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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2021
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. Health Care Sciences

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Psychological Well-Being of COVID Positive
Patients During Quarantine in a South Indian
Private Hospital

Author’s Contribution: 1 ABCDEFG
A – Study design; Chakrabarti S.
B – Data collection;
C – Statistical analysis; 1 Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India
D – Data interpretation;
E – Manuscript preparation;
F – Literature search; Received: 11.02.2021; Accepted: 11.05.2021; Published: 30.06.2021
G – Funds collection

Abstract
Background and The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unparallel
Aim of Study: hazards to mental health globally. Many countries around the world have
introduced quarantine measures. Quarantine has changed not only the plans of
most people, but also their way of life. The greatest impact of quarantine is
experienced by COVID positive patients who are isolated in a hospital.
The aim of the study: to explore psychological well-being of COVID positive
patients during quarantine in a private hospital.
Material and Methods: In this study, 100 patients who were COVID positive were requested to fill the
Quality of Life Questionnaire. A pre-validated questionnaire was used to assess
the depression score amongst COVID positive patients. The analysis of the
answers and respondent opinions was conducted using the Pearson method,
which produced statistically relevant results.
Results: The studied aspects of mental health patients: sleep, appetite, crying spells;
happiness and hope for the future; ability to concentrate and focus and getting
disturbed easily by trivia; support received from family and friends; overall
outlook of life and ability to stay happy in solitude. As a result, qualitative
indicators of the patients’ mental health during quarantine in a private hospital
were obtained.
Conclusions: The data obtained showed that patients managed to stay happy and eat well but
they talked less, had disturbed sleep and did not look forward towards a hopeful
future. Some were able to shake away the blues with family, friends on Online
Media but some got depressed and got crying spells and thought that their life
was a failure. The study concluded that patients on quarantine were often
depressed. Many patients might benefit if psychological counselling and support
are employed during quarantine measures.
Keywords: mental health, psychological well-being, quarantine, pandemic, COVID-19
Copyright: © 2021 Chakrabarti S. Published by Archives of International Journal of Science
Annals
DOI and UDC DOI https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2021.1.5 UDC 159.
Conflict of interests: The author declares that there is no conflict of interests
Peer review: Double-blind review
Source of support: This research did not receive any outside funding or support
Information about Chakrabarti Sudakshina – https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-8317;
the author: [email protected]; Doctor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Anatomy,
Covid Duty Doctor, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.

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