Open AccessThe psychosocial effects of being quarantined following exposure to COVID-19: A qualitative study of Lebanese health care workers
Author(s) -
Mirna Fawaz,
Ali Samaha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of social psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.869
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1741-2854
pISSN - 0020-7640
DOI - 10.1177/0020764020932202
Subject(s) - psychosocial , health care , qualitative research , nursing , mental health , medicine , quarantine , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , political science , sociology , social science , pathology , law
Since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), health care professionals in Lebanon have been diligently serving as the frontline of defense. In the light of challenging economic and political circumstances, putting their community wellbeing as a priority, and abiding by quarantine and strict infection control measures, health care professionals risk both their physical and mental wellbeing.