Mental health of HBCU college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wang, Sharron Xuanren; Goodman, Jarid

doi:10.1080/07448481.2022.2072173

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“…In addition, 40% of our participants met the FCV-19S cutoff score, suggesting substantial fear of COVID-19 and higher likelihood of stress/anxiety symptoms. This finding is consistent with a previous study indicating that underserved populations might experience a higher level of mental health issues due to the pandemic [ 19 ]. Twenty-three percent of the participants identified as an essential worker.…”

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COVID-19 testing in Delaware’s underserved communities: demographic and social determinants of testing inequality

Wang

Rogers

Harrington

et al. 2022

Discov Soc Sci Health

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Background Health experts believe that frequent COVID-19 testing is one of the most important practices for stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Demographic and social factors might play a role in whether a person gets tested for COVID. This present study aimed to investigate (1) the demographic and social factors affecting a person’s likelihood of getting tested for COVID-19, and (2) the demographic and social factors related to a positive serology test (i.e., indicating likely past infection). Methods Data were extracted from a survey conducted in Delaware’s underserved communities. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire about their COVID-19 testing history, and nurses at the study site collected a serology sample from each participant. Results Our results indicated that Black or Hispanic individuals living in underserved communities had greater odds of having been tested previously for COVID compared to being non-Hispanic White. In addition, our study found that being female, educated, feeling safe in one’s neighborhood, being vaccinated against COVID, and being an essential worker increased one’s odds of having been previously tested for COVID-19. Regarding the results of the COVID-19 antibody serology tests, our findings revealed that Hispanic respondents were more likely to have a positive serology test compared to non-Hispanic White respondents, indicating that the Hispanic individuals were more likely to contract the virus. Educated individuals were less likely to have a positive serology test compared to the less-educated. Those who expressed hesitancy about getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and identified themselves as essential workers were more likely to have a positive serology test and to have previously contracted the virus. Conclusions Identifying key factors associated with COVID-19 testing may help establish novel strategies to increase testing rates among vulnerable population. Public health and policy implications are discussed in the article.

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confidence: 93%

COVID-19 testing in Delaware’s underserved communities: demographic and social determinants of testing inequality

Wang

Rogers

Harrington

et al. 2022

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“…These findings align with previously conducted studies on the impact of remote learning during COVID-19 and student mental health (Hasan & Bao, 2020;Savage et al, 2020). Wang and Goodman (2022) report similar findings among HBCU undergraduate students in which 52% of participants within this population met the clinical cutoff for depression and/or anxiety following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there remains little, if any, literature on the experiences of Black graduate students in STEM, or engineering alone, as noted by Ong et al (2020).…”

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Impact of COVID‐19 on sense of belonging: Experiences of engineering students, faculty, and staff at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Fletcher

Jefferson

Boyd

et al. 2023

J of Engineering Edu

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Background: COVID-19 has spurred a global crisis that has disrupted everyday lives and impacted the traditional methods, experiences, and abilities of higher education institutions' students, faculty, and staff, especially at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).Purpose/Hypothesis: Given the pressing need demonstrated by the National Academies to advance the utilization of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at HBCUs, this study aimed to explore the abrupt transition to remote teaching and learning at HBCUs guided by the following research question: How has COVID-19 impacted the success and persistence of engineering students, faculty, and staff at HBCUs? Design/Methods: Three surveys were developed, tested, piloted, and sent to HBCU stakeholders using a snowball sampling approach via email and social media outreach. Results: Of the 171 student respondents (126 engineering majors), 79% agreed that not being able to access faculty in person affected their academic performance. Additionally, across all HBCU stakeholders' surveys, students had a statistically significant higher response when asked if the transition to virtual learning increased their overall levels of stress and anxiety. Conclusions: During a global pandemic, HBCUs continue to provide a culture of support and inclusion for students, faculty, and staff in engineering. Increased stress levels experienced by students indicate that a safe and adequate transition back to campus is essential for their social and academic persistence. Due to the well-documented inequities HBCUs faced before the pandemic, the impact of this unprecedented on their continued contributions toward broadening participation in engineering for students should be further explored.

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“…Other patients worried about the outcome of their treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed made a negative impact on the psychological state of people all over the world [46], and almost all mentioned changes in depression and anxiety state [47,48]. Therefore, alleviating the patient's anxiety level also helps to alleviate other symptoms in the network.…”

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Insomnia plays a key role in mental health problems of COVID-19 patients in Square Cabin Hospitals: a network analysis

Zhang

Sun

et al. 2023

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Background: While the emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has greatly affected the mental health and wellbeing of people everywhere, the core symptoms of common syndromes of psychological distress remain unclear, especially among COVID-19 patients who have been quarantined in Square Cabin Hospitals. Using the method of network analysis, the current study explored the relations between stress, depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms among COVID-19 patients in Shanghai Four-Leaf Clover Cabin Hospital. Method: The study used an online survey to gauge the mental health issues of COVID-19 patients at Shanghai Four-Leaf Clover Cabin Hospital from April 18 to May 19, 2022. The Perceived Stress Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and Insomnia Severity Index were used to assess perceived stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and insomnia symptoms, respectively. The central symptoms and bridge symptoms were determined using a regularized partial correlation network. Results: A total of 1014 patients was included in this study. Overall, 61.5%, 49.2% , and 56.1% of all patients reported symptoms of depressive, anxiety, and insomnia, respectively. “Distress caused by the sleep difficulties” had the highest expected influence, followed by “Excessive worry”, “Severity of sleep onset”, “Overburden”, “Uncontrollable worry”, “Trouble relaxing”, “Restlessness”. Seven bridge symptoms were identified: “Sad Mood”, “Severity of sleep onset”, “Sleep”, “Motor”, “Feeling afraid”, “Nervousness”, “Appetite”. In addition, significant differences in network global strength were found between women and men. Conclusions: Psychological distress was prevalent among COVID-19 patients and insomnia symptoms played a key role in the network of psychological distress symptoms. As a result, specific insomnia symptoms should be closely monitored as potential intervention targets in alleviating or preventing common, frequently co-occurring psychiatric syndromes.

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Mental health of HBCU college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

COVID-19 testing in Delaware’s underserved communities: demographic and social determinants of testing inequality

COVID-19 testing in Delaware’s underserved communities: demographic and social determinants of testing inequality

Impact of COVID‐19 on sense of belonging: Experiences of engineering students, faculty, and staff at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Insomnia plays a key role in mental health problems of COVID-19 patients in Square Cabin Hospitals: a network analysis

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