Table 5.
Relationship Between Knowledge/Concerns About COVID-19 and the Psychological Impact/Adverse Mental Health Status of COVID-19 Quarantine (n = 214)
| Variables | N (%) | Psychological Distress (IES-R) | Stress (DASS) | Anxiety (DASS) | Depression (DASS) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | ||
| Knowledge of the mode of transmission of the coronavirus | |||||||||||||
| Exposure to droplets, and direct contact with infected surfaces | 202 (94.4%) | 57 (28.2%) | 145 (71.8%) | 0.790 | 54 (26.7%) | 148 (73.3%) | 0.295 | 45 (22.3%) | 157 (77.7%) | 0.407 | 68 (33.7%) | 134 (66.3%) | 0.476 |
| Through the air | 6 (2.8%) | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.3%) | ||||
| I do not know | 6 (2.8%) | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (100.0%) | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.3%) | ||||
| Confidence about options of diagnosing the disease | |||||||||||||
| Not confident | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0.217 | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.014 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0.078 | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.002 |
| Slightly confident | 2 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | ||||
| Moderately confident | 27 (12.6%) | 8 (29.6%) | 19 (70.4%) | 9 (33.3%) | 18 (66.7%) | 8 (29.6%) | 19 (70.4%) | 12 (44.4%) | 15 (55.6%) | ||||
| Very confident | 73 (34.1%) | 27 (37.0%) | 46 (63.0%) | 26 (35.6%) | 47 (64.4%) | 22 (30.1%) | 51 (69.9%) | 33 (45.2%) | 40 (54.8%) | ||||
| Extremely confident | 111 (51.9%) | 25 (22.5%) | 86 (77.5%) | 19 (17.1%) | 92 (82.9%) | 16 (14.4%) | 95 (85.6%) | 23 (20.7%) | 88 (79.3%) | ||||
| Satisfaction with the amount of information on the disease | |||||||||||||
| Not satisfied | 3 (1.4%) | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0.002 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0.001 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0.089 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0.001 |
| Slightly satisfied | 4 (1.9%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | ||||
| Moderately satisfied | 41 (19.2%) | 15 (36.6%) | 26 (63.4%) | 14 (34.1%) | 27 (65.9%) | 11 (26.8%) | 30 (73.2%) | 18 (43.9%) | 23 (56.1%) | ||||
| Very satisfied | 74 (34.6%) | 28 (37.8%) | 46 (62.2%) | 26 (35.1%) | 48 (64.9%) | 19 (25.7%) | 55 (74.3%) | 31 (41.9%) | 43 (58.1%) | ||||
| Extremely satisfied | 92 (43.0%) | 13 (14.1%) | 79 (85.9%) | 11 (12.0%) | 81 (88.0%) | 13 (14.1%) | 79 (85.9%) | 16 (17.4%) | 76 (82.6%) | ||||
| Up to date on info about COVID-19 | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 188 (87.9%) | 50 (26.6%) | 138 (73.4%) | 0.207 | 51 (27.1%) | 137 (72.9%) | 0.199 | 39 (20.7%) | 149 (79.3%) | 0.472 | 64 (34.0%) | 124 (66.0%) | 0.264 |
| No | 26 (12.1%) | 10 (38.5%) | 16 (61.5%) | 4 (15.4%) | 22 (84.6%) | 7 (26.9%) | 19 (73.1%) | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | ||||
| Have a relative diagnosed with the emerging coronavirus | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 17 (7.9%) | 5 (29.4%) | 12 (70.6%) | 0.895 | 2 (11.8%) | 15 (88.2%) | 0.171 | 2 (11.8%) | 15 (88.2%) | 0.309 | 2 (11.8%) | 15 (88.2%) | 0.055 |
| No | 197 (92.1%) | 55 (27.9%) | 142 (72.1%) | 53 (26.9%) | 144 (73.1%) | 44 (22.3%) | 153 (77.7%) | 68 (34.5%) | 129 (65.5%) | ||||
| You have been diagnosed with the emerging coronavirus | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 18 (8.4%) | 5 (27.8%) | 13 (72.2%) | 0.980 | 3 (16.7%) | 15 (83.3%) | 0.359 | 2 (11.1%) | 16 (88.9%) | 0.262 | 4 (22.2%) | 14 (77.8%) | 0.322 |
| No | 196 (91.6%) | 55 (28.1%) | 141 (71.9%) | 52 (26.5%) | 144 (73.5%) | 44 (22.4%) | 152 (77.6%) | 66 (33.7%) | 130 (66.3%) | ||||
| Perceived likelihood of infection during the current outbreak of the coronavirus | |||||||||||||
| Very unlikely | 115 (58.1%) | 34 (29.6%) | 81 (70.4%) | 0.819 | 27 (23.5%) | 88 (76.5%) | 0.370 | 20 (17.4%) | 95 (82.6%) | 0.009 | 29 (25.2%) | 86 (74.8%) | 0.040 |
| Unlikely | 35 (17.7%) | 10 (28.6%) | 25 (71.4%) | 8 (22.9%) | 27 (77.1%) | 6 (17.1%) | 29 (82.9%) | 14 (40.0%) | 21 (60.0%) | ||||
| Neutral | 42 (21.2%) | 9 (21.4%) | 33 (78.6%) | 15 (35.7%) | 27 (64.3%) | 15 (35.7%) | 27 (64.3%) | 21 (50.0%) | 21 (50.0%) | ||||
| Likely | 4 (2.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | ||||
| Extremely likely | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | ||||
| Chances of recovering if diagnosed with COVID-19 | |||||||||||||
| Very unlikely | 6 (2.8%) | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0.271 | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0.055 | 3 (50.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | 0.258 | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0.000 |
| Unlikely | 4 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | ||||
| Neutral | 26 (12.1%) | 8 (30.8%) | 18 (69.2%) | 9 (34.6%) | 17 (65.4%) | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | 13 (50.0%) | 13 (50.0%) | ||||
| Likely | 63 (29.4%) | 23 (36.5%) | 40 (63.5%) | 23 (36.5%) | 40 (63.5%) | 16 (25.4%) | 47 (74.6%) | 34 (54.0%) | 29 (46.0%) | ||||
| Extremely likely | 115 (53.7%) | 27 (23.5%) | 88 (76.5%) | 20 (17.4%) | 95 (82.6%) | 21 (18.3%) | 94 (81.7%) | 19 (16.5%) | 96 (83.5%) | ||||
| Opinion about COVID-concerns | |||||||||||||
| Strongly disagree | 99 (46.3%) | 21 (21.2%) | 78 (78.8%) | 0.300 | 21 (21.2%) | 78 (78.8%) | 0.604 | 19 (19.2%) | 80 (80.8%) | 0.378 | 25 (25.3%) | 74 (74.7%) | 0.185 |
| Disagree | 47 (22.0%) | 15 (31.9%) | 32 (68.1%) | 15 (31.9%) | 32 (68.1%) | 10 (21.3%) | 37 (78.7%) | 21 (44.7%) | 26 (55.3%) | ||||
| Undecided | 43 (20.1%) | 14 (32.6%) | 29 (67.4%) | 12 (27.9%) | 31 (72.1%) | 9 (20.9%) | 34 (79.1%) | 14 (32.6%) | 29 (67.4%) | ||||
| Agree | 8 (3.7%) | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 4 (50.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | ||||
| Strongly agree | 17 (7.9%) | 7 (41.2%) | 10 (58.8%) | 4 (23.5%) | 13 (76.5%) | 4 (23.5%) | 13 (76.5%) | 7 (41.2%) | 10 (58.8%) | ||||
Note: Bolded p-values are significant.