Long-term psychological effects of COVID-19-related quarantine: an observational study of three cohorts in Norway and Iceland
This study underscores the importance of monitoring mental well-being of populations recently quarantined, particularly those quarantined for prolonged periods. Greater emphasis should be placed on the detrimental psychological effects in the risk-cost-benefit analysis of quarantine as a mitigation strategy in future pandemics.
Authors
- Lill Trogstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9557-5725)
- Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5382-946X)
- Arna Hauksdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-1059)
- Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8054-0960)
- Omid V. Ebrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8335-2217)
- Ole A. Andreassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-3568)
- Anna Bára Unnarsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6421-445X)
- Helga Ask (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0149-5319)
- Li Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0060-1725)
- Sverre Urnes Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-4187)
- Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8019-9683)
- Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1983-6049)
- Asle Hoffart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-8570)
- Thor Aspelund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-5433)
- Edda Bjork Thordardottir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3775-9611)
- Yue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0349-5681)
- Fang Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-6456)
- Qing Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-4797)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Modum Bad – Gordon Johnsens stiftelse (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04349-8
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00