Anxiety of COVID-19 clients that are self isolation and its characteristics in Indonesia

Abstract

The research objective is to identify the anxiety characteristics of Covid-19 patients undergoing self-isolation in Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to July 2021 to assess the anxiety level of COVID-19 patients undergoing self-isolation. The population of this study is 100 people who have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus and are undergoing independent isolation spread from various regions in Indonesia. The main criteria for including participants/respondents in this study were patients who were exposed to the COVID-19 virus, were undergoing self-isolation, and were willing to become respondents by filling out a questionnaire via the WhatsApp link. The highest anxiety perception was on the feeling of anxiety item with a mean of 1.39, then the second was feeling of restlessness with a mean of 1.27, and sleep disturbances with a mean of 1.19.  Age has a significant effect on the occurrence of anxiety in Covid patients who undergo self-isolation. Meanwhile, gender, education, occupation, exposure to information, and length of isolation did not significantly affect the incidence of anxiety in COVID-19 patients t.