Prevalence of fear of COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among undergraduate students during remote classes.

IF 3.8 4区医学 Q1 Medicine

Acta Neuropsychiatrica Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-01-12 DOI:10.1017/neu.2023.4

Rizia Rocha Silva, Douglas Assis Teles Santos, Bagnólia Araújo Costa, Nelson Carvalho Farias Júnior, Allison Gustavo Braz, Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa, Marilia Santos Andrade, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Katja Weiss, Beat Knechtle, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira

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Abstract

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, undergraduate students were exposed to symptoms of psychological suffering during remote classes. Therefore, it is important to investigate the factors that may be generated and be related to such outcomes.

Objective: To investigate the association between fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety, and related factors in undergraduate students during remote classes.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 218 undergraduate students (60.6% women and 39.4% men). Students answered a self-administered online questionnaire designed to gather personal information, pandemic exposure, physical activity level, fear of COVID-19 using the 'Fear of COVID-19 Scale', symptoms of depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and anxiety using General Anxiety Disorder-7.

Results: Undergraduate students had a high prevalence of depression and anxiety (83.0% and 76.1%, respectively) but a low prevalence of fear of COVID-19 (28.9%) during remote classes. Multivariate analysis revealed that women who reported health status as neither good nor bad and who had lost a family member from COVID-19 had the highest levels of fear. For depression and anxiety, the main related factors found were female gender, bad health status, insufficiently active, and complete adherence to the restriction measures.

Conclusion: These findings may be used to develop actions to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression among students, with interventions through physical activity programmes to improve mental health.

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远程授课大学生对COVID-19的恐惧、抑郁和焦虑的患病率

背景:在2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间，大学生在远程课堂上接触到心理痛苦的症状。因此，重要的是要调查可能产生的因素和相关的这些结果。目的:探讨远程授课大学生新冠肺炎恐惧与抑郁、焦虑及相关因素的关系。方法:本横断面研究纳入218名本科生(女性60.6%，男性39.4%)。学生们回答了一份自我管理的在线问卷，旨在收集个人信息、大流行暴露、身体活动水平、使用“COVID-19恐惧量表”对COVID-19的恐惧、使用患者健康问卷-9的抑郁症状和使用一般焦虑障碍-7的焦虑。结果:远程授课的大学生抑郁和焦虑的患病率较高(分别为83.0%和76.1%)，对新冠肺炎的恐惧患病率较低(28.9%)。多变量分析显示，报告健康状况不佳也不差以及因COVID-19失去家庭成员的女性的恐惧程度最高。抑郁和焦虑的主要相关因素为女性、健康状况不佳、运动不足和完全遵守限制措施。结论:这些发现可用于制定措施来管理学生的焦虑和抑郁症状，并通过体育活动计划进行干预，以改善心理健康。

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Acta Neuropsychiatrica 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

8.50

自引率

5.30%

发文量

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Neuropsychiatrica is an international journal focussing on translational neuropsychiatry. It publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews. The Journal''s scope specifically highlights the pathway from discovery to clinical applications, healthcare and global health that can be viewed broadly as the spectrum of work that marks the pathway from discovery to global health.