El Hogar: Amigo o Enemigo en Tiempos de Pandemia

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Abstract

Resumen La pandemia actual por Covid-19 ha puesto en evidencia la vulnerabilidad humana ante el confinamiento doméstico que ha deparado en afecciones físicas y psíquicas. La hipótesis es que el hogar ha sido convertido en un recinto donde ahogar los desafueros en un mundo contemporáneo donde la ciudad es el principal escenario del sobrerrendimiento y la autoexplotación del ser humano. La casa se ha convertido en un objeto de producción y consumo, un signo del desvanecimiento del hogar. La persona rendida al trabajo y a la positividad de la vida social la asume como receptáculo y cubículo para consumir y acaparar, no como un hogar. Hoy, cuando más necesitamos de la amabilidad hogareña, los síntomas psíquicos y emocionales muestran lo contrario. El hogar debe ser rescatado.

Translated abstract

Abstract The current Covid-19 pandemic shows the human vulnerability to the domestic confinement that has provoked some physical and mental illness. The hypothesis is that home has been transformed in an enclosure where to drown the outrages inside a contemporary world where city is the main scene of over-achievement and self-exploitation of human being. The house has become an object of production and consumption, a sign of the home's fading. Human being, subdued to job and the social life's positivity, assumes the house as receptacle and cubicle for consuming and hoarding, not as a home. Today, when we need most the kindness of home, some psychic and emotional symptoms show the opposite. Home must be rescued.

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The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence

Samantha K. Brooks, Rebecca K Webster, Louise E. Smith … (2022)

Summary The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Decisions on how to apply quarantine should be based on the best available evidence. We did a Review of the psychological impact of quarantine using three electronic databases. Of 3166 papers found, 24 are included in this Review. Most reviewed studies reported negative psychological effects including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion, and anger. Stressors included longer quarantine duration, infection fears, frustration, boredom, inadequate supplies, inadequate information, financial loss, and stigma. Some researchers have suggested long-lasting effects. In situations where quarantine is deemed necessary, officials should quarantine individuals for no longer than required, provide clear rationale for quarantine and information about protocols, and ensure sufficient supplies are provided. Appeals to altruism by reminding the public about the benefits of quarantine to wider society can be favourable.