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'{{short description|Psychological phenomenon}} [[File:Kichijoji Sun Road shopping street with stay-at-home advisory.jpg|thumb|Crowds that go against the advice of health officials can be seen during pandemic fatigue. Here, shoppers visit a shopping district in [[Tokyo]] despite a stay-at-home advisory during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].]] '''Pandemic fatigue''' is the state of being worn out by recommended precautions and restrictions relating to a [[pandemic]], often due to the length of the restrictions and lack of activities for one to engage in, resulting in [[boredom]], [[Depression (mood)|depression]], and other issues, thereby leading one to abandoning these precautions and risk catching the disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-fatigue-is-realand-its-spreading-11603704601|title=Pandemic Fatigue Is Real—And It’s Spreading|first=Stacy Meichtry, Joanna Sugden and Andrew|last=Barnett|date=October 26, 2020|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref> Pandemic fatigue can be responsible for an increased number of cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/11/14/934986232/u-s-surgeon-general-blames-pandemic-fatigue-for-recent-covid-19-surge|title=U.S. Surgeon General Blames 'Pandemic Fatigue' For Recent COVID-19 Surge|website=NPR.org}}</ref> ==Influences== ===Social norms=== [[Social norms]] can have an effect on pandemic fatigue.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maddock|first=Jay|title=Has pandemic fatigue set in? Here's why you might have it|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/health/pandemic-fatigue-wellness-partner/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=CNN}}</ref> ==Political Distrust== Political distrust can have an effect on pandemic fatigue as well. "Crisis fatigue" is the idea the public has simply become immune to warnings from politicians and distrustful of their claims. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus and the politics of crisis fatigue {{!}} The Conversation|url=https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-and-the-politics-of-crisis-fatigue-134702}}</ref> The public has been exposed to crisis after crisis for the past two decades. From SARS in 2003, bird flu in 2005, swine flu in 2009, MERS in 2012, Ebola in 2014 and now Covid in 2019, people find it hard to trust political officials and their [[Treatment and management of COVID-19]] ==Response== Epidemiologist [[Julia L. Marcus|Julia Marcus]] wrote that indefinite abstention from all social contact was not a sustainable way to contain a pandemic. Drawing from lessons in [[HIV prevention]], she advised a principle of [[harm reduction]] rather than an "all-or-nothing approach" in controlling the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marcus |first1=Julia |title=Quarantine Fatigue Is Real |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/quarantine-fatigue-real-and-shaming-people-wont-help/611482/ |access-date=15 November 2020 |work=The Atlantic |date=11 May 2020}}</ref> ==COVID-19 pandemic== {{COVID-19 pandemic sidebar}} '''COVID fatigue''' is the state of being worn out about the precautionary measures and the threat of [[COVID-19]]. Anxiety from the threat of losing economic security and catching the disease both play a part in the feeling of fatigue in people. COVID fatigue has caused people to not follow precautionary guidelines, increasing their risk of catching the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|title='COVID Fatigue' and How to Fight It {{!}} AMITA Health Blog|url=https://www.amitahealth.org/blog-articles/behavioral-health/covid-fatigue-and-how-to-fight-it|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.amitahealth.org|language=en}}</ref> Many people are tired of the lockdowns, and not having a normal routine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Koplon|first=Savannah|title=How to overcome COVID-19 fatigue|url=https://www.uab.edu/news/youcanuse/item/11677-how-to-overcome-covid-19-fatigue|access-date=2020-11-25|website=UAB News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Marketing|first=UC Davis Health, Public Affairs and|title="COVID fatigue" is hitting hard. Fighting it is hard, too, says UC Davis Health psychologist|url=https://health.ucdavis.edu/health-news/newsroom/covid-fatigue-is-hitting-hard-fighting-it-is-hard-too-says-uc-davis-health-psychologist/2020/07|access-date=2020-11-25|website=health.ucdavis.edu|language=en}}</ref> Higher levels of alcohol and drug use also contribute to the feeling of tiredness.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Authority|first=University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics|title=Managing COVID Fatigue is Crucial to Our Health and Wellbeing During the Pandemic|url=https://www.uwhealth.org/news/managing-covid-fatigue-is-crucial-to-our-health-and-wellbeing-during-the-pandemic/53530|access-date=2020-11-25|website=UW Health|language=en}}</ref> As lockdowns were lifted in many parts of the world, a lot of people started to ignore stay-at-home orders. People went to bars and restaurants, ultimately causing the disease to spread faster.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-22|title=How to fight 'Covid fatigue' as America heads for a deadly winter|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/22/coronavirus-how-to-convince-loved-ones-stay-home-masks|access-date=2020-11-25|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> ==Zoom Fatigue== Zoom Fatigue is described as tiredness, anxiety, or worry resulting from overusing virtual videoconferencing platforms. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Connecting Through Technology During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Avoiding “Zoom Fatigue” {{!}} Cyberpsychology|url=https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/cyber.2020.29188.bkw}}</ref> Evidence suggests that being on Zoom calls limits the amount of nonverbal cues our brains pick up in face-to-face interactions. The lack of these cues causes our brains to subconsciously exert more energy, making us feel more irritable and exhausted after video calls are over. Other issues of Zoom include the fact that we are staring at a screen with peoples faces a couple feet away. This leads to a sense of danger and although our body knows we are in a safe place, our mind is on high alert. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Connecting Through Technology During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Avoiding “Zoom Fatigue” {{!}} Cyberpsychology|url=https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/cyber.2020.29188.bkw}}</ref> Treatment for Zoom fatigue is fairly easy. Being able to connect with friends and family over technology that allows for these nonverbal cues(such as VR) works wonders. VR allows for "avatars" to interact with each other and gives the user the sensation that they are actually there, while still maintaining safe distances during lockdowns. ==See also== *[[Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic]] *[[AIDS fatigue]] (and "[[condom fatigue]]") ==References== {{reflist}} {{COVID-19 pandemic}} [[Category:Epidemiology]] [[Category:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic]] [[Category:Mental health]] [[Category:Psychopathology]] [[Category:Psychological concepts]] {{health-stub}} {{COVID-19-stub}}'