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. 2021 Jul 14;11(7):e048380. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048380

Table 6.

Comparison of items specific to mild lockdown by the presence of social isolation

Mean (SD) Group difference
LSNS-6 <12 LSNS-6 ≥12 Difference (95% CI) P value Cohen’s d
UCLA-LS3 25.86 (5.15) 20.42 (4.85) 5.44 (5.26 to 5.63) <0.001 1.088
Lifestyle and coping behaviour during mild lockdown
 Exercise 3.83 (1.84) 4.60 (1.68) −0.77 (−0.83 to –0.70) <0.001 0.435
 Healthy eating habits 4.03 (1.59) 4.72 (1.42) −0.69 (−0.74 to –0.63) <0.001 0.457
 Healthy sleep habits 4.40 (1.83) 4.91 (1.70) −0.51 (−0.58 to –0.44) <0.001 0.289
 Activity 3.73 (1.70) 4.39 (1.57) −0.66 (−0.72 to –0.60) <0.001 0.405
 Offline interaction with familiar people 3.17 (1.81) 3.98 (1.86) −0.81 (−0.88 to –0.74) <0.001 0.440
 Online interaction with familiar people 2.74 (1.82) 3.94 (2.02) −1.20 (−1.28 to –1.13) <0.001 0.626
 Preventive behaviours of COVID-19 5.31 (1.81) 5.92 (1.39) −0.61 (−0.67 to –0.55) <0.001 0.379
 Optimism 3.65 (1.57) 4.57 (1.42) −0.92 (−0.97 to –0.86) <0.001 0.614
Stressors related to mild lockdown
 Deterioration of household economy 3.85 (1.82) 3.73 (1.84) 0.12 (0.05 to 0.19) <0.001 0.065
 Deterioration of relationship with familiar people 2.55 (1.58) 2.16 (1.47) 0.39 (0.33 to 0.45) <0.001 0.255
 Frustration 3.41 (1.77) 3.18 (1.73) 0.23 (0.16 to 0.29) <0.001 0.131
 COVID-19-related anxiety 4.00 (1.72) 4.09 (1.67) −0.10 (−0.16 to –0.03) 0.003 0.057
 COVID-19-related sleeplessness 2.49 (1.54) 2.38 (1.53) 0.11 (0.06 to 0.17) <0.001 0.075
 Difficulties owing to the lack of daily necessities 3.66 (1.86) 3.59 (1.84) 0.06 (−0.01 to 0.13) 0.085 0.033
 Difficulties in work or schoolwork 3.73 (2.03) 3.93 (2.07) −0.20 (−0.27 to –0.12) <0.001 0.097

Cohen’s d: 0.200~small; 0.500~medium; 0.800~large.

LSNS-6, Lubben Social Network Scale.