Mental health and well-being of children in the Philippine setting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Malolos, Grace Zurielle C.; Baron, Maria Beatriz C.; Apat, Faith Ann J.; Sagsagat, Hannah Andrea A.; Pasco, Pamela Bianca M.; Aportadera, Emma Teresa Carmela; Tan, Roland Joseph D.; Gacutno-Evardone, Angelica Joyce; Lucero‐Prisno, Don Eliseo

doi:10.34172/hpp.2021.34

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“…These results are consistent with other studies regarding online learning and mental health under the COVID-19 restriction [33,34]. For example, students had a higher risk of poor mental health and stress due to their shift from face-to-face learning to an online learning system during the COVID-19 pandemic [33][34][35][36]. Furthermore, online study contributes to mental health issues including increased anxiety and absenteeism among students [33,34].…”

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The Association between Online Learning and Food Consumption and Lifestyle Behaviors and Quality of Life in Terms of Mental Health of Undergraduate Students during COVID-19 Restrictions

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused the abrupt replacement of traditional face-to-face classes into online classes. Several studies showed that online teaching and learning produced adverse mental health for students. However, no research has been conducted so far analyzing the association between the duration of online and food consumption and lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in terms of mental health of undergraduate students. This study aimed to determine the association between the duration of online learning and food consumption behaviors, lifestyles, and quality of life in terms of mental health among Thai undergraduate students during COVID-19 restrictions. A cross-sectional online survey of 464 undergraduate students was conducted at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, between March and May 2021. The majority of undergraduate students stated that they spent 3–6 h per day on online learning (76.1%) and used their digital devices such as computers, tablets, or smartphones more than 6 h per day (76.9%). In addition, they had 75.4% of skipping breakfast (≥3 times/week) and 63.8% of sleep duration (6–8 h/day). A higher proportion of students who drank tea or coffee with milk and sugar while online learning was observed. The results found that the increased duration of online learning was significantly associated with skipping breakfast and the frequency of sugary beverage consumption. On the other hand, the increased computer, tablet, and smartphone usage for online learning was correlated with lower sleep duration and a poor quality of life in terms of mental health. The findings from this study contribute to a report of the association between online learning and food consumption and lifestyle behaviors and quality of life of undergraduate students, emphasizing the necessity for intervention strategies to promote healthy behaviors.

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The Association between Online Learning and Food Consumption and Lifestyle Behaviors and Quality of Life in Terms of Mental Health of Undergraduate Students during COVID-19 Restrictions

2022

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“…A mixed-methods evaluation highlighted stakeholder support for teletherapy as a useful service model and in the case of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, teletherapy proved effective (Eguia and Capio, 2022 ). However, there was scarcity of child-centered interventions indicated by a worsening of the state of mental well-being of children in the Philippines (Malolos et al, 2021 ).…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines: A scoping review

Ocampo,

Santos,

Sevilleja

et al. 2024

Camb. prisms Glob. ment. health

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Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) remained at elevated risk for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic because of persistent stressors to their health systems. Simultaneously facing high infection rates, strict containment measures and natural disasters, the Philippines provides important grounds for health research in LMICs. This review examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines. This scoping review included literature in English from 2020 to mid-2022 from PubMed, PsycInfo and SCOPUS, and used the PRISMA-ScR and PCC-question model. Two independent reviewers conducted blind article screening and data extraction using COVIDENCE software, followed by consensus building, data charting and analyses. This work identified 405 publications across PubMed (N = 56), PsycInfo (N = 106) and SCOPUS (N = 243), of which 76 articles addressed the Philippines. Article types included 54 research articles, 10 opinion pieces, 4 literature reviews, 6 letters to journals, 1 study protocol and 1 other report. These findings focused primarily on health professionals (N = 23) and educators/learners (N = 22) and reported mostly on moderateto-severe clinical outcomes such as fear, depression, anxiety or stress. Coping behaviors, like resiliency and other ways of adapting to the pandemic, including religious, spiritual and community-oriented approaches highlighted experiences with stringent infection prevention and control measures to contain COVID-19 in the Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic brought severe challenges to mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines. The literature focused mostly on healthcare workers and educators/learners, and moderate-to-severe mental health outcomes in these groups. There is a need to expand studies to other sociodemographic groups and communities across the Philippines. Future work stands to benefit from more in-depth qualitative, mixed methods, longitudinal and representative quantitative research in LMICs following this pandemic. Literature reviews remain important to synthesize postpandemic experiences by providing context for future studies and health practice in the Philippines and other LMICs. Impact statementThis scoping review of research literature found and described the emerging evidence base outlining comprehensive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines. This work addressed existing knowledge gaps by bringing light to literature that looked at concrete health outcomes such as anxiety and depression, as well as highlighting some of the daily stressors facing the population in an LMIC setting such as the Philippines. Specifically, this article reflects the literature that was published during the first 2 years of the pandemic and contributes substantially to providing an overview of what research was done during this time. This article's discussion anchors its findings in the country's local context. This body of literature largely documented the mental and psychosocial health impacts spe...

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“…While research on the mental health young people and emerging adults has grown rapidly within the fields of social psychology (Hunt and Eisenberg, 2010), human development (Edidin et al, 2012), social welfare (Pecora et al, 2009) and the behavioural sciences (Pottick et al, 2008), limited studies on youth mental health issues in the Global South countries have been conducted (Peltzer and Pengpid, 2015), including in the Philippines (Malolos et al, 2021). Existing research also tends to be quantitative, limiting the extent to which lived experiences are explored and understood (Cleofas, 2019).…”

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Attaining well-being beyond the home: A socio-cultural framing of mental health among university students in the Philippines

Alejandria

Casimiro

Gibe

et al. 2022

Health Education Journal

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Objectives: Mental health problems such as anxiety and depression have been steadily rising among university students in the Philippines. While there exists literature determining students’ quality of life and health access behaviour, there remains a substantial gap in having a local framework with which to understand their vulnerabilities. In this paper, we aim to identify the socio-cultural factors that exacerbate the challenges that Filipino university students navigate in their attainment of well-being. Design: The study used an exploratory qualitative design. Setting: Data were collected from university students attending a private higher education institution in Manila, the Philippines. Method: Using a cultural epidemiological approach and a qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were conducted online with 60 university-level students. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and translated into English. Data were open coded and thematically analysed. Results: The lived experience of 60 university students revealed that factors including volatile household dynamics, intergenerational [mis]understanding of mental illness, stressful academic engagement and religious associations contributed to the individual framing of their conditions, which ranged from self-stigma to self-prescribed isolation. Various experiences linked to the Filipino value of pagdamay (sharing the burden) significantly aided students’ management of their conditions. Conclusion: Drawing on the narratives elicited, a community-based approach using the university as the core for intervention delivery is proposed that may positively impact on students’ mental health seeking behaviour.

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Mental health and well-being of children in the Philippine setting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 30 publications

References 14 publications

The Association between Online Learning and Food Consumption and Lifestyle Behaviors and Quality of Life in Terms of Mental Health of Undergraduate Students during COVID-19 Restrictions

The Association between Online Learning and Food Consumption and Lifestyle Behaviors and Quality of Life in Terms of Mental Health of Undergraduate Students during COVID-19 Restrictions

The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines: A scoping review

Attaining well-being beyond the home: A socio-cultural framing of mental health among university students in the Philippines

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