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. 2024 Sep 9;10:e51653. doi: 10.2196/51653

Table 3.

Comparison of psychosocial and physical variables between participants with and without social isolation in each phase.

Variables Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

With social isolation, n (%) Without social isolation, n (%) t (df) P value Cohen d With social isolation, n (%) Without social isolation, n (%) t (df) P value Cohen d With social isolation, n (%) Without social isolation, n (%) t (df) P value Cohen d
UCLA-LS3a 25.83 (5.25) 20.29 (4.82) 33.43 (3890) <.001 1.092 26.13 (5.43) 20.42 (4.89) 32.97 (3890) <.001 1.091 25.98 (5.46) 20.33 (4.98) 32.07 (3890) <.001 1.068
K6b 5.79 (5.64) 4.16 (4.52) 10.02 (3789.08) <.001 0.314 4.56 (5.60) 2.92 (4.32) 10.28 (3661.34) <.001 0.319 4.66 (5.79) 2.58 (4.21) 12.89 (3686.79) <.001 0.395
PHQ-9c 5.22 (5.83) 3.30 (4.36) 11.74 (3855.48) <.001 0.363 4.55 (5.93) 2.84 (4.34) 10.36 (3745.89) <.001 0.318 4.57 (5.88) 2.43 (4.14) 13.23 (3737.54) <.001 0.402
SSS-8d 6.74 (5.82) 5.63 (4.93) 6.43 (3707.46) <.001 0.203 5.59 (5.79) 4.36 (4.95) 7.05 (3453.40) <.001 0.225 5.66 (5.82) 4.05 (4.65) 9.47 (3504.85) <.001 0.297
Exercise 3.81 (1.83) 4.61 (1.64) 14.32 (3603.65) <.001 0.458 3.47 (1.88) 4.21 (1.81) 12.07 (3172.29) <.001 0.396 3.58 (1.87) 4.30 (1.83) 11.73 (3017.41) <.001 0.388
Healthy eating habits 4.03 (1.58) 4.76 (1.37) 15.39 (3667.01) <.001 0.489 3.93 (1.62) 4.61 (1.46) 13.53 (3332.90) <.001 0.436 3.97 (1.65) 4.66 (1.49) 13.36 (3213.80) <.001 0.433
Healthy sleep habits 4.50 (1.8) 5.03 (1.61) 9.54 (3622.47) <.001 0.305 4.50 (1.75) 5.1 (1.55) 11.05 (3370.19) <.001 0.355 4.57 (1.69) 5.12 (1.53) 10.48 (3214) <.001 0.339
Favorite activity 3.68 (1.67) 4.39 (1.50) 13.83 (3612.49) <.001 0.442 3.45 (1.70) 4.08 (1.59) 11.76 (3238.94) <.001 0.383 3.61 (1.70) 4.24 (1.61) 11.51 (3105.44) <.001 0.377
Offline interaction with familiar people 3.16 (1.76) 4.02 (1.78) 14.83 (3358.57) <.001 0.485 3.01 (1.74) 3.81 (1.73) 13.81 (3083.15) <.001 0.457 3.53 (1.76) 4.63 (1.57) 20.19 (3251.28) <.001 0.651
Web-based interaction with familiar people 2.63 (1.75) 3.75 (1.95) 18.38 (3141.14) <.001 0.612 2.39 (1.62) 3.09 (1.84) 12.01 (2783.71) <.001 0.410 2.52 (1.68) 3.28 (1.89) 12.48 (2695.64) <.001 0.429
Altruistic preventive behavior 5.18 (1.85) 5.79 (1.41) 11.55 (3839.85) <.001 0.359 5.22 (1.79) 5.74 (1.47) 9.84 (3534.29) <.001 0.310 5.21 (1.76) 5.59 (1.53) 7.03 (3306.28) <.001 0.225
Optimism 3.59 (1.55) 4.54 (1.35) 20.21 (3664.40) <.001 0.643 3.85 (1.54) 4.68 (1.40) 16.82 (3890) <.001 0.557 3.97 (1.51) 4.80 (1.41) 17.03 (3890) <.001 0.567
Deterioration of household economy 3.74 (1.76) 3.61 (1.75) 2.41 (3890) .02 0.079 3.50 (1.72) 3.36 (1.69) 2.59 (3890) .010 0.086 3.66 (1.67) 3.30 (1.63) 6.69 (3025.16) <.001 0.221
Deterioration of relationship with familiar people 2.52 (1.54) 2.16 (1.42) 7.53 (3551.79) <.001 0.242 2.68 (1.56) 2.53 (1.57) 2.91 (3890) .004 0.096 2.79 (1.56) 2.39 (1.48) 7.96 (3092.18) <.001 0.261
Frustration 3.27 (1.73) 3.02 (1.67) 4.43 (3890) <.001 0.145 3.21 (1.73) 3.07 (1.71) 2.46 (3890) .014 0.081 3.25 (1.66) 2.82 (1.61) 8.05 (3890) <.001 0.268
COVID-19–related anxiety 3.93 (1.7) 3.96 (1.67) 0.53 (3890) .59 0.017 3.44 (1.69) 3.43 (1.64) 0.23 (3890) .82 0.008 3.28 (1.61) 3.17 (1.61) 2.04 (3890) .04 0.068
COVID-19–related sleeplessness 2.50 (1.53) 2.40 (1.52) 1.95 (3890) .05 0.064 2.48 (1.52) 2.42 (1.50) 1.12 (3890) .26 0.037 2.44 (1.46) 2.30 (1.45) 2.91 (2988.40) .004 0.097
Difficulties owing to the lack of daily necessities 3.53 (1.81) 3.40 (1.78) 2.24 (3890) .03 0.073 2.53 (1.54) 2.52 (1.55) 0.38 (3890) .71 0.013 2.52 (1.51) 2.35 (1.49) 3.54 (3003.67) <.001 0.117
Difficulties in work or schoolwork 3.53 (1.93) 3.60 (1.98) 1.17 (3890) 0.24 0.038 2.78 (1.68) 2.78 (1.70) 0.07 (3890) .94 0.002 2.75 (1.66) 2.50 (1.63) 4.55 (3018.45) <.001 0.151

aUCLA-LS3: University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale Version 3.

bK6: Kessler Psychological Distress Scale-6.

cPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

dSSS-8: Somatic Symptom Scale-8.