Analysis of Factors in Emotional Disorders of Patients with Confirmed Positive Covid-19 while Undergoing Isolation in a Quarantine Home

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic is the world‟s recent focus. Covid-19 still spreads rapidly and widely, including in Indonesia. The virus impacts human social life, psychology, and behavior. These impacts also attack people who are isolated/quarantined because of Covid-19 to avoid potential spread. This study employed a correlational descriptive and was conducted at the quarantine house in Mojokerto Regency. The research sample was 543 respondents selected by a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was Self-Reporting Questionnaire-29, a questionnaire issued by the Directorate of Mental Health Services of the Indonesian Ministry of Health. The research instrument‟s domains were anxiety and depression, psychomatics, symptoms of psychotic disorders, and trauma stress. The research‟s parametric statistical tests were the Pearson test and linear regression (α=.05). The research reveals three significant factors in emotional disorders of patients with confirmed positive Covid-19 while undergoing isolation in a quarantine house. They were education, social support, and socioeconomic status. The findings of this research recommend that nurses and psychologists take initiatives to provide psychological assistance and target individual interventions for confirmed patients experiencing depression and anxiety.