Social isolation consequences: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic in a context of dynamic lock-down in Chile.

Background: Chile did not adopt general and unified lockdowns for the whole nation but organized itself with dynamic and sometimes irregular lockdowns. These dynamics and consequences of social isolation could be generalized to other contexts of isolation such as those affecting minorities such as immigrants, prisoners, refugees.

Methods: In this study, we investigated the physical and mental health symptoms associated with lifestyle changes due to lockdown among university students in Chile.