This study assesses distress and anxiety symptoms associated with quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure among the first quarantined community in the United States and identifies potential areas of intervention. All participants were directly or peripherally related to "patient 1,"-the first confirmed community-acquired case of COVID-19 in the New York Area. As such, this is a historically significant sample whose experiences highlight a transitional moment from a pre-pandemic to a pandemic period in the United States. In March 2020, an anonymous survey was distributed to 1,250 members of a NYC area community that was under community-wide quarantine orders due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Distress was measured using the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) and symptoms of anxiety were measured using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). A variety of psychosocial predictors relevant to the current crisis were explored. Three hundred and three individuals responded within forty-eight hours of survey distribution. Mean levels of distress in the sample were heightened and sustained, with 69% reporting moderate to severe distress on the SUDS and 53% of the sample reported mild, moderate, or severe anxiety symptoms on the BAI. The greatest percentage of variance of distress and anxiety symptoms was accounted for by modifiable factors amenable to behavioral and psychological interventions.

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美国第一个被隔离社区的心理困扰：从 COVID-19 危机初期的初步观察。

本研究评估了美国第一个被隔离社区中因暴露于 COVID-19 而导致的与隔离相关的痛苦和焦虑症状，并确定了潜在的干预领域。所有参与者都与“患者 1”直接或周边相关，这是纽约地区首例确诊的社区获得性 COVID-19 病例。因此，这是一个具有历史意义的样本，其经历突出了美国从大流行前到大流行时期的过渡时刻。2020 年 3 月，一项匿名调查分发给了纽约市地区社区的 1,250 名成员，该社区因 COVID-19 爆发而处于社区范围内的隔离令之下。使用痛苦主观单位量表（SUDS）测量痛苦，使用贝克焦虑量表（BAI）测量焦虑症状。探讨了与当前危机相关的各种社会心理预测因素。303 个人在调查分发后的 48 小时内做出了回应。样本中的平均痛苦水平升高并持续，其中 69% 的 SUDS 报告有中度至重度痛苦，53% 的样本报告 BAI 有轻度、中度或重度焦虑症状。痛苦和焦虑症状差异的最大百分比是由行为和心理干预的可修改因素造成的。69% 的人在 SUDS 上报告了中度至重度的痛苦，53% 的样本在 BAI 上报告了轻度、中度或重度焦虑症状。痛苦和焦虑症状差异的最大百分比是由行为和心理干预的可修改因素造成的。69% 的人在 SUDS 上报告了中度至重度的痛苦，53% 的样本在 BAI 上报告了轻度、中度或重度焦虑症状。痛苦和焦虑症状差异的最大百分比是由行为和心理干预的可修改因素造成的。