Health Problems of Students during Distance Learning in Central and Eastern Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study of Poland and Ukraine

Długosz, Piotr; Liszka, Damian; Bastrakova, Anastasiia; Yuzva, Luydmila

doi:10.3390/ijerph191610074

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“…The lockdowns, which led to loneliness caused by the need to isolate oneself, either in quarantine when the COVID-19 virus was detected or suspected, or as a preventive measure to stay healthy, had some significant impacts on students’ mental health and feelings of well-being. In turn, this psychological discomfort often resulted in problems with learning and absorbing new information and skills, as well as in the deterioration of the usefulness of the digitalized online learning content [ 13 , 14 ].…”

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Social Health and Psychological Safety of Students Involved in Online Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Коrneeva

Strielkowski

Krayneva

et al. 2022

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Our paper focuses on the issues of social health and psychological safety of university students involved in digital sustainable education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, modern education is becoming inclusive due to the advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT), and it is important not only to stress the relevance of sustainable development and the use of digital technologies, but also their impact on students at schools and universities worldwide. Digital literacy is a newly emerging feature that results from the attitude of team members in the field of digital technologies. This paper explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ learning and well-being and outlines the potential considerations for educational systems as they support students through the recovery period and beyond. Our study is based on the results of our own survey that was administered using a snowball and convenient sample of 1524 respondents (aged 19–26 years; 56.2% females and 43.8% males) from the Czech Republic (N = 804) and Russia (N = 720). We employed the ANOVA and Dirichlet Process mixtures of Generalized Linear Models (DP-GLM) in order to explain the causes of stress and anxiety after grouping variables represented by gender and the study specializations. Our results demonstrate that more than 87% of the students in the sample expressed a medium to high vulnerability to stress, while 58% of the respondents were affected by severe anxiety during their online education engagement. The most important factors that emerged as significant were the fear of getting infected and social distancing, while the best strategy to cope with the stress was self-control. These results allow us to provide practical recommendations for effectively coping with and controlling stress and anxiety among students in the post-pandemic era. In addition, our findings might contribute considerably to the study of the overall long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the university students, in general, and the use of digital technologies in higher education, as well as on the public health.

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Social Health and Psychological Safety of Students Involved in Online Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Strielkowski

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“…The task of higher education today is to prepare a healthy, educated personality with a high level of culture, capable of critical and creative thinking, proficient in terms of self-development, professional and personal self-actualization. However, according to experts [5,13], today in Legend: M -arithmetic mean, m -error of the arithmetic mean, m -male students, f -female students, t -Student's t-test value, p -significance of the difference between the indicators of studied groups before and after the quarantine restrictions Ukraine there is a steady deterioration in the health and physical fitness of students, a low level of their physical culture, a lack of need and habit of regular motor activity, and insufficient involvement of young people in physical exercise during their extracurricular activities. A particularly sharp decline in students' motor activity is observed during quarantine restrictions.…”

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“…The works of scientists [3,4] indicate that the transition from compulsory academic training sessions to a system of voluntary participation of students in physical education has led to a significant decrease in the involvement of students in specially organized motor activity in the conditions of studying in HEIs and a deterioration in their health and physical fitness. As a result, the level of motor activity of most modern youth does not meet the established age-related physiological norms and is no more than 20 %, i. e. 1/5 of the proper level, which is one of the lowest in Europe [5].…”

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Dynamics of Students’ Physical Well-Being Indicators During Quarantine Restrictions

Sabirov,

Syrovatko,

Yefremenko

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The aim: To study the dynamics of students’ physical well-being and physical fitness during the quarantine restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: The research involved 263 students (148 men and 115 women) aged 18-20. Depending on the volume of physical activity performed by students during quarantine restrictions, they were divided into three groups (with sufficient, high, and low volume). The physical well-being of students was determined by the method proposed by Ye. A. Pyrohova. The level of physical fitness was determined by the results of students’ performance of the exercises. Results: The most pronounced negative changes in physical well-being indicators were found in group C students (both men and women), whose volume of motor activity during quarantine restrictions was low. Among the physical qualities, the level of endurance of students was the most negatively affected. Conclusions: It was found that physical exercises have a positive effect on students’ physical well-being during quarantine restrictions. The rational use of physical education makes it possible to mobilize the reserve motor capabilities of the students’ body, offset the negative impact of low motor activity and sedentary lifestyle during quarantine restrictions, and help maintain the physical well-being and level of physical fitness at the proper level.

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“…One of the major concerns with adolescents' mental health is that it affects the mental state when they become adults [8,9]. Not surprisingly, the problem of mental health of adolescents is among the most important issues in public health nowadays [10,11].…”

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Association between Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level and Sense of Coherence in Swedish Adolescents; An Analysis of Age and Sex Differences

Östenberg

Enberg

Pojskić

et al. 2022

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical fitness, physical activity, and sense of coherence (SOC) in Swedish adolescents (n = 2028 males, n = 1287 females) aged 14 to 18 using a cross-sectional design. Methods: Using the Swedish Physical power Mental harmony and Social capacity (FMS) student profile, participants performed physical tests measuring their cardiovascular ability (CV) and muscular strength. Questionnaires were used to measure physical activity levels (PA), the participation in organized physical training, sedentary behavior (SB), screen time, and SOC value. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to analyze the association between SOC and independent variables. Results: The regression analyses explained a small, shared variance between SOC and the independent variables in boys (4.3%) and girls (3.3%). SB showed a positive association with SOC both in girls (β = 0.114, p = 0.002) and boys (β = 0.109, p = 0.013). Abdominal strength was positively associated, while VO2max was inversely associated, with SOC (β = 0.113, p = 0.022; β = −0.109, p = 0.026, respectively) in boys. Girls had poorer fitness than boys did across all age groups except at age 18. PA levels decreased from age 14 to 18 in girls and boys, but without differences between sexes. Abdominal strength decreased from age 14 to 18 in girls and boys. In general, girls had lower SOC than boys across all age groups. Conclusions: Poor sedentary behavior was significantly associated with weaker SOC for both genders, indicating overall physical activity as the most important factor for stronger SOC. However, emotional support in vulnerable environments may have a bigger impact than physical activity or sedentary behavior on the SOC value for adolescents.

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Health Problems of Students during Distance Learning in Central and Eastern Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study of Poland and Ukraine

Cited by 6 publications

References 66 publications

Social Health and Psychological Safety of Students Involved in Online Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Health and Psychological Safety of Students Involved in Online Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dynamics of Students’ Physical Well-Being Indicators During Quarantine Restrictions

Association between Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level and Sense of Coherence in Swedish Adolescents; An Analysis of Age and Sex Differences

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