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COVID-19 Home Confinement Negatively Impacts Social Participation and Life Satisfaction: A Worldwide Multicenter Study

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  • Achraf Ammar

    (Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
    Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR12ES17, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Hamdi Chtourou

    (Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia
    High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Omar Boukhris

    (Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia
    High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Khaled Trabelsi

    (High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
    Research Laboratory: Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, EM2S, LR19JS01, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Liwa Masmoudi

    (High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Michael Brach

    (Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany)

  • Bassem Bouaziz

    (Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Ellen Bentlage

    (Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany)

  • Daniella How

    (Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany)

  • Mona Ahmed

    (Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany)

  • Patrick Mueller

    (Research Group Neuroprotection, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
    Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Notger Mueller

    (Research Group Neuroprotection, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
    Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Hsen Hsouna

    (Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia
    High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Asma Aloui

    (Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia
    High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Gafsa, Gafsa 2112, Tunisia)

  • Omar Hammouda

    (Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR12ES17, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos

    (Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550-170, Brazil
    Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro 23052-180, Brazil)

  • Annemarie Braakman-Jansen

    (Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 7522 Enschede, The Netherlands)

  • Christian Wrede

    (Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 7522 Enschede, The Netherlands)

  • Sophia Bastoni

    (Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 7522 Enschede, The Netherlands
    Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy)

  • Carlos Soares Pernambuco

    (Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro 20261-063, Brazil)

  • Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos

    (Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Management, Canadian University of Dubai, 1st Interchange Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai, UAE PO Box 117781, UAE)

  • Morteza Taheri

    (Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran)

  • Khadijeh Irandoust

    (Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran)

  • Aïmen Khacharem

    (UVHC, DeVisu, Valenciennes, LIRTES-EA 7313, Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne, 94000 Créteil, France)

  • Nicola L. Bragazzi

    (Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada)

  • Jana Strahler

    (Department of Psychology and Sport Science, University of Gießen, 35394 Gießen, Germany)

  • Jad Adrian Washif

    (Sports Performance Division, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia)

  • Albina Andreeva

    (Department of Sports Biomechanics, Moscow Center of Advanced Sport Technologies, 129272 Moscow, Russia)

  • Samira C. khoshnami

    (UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, 92000 Nanterre, France)

  • Evangelia Samara

    (Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 17674 Athens, Greece)

  • Vasiliki Zisi

    (Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Volos, Greece)

  • Parasanth Sankar

    (Consultant in Internal Medicine and Diabetes, MGM Muthoot Hospitals Pathanamthitta, Kerala 689645, India)

  • Waseem N. Ahmed

    (Consultant Family Physician, CRAFT Hospital and Research Centre, Kodungallur, Kerala 680664, India)

  • Mohamed Romdhani

    (Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia)

  • Jan Delhey

    (Institute of Social Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Stephen J. Bailey

    (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough E11 3TU, UK)

  • Nicholas T. Bott

    (Clinical Excellence Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA)

  • Faiez Gargouri

    (Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Lotfi Chaari

    (Computer Science Department, University of Toulouse, IRIT-INP-ENSEEIHT (UMR 5505), BP 7122 Toulouse, France)

  • Hadj Batatia

    (Computer Science Department, University of Toulouse, IRIT-INP-ENSEEIHT (UMR 5505), BP 7122 Toulouse, France)

  • Gamal Mohamed Ali

    (Faculty of Physical Education, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt)

  • Osama Abdelkarim

    (Faculty of Physical Education, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt
    Institute for Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruher, Germany)

  • Mohamed Jarraya

    (High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Kais El Abed

    (High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Nizar Souissi

    (Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia)

  • Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen

    (Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 7522 Enschede, The Netherlands)

  • Bryan L. Riemann

    (Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458, USA)

  • Laurel Riemann

    (PharmD, BCBS, PharmIAD, Inc., Savannah, GA 30458, USA)

  • Wassim Moalla

    (High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Jonathan Gómez-Raja

    (FundeSalud, Dept. of Health and Social Services, Government of Extremadura, 06800 Merida, Spain)

  • Monique Epstein

    (The E-Senior Association, 75020 Paris, France)

  • Robbert Sanderman

    (Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 Groningen, The Netherlands)

  • Sebastian Schulz

    (Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University Hospital, Leimgrubenweg 14, 89075 Ulm, Germany)

  • Achim Jerg

    (Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University Hospital, Leimgrubenweg 14, 89075 Ulm, Germany)

  • Ramzi Al-Horani

    (Department of Exercise Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan)

  • Taiysir Mansi

    (Faculty of Physical Education, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan)

  • Mohamed Jmail

    (Digital Research Centre of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Fernando Barbosa

    (Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal)

  • Fernando Ferreira-Santos

    (ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Boštjan Šimunič

    (Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

  • Rado Pišot

    (Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

  • Saša Pišot

    (Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

  • Andrea Gaggioli

    (Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy
    Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy)

  • Piotr Zmijewski

    (Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-809 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Christian Apfelbacher

    (Institute for Social Medicine and Health Economy, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Jürgen Steinacker

    (Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University Hospital, Leimgrubenweg 14, 89075 Ulm, Germany)

  • Helmi Ben Saad

    (Hôpital Farhat Hached de Sousse, Laboratoire de Recherche “Insuffisance Cardiaque’’, Université de Sousse, Sousse LR12SP09, Tunisie)

  • Jordan M. Glenn

    (Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA)

  • Karim Chamari

    (ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar and Laboratory “Sport Performance Optimization”, (CNMSS), ISSEP Ksar-Said, Manouba University, 2010 Manouba, Tunisia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Tarak Driss

    (Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2-2APS), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, 92000 Nanterre, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Anita Hoekelmann

    (Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • on behalf of the ECLB-COVID19 Consortium

    (Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany)

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.

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  • 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 , 2020. "COVID-19 Home Confinement Negatively Impacts Social Participation and Life Satisfaction: A Worldwide Multicenter Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-17, August.
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