamed Jarraya and Abed, \{Kais El\} and Nizar Souissi and \{Van Gemert-Pijnen\}, Lisette and Riemann, \{Bryan L.\} and Laurel Riemann and Wassim Moalla and Jonathan G{\'o}mez-Raja",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",

year = "2020",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.3390/ijerph17176237",

language = "English",

volume = "17",

pages = "1--17",

journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",

issn = "1661-7827",

publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",

number = "17",

}

Ammar, A, Chtourou, H, Boukhris, O, Trabelsi, K, Masmoudi, L, Brach, M, Bouaziz, B, Bentlage, E, How, D, Ahmed, M, Mueller, P, Mueller, N, Hsouna, H, Aloui, A, Hammouda, O, Paineiras-Domingos, LL, Braakman-Jansen, A, Wrede, C, Bastoni, S, Pernambuco, CS, Mataruna, L, Taheri, M, Irandoust, K, Khacharem, A, Bragazzi, NL, Strahler, J, Adrian, J, Andreeva, A, Khoshnami, SC, Samara, E, Zisi, V, Sankar, P, Ahmed, WN, Romdhani, M, Delhey, J, Bailey, SJ, Bott, NT, Gargouri, F, Chaari, L, Batatia, H, Ali, GM, Abdelkarim, O, Jarraya, M, Abed, KE, Souissi, N, Van Gemert-Pijnen, L, Riemann, BL, Riemann, L, Moalla, W & Gómez-Raja, J 2020, 'Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 17, 6237, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176237

TY - JOUR

T1 - Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction

T2 - A worldwide multicenter study

AU - Ammar, Achraf

AU - Chtourou, Hamdi

AU - Boukhris, Omar

AU - Trabelsi, Khaled

AU - Masmoudi, Liwa

AU - Brach, Michael

AU - Bouaziz, Bassem

AU - Bentlage, Ellen

AU - How, Daniella

AU - Ahmed, Mona

AU - Mueller, Patrick

AU - Mueller, Notger

AU - Hsouna, Hsen

AU - Aloui, Asma

AU - Hammouda, Omar

AU - Paineiras-Domingos, Laisa Liane

AU - Braakman-Jansen, Annemarie

AU - Wrede, Christian

AU - Bastoni, Sophia

AU - Pernambuco, Carlos Soares

AU - Mataruna, Leonardo

AU - Taheri, Morteza

AU - Irandoust, Khadijeh

AU - Khacharem, Aïmen

AU - Bragazzi, Nicola L.

AU - Strahler, Jana

AU - Adrian, Jad

AU - Andreeva, Albina

AU - Khoshnami, Samira C.

AU - Samara, Evangelia

AU - Zisi, Vasiliki

AU - Sankar, Parasanth

AU - Ahmed, Waseem N.

AU - Romdhani, Mohamed

AU - Delhey, Jan

AU - Bailey, Stephen J.

AU - Bott, Nicholas T.

AU - Gargouri, Faiez

AU - Chaari, Lotfi

AU - Batatia, Hadj

AU - Ali, Gamal Mohamed

AU - Abdelkarim, Osama

AU - Jarraya, Mohamed

AU - Abed, Kais El

AU - Souissi, Nizar

AU - Van Gemert-Pijnen, Lisette

AU - Riemann, Bryan L.

AU - Riemann, Laurel

AU - Moalla, Wassim

AU - Gómez-Raja, Jonathan

PY - 2020/9/1

Y1 - 2020/9/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - COVID-19

KW - Life satisfaction

KW - Pandemic

KW - Public health

KW - Social participation

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85090039860

U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17176237

DO - 10.3390/ijerph17176237

M3 - Article

C2 - 32867287

AN - SCOPUS:85090039860

SN - 1661-7827

VL - 17

SP - 1

EP - 17

JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

IS - 17

M1 - 6237

ER -

Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study

Abstract

UN SDGs

Scopus Subject Areas

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this