Impact of COVID-19 on the psychological health of university students in Spain and their attitudes toward Mobile mental health solutions

Marques, Gonçalo; Drissi, Nidal; Díez, Isabel de la Torre; Abajo, Beatriz Sainz de; Ouhbi, Sofía

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104369

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“…Medical students with performance-approach goals obtained better academic results more easily, even with a low level of academic well-being. Unfortunately, studies have shown that the pandemic of COVID-2019 had a significant impact on well-being among students ( Li et al, 2020 ; Marques et al, 2021 ). But there is no relevant research on achievement goal orientations in this period.…”

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The Association Among Achievement Goal Orientations, Academic Performance, and Academic Well-Being Among Chinese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zhao

Tian

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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Learning motivation is a significant factor that ensures quality in medical education, and might affect the academic performance and well-being of medical students. This study aimed to explore the status of achievement goal orientations among medical students in China and to further identify the association among academic performance, academic well-being, and achievement goal orientations. Data were collected through a cross-sectional, anonymous survey conducted with 3,511 respondents (effective response rate = 81.7%), from four medical universities in China, and demographic factors, achievement goal orientations, academic performance, and academic well-being were assessed. The average score of achievement goal orientations of Chinese medical students suggested a difference in demographic factors, including sex, year of study, experience of leadership cadre, and family income. Both mastery and performance-avoidance goals were associated with academic performance, subjective academic stress, subjective learning adaptability, subjective sleep quality, and subjective well-being. Performance-approach goals were related to academic performance, subjective academic stress, and subjective learning adaptability. The achievement goal orientations of the medical students in this study were at a middle level. The findings emphasize the importance of mastery goals for promoting the academic performance and well-being of medical students. More care and attention toward achievement goal orientations can be beneficial for the improvement of the academic performance and well-being among medical students.

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The Association Among Achievement Goal Orientations, Academic Performance, and Academic Well-Being Among Chinese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zhao

Tian

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…Marques used the GHQ-12 to study the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological health of university students in Spain. The result shows that 52.1% of the respondents were classified as high scores (39). Another study demonstrated a high prevalence of mental health symptoms among health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 in China, which revealed that 50.4, 44.6, 34.0, and 71.5% of all the participants reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and distress, respectively (8).…”

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Psychological Impact During the First Outbreak of COVID-19 on Frontline Health Care Workers in Shanghai

Feng

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant health threat. Health care worker (HCWs) are at a significant risk of infection which may cause high levels of psychological distress. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 on HCWs and factors which were associated with these stresses during the first outbreak in Shanghai.Methods: Between February 9 and 21, 2020, a total of 3,114 frontline HCWs from 26 hospitals in Shanghai completed an online survey. The questionnaire included questions on their sociodemographic characteristics, 15 stress-related questions, and General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). Exploratory factor analysis was applied to the 15 stress-related questions which produced four distinct factors for evaluation. Multiple linear regression models were performed to explore the association of personal characteristics with each score of the four factors. Binary logistic analysis was used to explain the association of personal characteristics and these four factors with the GHQ-12.Results: There were 2,691 valid surveys received. The prevalence of emotional distress (defined as GHQ-12 ≥ 12) was noted in 47.7% (95%CI:45.7–49.6%) HCWs. Females (OR = 1.43, 95%CI:1.09–1.86) were more likely to have a psychological distress than males. However, HCWs who work in secondary hospitals (OR = 0.71, 95% CI:0.58–0.87) or had a no contact history (OR = 0.45, 95%CI: 0.35–0.58) were less likely to suffer psychological distress. HCWs who were nurses, married, and had a known contact history were highly likely to have anxiety. HCWs working at tertiary hospitals felt an elevated anxiety regarding the infection, a lack of knowledge, and less protected compared to those who worked at secondary hospitals.Conclusions: Our study shows that the frontline HCWs had a significant psychosocial distress during the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai. HCWs felt a lack of knowledge and had feelings of being not protected. It is necessary for hospitals and governments to provide additional trainings and psychological counseling to support the first-line HCWs.

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“…There is now a large body of published, peer-reviewed research papers assessing the impacts of the pandemic on university students, the majority of these are surveys investigating topics such as student adaptations to online learning, [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Covid-19 impacts on mental health, 4,5,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] or less frequently, both of these factors in parallel. [27][28][29][30] Other studies that have taken a broader approach to understand how the pandemic has altered academic, societal, health, lifestyle and behavioural elements of the student experience.…”

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Impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the health of university students

Ihm

Zhang

Vijfeijken

et al. 2021

Health Planning & Management

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The Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus, has resulted in millions of deaths and disruption to daily life across the globe. University students have been additionally affected by a sudden move to online learning, the closure of campuses and dramatic societal changes that have upended their experiences of higher education. Here we focus on the physical and mental health consequences of the pandemic for this population sector during 2020, and the interdependencies of these impacts.We survey the challenges for infection control on campuses and for monitoring the disease dynamics in student communities. Finally, we explore the psychological and mental health problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic and evaluate the underlying factors that are most relevant to students.

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Impact of COVID-19 on the psychological health of university students in Spain and their attitudes toward Mobile mental health solutions

Cited by 80 publications

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The Association Among Achievement Goal Orientations, Academic Performance, and Academic Well-Being Among Chinese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Association Among Achievement Goal Orientations, Academic Performance, and Academic Well-Being Among Chinese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Psychological Impact During the First Outbreak of COVID-19 on Frontline Health Care Workers in Shanghai

Impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the health of university students

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