Somatic and psychological distress among Russian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Zolotareva, A.A.; Belousova, S. A.; Данилова, И. Г.; Tseĭlikman, Vadim; Lapshin, Maxim; Sarapultseva, Lilia; Makhniova, Svetlana; Kritsky, Igor; Ibragimov, Roman; Hu, Desheng; Komelkova, Maria

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“…Having moderate or higher household economic levels is documented to be a preventive factor for improving students' psychological health problems ( 15 ), which echoes with our data showing that family income level caused anxiety. Evidence from Russian university students has demonstrated that students with COVID-19 experience are more likely to suffer from psychological anxiety, stress and somatic burden than those without COVID-19 experience ( 16 ), which is in accordance with this study revealing that acquaintances diagnosed with COVID-19 can increase medical students' psychological stress and even lead to insomnia. Similarly, another survey from Nigeria Medical University illuminates that a family income < 100,000 naira and having a relative/acquaintance infected with COVID-19 are independently relevant to psychological distress ( 17 ).…”

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Factors affecting psychological health and career choice among medical students in eastern and western region of China after COVID-19 pandemic

Wang

Yang²,

Wang³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionTo unearth superior countermeasures that improve psychological health and upgrade the quality of employment for medical students in China in post-epidemic era, this study was designed to determine the possible factors affecting psychological status and future career choice of this population.MethodsA cross-sectional observational study was carried out. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were applied to measure psychological state. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were adopted to filtrate related factors for psychological health and employment intention.ResultsA total of 936 medical students, including 522 from eastern universities and 414 from western universities, were enrolled in the study. Anxiety among students in China's western universities was higher than that in China's eastern universities (30.4% vs. 22.0%), but no differences in the occurrences of stress (11.4% vs. 13.4%), depression (28.7% vs. 24.5%) and insomnia (30.7% vs. 25.7%). Grades, academic ranking, household income, attitudes about COVID-19 were associated with the occurrence of psychological problems. In addition, major, education level, academic ranking, family income, and clinical experience may affect the choice of future employment location and employment income. Notably, household income affected by COVID-19 and the perception of epidemic prevention and control resulted in changes in future employment region and income. COVID-19 can lead medical students with psychological problems to have a negative attitude toward future employment. Encouragingly, multiple activities, namely, proactive consideration of employment, taking part in career planning training lectures and timely adjustment of career planning, were beneficial to the professional identity of medical students.ConclusionThis study suggests that medical student psychology is influenced by COVID-19 and academic and financial pressures; actively coping with COVID-19 and making career planning in advance will contribute to optimizing future employment. Our findings provide a potent guideline for relevant departments to accurately adjust job deployment and for medical students to actively choose a career in the future.

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Factors affecting psychological health and career choice among medical students in eastern and western region of China after COVID-19 pandemic

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Yang²,

Wang³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Therefore, it is to an extent expected from female students to present higher stress, anxiety and depression levels. A Russian cross-sectional study reported a prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in more than half of their students [ 28 ]. These proportions were quite similar to Greek students.…”

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Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels among University Students: Three Years from the Beginning of the Pandemic

Kavvadas

Kavvada

Karachrysafi

et al. 2023

Clinics and Practice

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Background: Three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological distress among college students remains increased. This study assesses stress, anxiety, and depression levels among students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki by the end of the third year of the pandemic (November 2022), revealing demographic characteristics and probable stressors. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed in November 2022 via the academic students’ e-mails. The evaluation was performed with the DASS21 survey tool. The correlation analysis and the effect size calculation were performed with the t-test. Results: The majority of participants were undergraduates, on their first or second academic year, female students (67%), age of 18 to 21, unmarried or single (91%), and vaccinated against COVID-19 infection (83.4%). Severely increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression (21.3%, 23.3%, and 25.1%, respectively) were measured. The normal and mild levels of stress, anxiety, and depression were 64.0%, 66.5%, and 57.2%, respectively. Female and younger students were at a higher risk of extremely severe stress, anxiety and depression prevalence (ORs up to 2.07, p-Values < 0.00001). Participants who were receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment exhibited severe stress, anxiety, and depression levels (ORs above 2.9, p-Values < 0.00001). Conclusions: Despite the undeniable withdrawal of the COVID-19 pandemic, the community of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki presents high stress, anxiety, and depression levels, similar to those reported during the first year of the pandemic (November 2020). Stressors and risk factors were according to the reported literature and previous studies on Greek students. Academic psychological support offices should consider the students’ “profile” in order to evaluate properly the potential risk for emotional and psychological distress. Evidence suggest that new technology (virtual reality, tele-psychiatry or tele-support apps and sessions) should also be implemented in universities.

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ISOLAMENTO SOCIAL E SAÚDE MENTAL DE ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS LATINO-AMERICANOS NA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19: Revisão sistemática

Walsh-Monteiro,

Uribe,

Junior

et al. 2024

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The objective of this study was to carry out a systematic review of publications that reported the assessment of the mental health of university students in Latin America specifically during the period of social isolation in the Covid-19 pandemic. The databases used for research were: Lilacs, PubMed, APA PsycInfo and Scielo to collect studies in english, spanish or portuguese. The database consultation took place in May 2022 and the descriptors adopted were: mental health, students and pandemic. The Boolean AND was used to combine the descriptors. Studies with undergraduates in institutions in Latin America were included, involving mental health and having been carried out during the period of social isolation. All publications that were not empirical studies, with other members of the academic community or in languages other than those used in the database consultation were excluded. The selection of eligible articles was carried out by two reviewers who assessed the quality of each study for subsequent data extraction. To synthesize the results, the thematic synthesis narrative approach was used. Were identified 6,150 publications initially, which resulted in 11 studies included after applying the eligibility criteria. The results reveal, with the exception of one study, that the quality of mental health of Latin American university students during the period of social isolation in the Covid-19 pandemic reduced. The main impacts reported involve an increase in levels of anxiety, stress and depression, as well as worsening sleep quality. It was observed that physical activity and pre-stress coping during this period served as protective factors for mental health. On the other hand, factors such as: sedentary lifestyle, economic instability, being female and having had Covid-19 were shown to aggravate the declining of individuals' mental health.

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Somatic and psychological distress among Russian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

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Factors affecting psychological health and career choice among medical students in eastern and western region of China after COVID-19 pandemic

Factors affecting psychological health and career choice among medical students in eastern and western region of China after COVID-19 pandemic

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels among University Students: Three Years from the Beginning of the Pandemic

ISOLAMENTO SOCIAL E SAÚDE MENTAL DE ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS LATINO-AMERICANOS NA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19: Revisão sistemática

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