• Harin Kim, Kee Jeong Park, Yong Wook Shin, Jung Sun Lee, Seockhoon Chung, Taeyeop Lee, Min Jae Kim, Jiwon Jung, Jina Lee, Mi Sun Yum, Beom Hee Lee, Kyung Nam Koh, Tae Sung Ko, Eunyoung Lim, Jung Soo Lee, Jee Yeon Lee, Ji Yeon Choi, Hyo Myung Han, Woo Ah Shin, Nam Ju Lee, Sung Han Kim, and Hyo Won Kim.
• Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
• J. Korean Med. Sci. 2020 Jul 20; 35 (28): e255e255.

AbstractQuarantine often provokes negative psychological consequences. Thus, we aimed to identify the psychological and behavioral responses and stressors of caregivers quarantined with young patients after a close contact to a coronavirus disease 2019 case at a children's hospital. More than 90% of the caregivers reported feelings of worry and nervousness, while some of them reported suicidal ideations (4.2%), and/or homicidal ideations (1.4%). Fear of infection of the patient (91.7%) and/or oneself (86.1%) were most frequently reported stressors. A multidisciplinary team including infection control team, pediatrician, psychiatrist, nursing staff and legal department provided supplies and services to reduce caregiver's psychological distress. Psychotropic medication was needed in five (6.9%), one of whom was admitted to the psychiatry department due to suicidality. Quarantine at a children's hospital makes notable psychological impacts on the caregivers and a multidisciplinary approach is required.© 2020 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.

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