THE BURDEN OF QUARANTINE ON MENTAL HEALTH AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: To gauge the frequency of post traumatic stress disorder, stress, anxiety and depression amongst the general population that has been quarantined in public quarantines Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Two months duration Mar to May 2020 at rural development authority building (Quarantine facility), Quetta Methodology: Total 377 individuals participated in the survey Pre-validated ‘Depression Anxiety Stress Scale' and ‘The Impact of Event Scale-Revised'questionnaire were used to interview the individuals Results: The age ranged between 18 and 53 with a mean age of 30 9 years ± 4 9 Out of 377 participants 17 (4 5%) were seen to match a score on ‘The Impact of Event Scale-Revised' that was positive for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder On ‘Depression Anxiety Stress Scale' scoring 25 (6 68%) showed symptoms indicative of depression, 19 (5%) for anxiety and 5 (1 3%) for stress Conclusion: Quarantine has significant psychological impact which includes Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety and stress on the quarantined individuals in mass public quarantines