Covid-19 Pandemic and Impending Global Mental Health Implications

Shuja, Kanwar Hamza; Aqeel, Muhammad; Abbas, Jaffar; Ahmed, Ammar

doi:10.24869/psyd.2020.32

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic heavily influenced emotional wellbeing and, consequently, mental health of people around the globe [14,30,40,94] -either directly, connected with health issues, or indirectly, in relation with its economic and social consequences. This is true also for students, although they are in average not the most endangered group of population [7,29] as far as the physical health aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic is concerned.…”

Section: Emotional Lifementioning

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Aristovnik¹,

Keržič²,

Ravšelj³

et al. 2020

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The paper aims to present the most comprehensive and large-scale study to date of students’ perceived impacts of COVID-19 crisis on different aspects of their lives on a global level. The study with a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries reveals that due to worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support of teaching staff and universities’ public relations. Nevertheless, a lack of computer skills and the perception of increased workload prevented them from perceiving higher performance in a new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about their future professional career and studying issues, and were feeling boredom, anxiety and frustration. The pandemic encouraged some hygienic behaviors (i.e. wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily habits (i.e. leaving home, shaking hands). Students were also more satisfied with the role of hospitals and universities during the epidemic, compared to government and banks. Further findings demonstrate that students with selected sociodemographic characteristics (male, part-time, first level, applied sciences, lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were, in general, more strongly affected by the pandemic as they were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life. Key factors influencing students' satisfaction with the role of university have also been identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions worldwide may benefit from these findings when formulating policy recommendations and tactics on how to support students during the pandemic.

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Section: Emotional Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Aristovnik¹,

Keržič²,

Ravšelj³

et al. 2020

Preprint

155

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily influenced the emotional well-being and thus mental health of people all around the globe [14,30,40,94] -either directly in terms of health issues or indirectly in relation to its economic and social consequences. This is also true for students, although on average they are not the most endangered group of the population [7,29] as far as the physical health aspects of the pandemic is concerned.…”

Section: Emotional Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Aristovnik

Keržič

Ravšelj

et al. 2020

Preprint

148

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The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale study to date on how students perceive the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on various aspects of their lives on a global level. With a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries, the study reveals that amid the worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support provided by teaching staff and their universities’ public relations. Still, deficient computer skills and the perception of a higher workload prevented them from perceiving their own improved performance in the new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about issues to do with their future professional career and studies, and experienced boredom, anxiety and frustration. The pandemic has led to the adoption of particular hygienic behaviours (e.g. wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily practices (e.g. leaving home, shaking hands). Students were also more satisfied with the role played by hospitals and universities during the epidemic compared to the government and banks. The findings also show that students with selected socio-demographic characteristics (male, part-time, first level, applied sciences, lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were generally more strongly affected by the pandemic since they were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life. Key factors influencing students' satisfaction with the role of their university are also identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions around the world may benefit from these findings while formulating policy recommendations and strategies to support students during this and any future pandemics.

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“…Recommendations included postponing non-essential procedures, selective conversion of appointments to telemedicine, and prioritising patients for systemic treatment [17]. Although the impact of modifications on patients with cancer has not been described, it is widely acknowledged that the pandemic has had a negative impact on mental health and wellbeing in the general population [18][19][20][21].…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Experiences of Sarcoma Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Smrke

Lidington

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Sarcomas are rare cancers with a spectrum of clinical needs and outcomes. We investigated care experiences and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in sarcoma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients with appointments during the first two months of the UK lockdown were invited to complete a survey. Questions included views on care modifications, COVID-19 worry and psychosocial impact, and EORTC-QLQ-C30 items. 350 patients completed the survey; median age 58 (16–92) years. Care modifications included telemedicine (74%) and postponement of appointments (34%), scans (34%) or treatment (10%). Most felt the quality of care was not affected (72%), however, social life (87%) and emotional wellbeing (41%) were affected. Worry about COVID-19 infection was moderately high (mean 5.8/10) and significantly related to higher cancer-related worry; associated with lower emotional functioning irrespective of treatment intent. Curative patients (44%) with low resilient coping scores had significantly higher COVID-19 worry. Patients who did not know their treatment intent (22%) had significantly higher COVID-19 worry and insomnia. In summary, care experiences were generally positive; however, cancer-related worry, low resilient coping and uncertainty about treatment intent were associated with COVID-19 worry. These patients may benefit from additional psychological support during the pandemic and beyond.

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Covid-19 Pandemic and Impending Global Mental Health Implications

Cited by 182 publications

References 6 publications

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Health-Related Quality of Life and Experiences of Sarcoma Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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