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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: In this study, we analyze the association of social isolation in the first phase of the pandemic with perceived stress among residents of Poland and Italy with a look at how these populations adjust to and comply with implemented regulations, guidelines, and restrictions.
METHODS: Internet survey with Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and questions regarding mobility patterns, attitude, and propensity to adjust toward the implemented measures and current health condition was made among Polish and Italian residents (Cronbach\'s alpha 0.86 and 0.79, respectively). The sample size was 7,108 (6,169 completed questionnaires in Poland and 939 in Italy).
RESULTS: The Polish group had a higher stress level than the Italian group (mean PSS-10 total score 22,14 vs 17,01, respectively; p < 0.01). There was a greater prevalence of chronic diseases among Polish respondents. Italian subjects expressed more concern about their health, as well as about their future employment. Italian subjects did not comply with suggested restrictions as much as Polish subjects and were less eager to restrain from their usual activities (social, physical, and religious), which were more often perceived as \"most needed matters\" in Italian than in Polish residents.
CONCLUSIONS: Higher activity level was found to be correlated with lower perceived stress, but the causality is unclear. Difference in adherence to restrictions between Polish and Italian residents suggests that introducing similar lockdown policies worldwide may not be as beneficial as expected. However, due to the applied method of convenience sampling and uneven study groups, one should be careful with generalizing these results.
METHODS: Internet survey with Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and questions regarding mobility patterns, attitude, and propensity to adjust toward the implemented measures and current health condition was made among Polish and Italian residents (Cronbach\'s alpha 0.86 and 0.79, respectively). The sample size was 7,108 (6,169 completed questionnaires in Poland and 939 in Italy).
RESULTS: The Polish group had a higher stress level than the Italian group (mean PSS-10 total score 22,14 vs 17,01, respectively; p < 0.01). There was a greater prevalence of chronic diseases among Polish respondents. Italian subjects expressed more concern about their health, as well as about their future employment. Italian subjects did not comply with suggested restrictions as much as Polish subjects and were less eager to restrain from their usual activities (social, physical, and religious), which were more often perceived as \"most needed matters\" in Italian than in Polish residents.
CONCLUSIONS: Higher activity level was found to be correlated with lower perceived stress, but the causality is unclear. Difference in adherence to restrictions between Polish and Italian residents suggests that introducing similar lockdown policies worldwide may not be as beneficial as expected. However, due to the applied method of convenience sampling and uneven study groups, one should be careful with generalizing these results.
摘要：
■在这项研究中，我们分析了大流行第一阶段的社会孤立与波兰和意大利居民的感知压力之间的关系，并研究了这些人群如何适应并遵守已实施的法规，指导方针,和限制。
■使用感知压力量表（PSS-10）进行的互联网调查以及有关移动性模式的问题，态度,波兰和意大利居民倾向于调整已实施的措施和当前的健康状况（Cronbach的α分别为0.86和0.79）。样本量为7,108（波兰完成了6,169份问卷，意大利完成了939份问卷）。
■波兰组的压力水平高于意大利组（平均PSS-10总分分别为22,14和17,01；p<0.01）。波兰受访者的慢性病患病率更高。意大利受试者对他们的健康表达了更多的担忧，以及他们未来的就业。意大利受试者不像波兰受试者那样遵守建议的限制，并且不那么渴望限制他们的日常活动（社交，物理，和宗教)，在意大利语中，这比波兰居民更经常被认为是“最需要的事情”。
■发现较高的活动水平与较低的感知压力相关，但因果关系尚不清楚。波兰和意大利居民在遵守限制方面的差异表明，在全球范围内引入类似的封锁政策可能不会像预期的那样有益。然而,由于采用了方便抽样的方法和参差不齐的研究组，人们应该小心地推广这些结果。
■使用感知压力量表（PSS-10）进行的互联网调查以及有关移动性模式的问题，态度,波兰和意大利居民倾向于调整已实施的措施和当前的健康状况（Cronbach的α分别为0.86和0.79）。样本量为7,108（波兰完成了6,169份问卷，意大利完成了939份问卷）。
■波兰组的压力水平高于意大利组（平均PSS-10总分分别为22,14和17,01；p<0.01）。波兰受访者的慢性病患病率更高。意大利受试者对他们的健康表达了更多的担忧，以及他们未来的就业。意大利受试者不像波兰受试者那样遵守建议的限制，并且不那么渴望限制他们的日常活动（社交，物理，和宗教)，在意大利语中，这比波兰居民更经常被认为是“最需要的事情”。
■发现较高的活动水平与较低的感知压力相关，但因果关系尚不清楚。波兰和意大利居民在遵守限制方面的差异表明，在全球范围内引入类似的封锁政策可能不会像预期的那样有益。然而,由于采用了方便抽样的方法和参差不齐的研究组，人们应该小心地推广这些结果。
