Table 2.

Psychological burden and behavioural changes in the study sample (N=1231) during the first COVID-19 outbreak in Stockholm (March–June 2020)

Psychological burden, n (%)
Worried about getting COVID-19
Not at all, slightly, moderately	1032 (85.4)
Very, extremely	176 (14.6)
Worried about loved one getting COVID-19
Not at all, slightly, moderately	907 (75.1)
Very, extremely	300 (24.9)
Felt nervous/stressed
Never, sometimes	1112 (91.9)
Often, very often	98 (8.1)
Felt lonely*
To a low extent (<5)	790 (66.6)
To a high extent (≥5)	396 (33.4)
Affected by at least one item	608 (49.8)
Reductions in social and physical activities, n (%)
Social isolation†	195 (16.3)
Reduced light physical activity	352 (29.4)
Reduced vigorous physical activity	326 (27.3)
Affected by at least one item	676 (55.3)
Reductions in care use, n (%)
Refrained from seeking medical care	126 (10.3)
Received less home care‡§	16 (8.9)
Affected by at least one item	139 (11.3)
Sum of collateral damage dimensions, n (%)
0	273 (22.2)
1	537 (43.7)
2	371 (30.2)
3	48 (3.9)

*Based on the Three-Item Loneliness Scale (range: 3–9).

†Reduction in physical communication without an increase in phone and/or video communication.

‡Reduction in formal care without an increase in informal care.

§Subsample of those who received home care before the pandemic (n=180).