Mental health of international students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relevant political climate: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

IF 17.7 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-07-26 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2022.2100996

Chulwoo Park, Shannon Shimada

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Objective: To address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its relevant political climate on college-level international students in the United States. Participants: International students aged 18 years and older in the San Francisco Bay Area. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey using PHQ-9 and the GAD-7. Results: The prevalence of depression and anxiety significantly decreased during the last two weeks from the survey completion in April or May in 2021 (Time 2) as compared to the two weeks after the July 6th policy directive in 2020 (Time 1). However, both depression severity, 2.172 (95% CI: 1.900, 2.445), and anxiety severity, 1.897 (95% CI: 1.655, 2.138), during Time 2 were still mild, indicating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had still negatively impacted their mental health status. Conclusions: Future research can expand the target population and analyze the long-term effects of policy changes and disease outbreaks on international students in the United States.

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COVID-19 大流行期间美国留学生的心理健康及其相关政治气候：一项横断面描述性研究。

目的：探讨 COVID-19 大流行病及其相关政治气候对美国大学留学生的影响。参与者：旧金山湾区 18 岁及以上的留学生。调查方法使用 PHQ-9 和 GAD-7 进行描述性横断面调查。调查结果显示与 2020 年 7 月 6 日政策指令发布后的两周（时间 1）相比，在 2021 年 4 月或 5 月完成调查后的最后两周（时间 2），抑郁和焦虑的患病率明显下降。然而，在时间 2 中，抑郁严重程度 2.172（95% CI：1.900, 2.445）和焦虑严重程度 1.897（95% CI：1.655, 2.138）仍属轻度，这表明正在进行的 COVID-19 大流行仍对他们的心理健康状况产生了负面影响。结论未来的研究可以扩大目标人群，分析政策变化和疾病爆发对美国留学生的长期影响。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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