Mental Health Status, Anxiety, and Depression Levels of Bangladeshi University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Faisal, Rajib Ahmed; Jobe, Mary C.; Ahmed, Oli; Sharker, Tanima

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“…The prevalence of anxiety was determined in all of the included articles, ranging from 26.6% to 96.82%. Within the university students, the anxiety rate was noted to be 40% to 96.82%; 33–36 where the lowest prevalence rate (40%) was detected by moderate to a severe cutoff scheme, which leads to a reasonably lower anxiety rate to that rate compared to other studies’. 33 However, 65.9% of medical students reported being anxious, 32 whereas it was 33.3% for both college and university students.…”

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“…A total of 6 studies reported the prevalence of depression, ranging from 46.92% to 82.4% among both college and university students, 37 and university students, 36 respectively. However, studies considering the university students found the rate to be within 72% to 82.4%, 33 , 34 , 36 whereas 49.9% was reported for medical students. 32 Also, a 61.9% prevalence rate of depression was identified in a study, although detail about the student status was not mentioned in that study.…”

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“…), physical exercise, household chores, financial uncertainty, inadequate food supply, exposure to COVID-19 news in social and mass media S: Perceived COVID-19 symptoms (ie, dry cough, fever, difficulty breathing), Recreational activity (eg, watching TV series, reading story books, online and offline gaming etc. ), financial uncertainty, exposure to COVID-19 news in social media and mass media Mild to extremely severe Faisal et al (2021) 33 University students; 874 Snowball Age group: 17 to 38 years; Mean age: 22.83± 2.79 y GAD-7 and CESD-R-10 A ≥10, D ≥10 A: 40% D:72% A and D: Worrying about the effects of COVID-19 A: Moderate to severe D: NR Islam et al (2020) 34 University students; 3122 Convenience Age group: 18 to 29 years; Mean age: 21.4 ± 2 y DASS-21 A ≥ 8, D ≥10, S ≥15 A: 71.5% D:76.1% S: 70.1% D, A, and S: Gender, age, having ≥5 family members, residence, physical exercise, sleep dissatisfaction, more internet time, academic dissatisfaction due to the COVID-19 circumstances, and smoking status At least mild symptoms Dhar et al (2020). 35 University students; 15,543 NR NR GAD-7 NR A: 96.82% Gender, residence, living with their parents, financial condition, being infected with COVID‐19 among relatives or friends Mild to severe Abbreviations : A, anxiety; D, depression; S, stress; NR, not reported; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; DASS-21, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale 21; CESD-R-10, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised.…”

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“…These perceptions included that (i) normal life disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, (ii) negatively affecting themselves by the COVID-19 pandemic, (iii) the country’s healthcare system would be overrun and people would not be able to get proper medical care, (iv) the trajectory of COVID-19 suspicion, (v) its negative impact on education like lagging academically, 31 , 36 (vi) worrying about the effects of COVID-19. 33 …”

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Mental Disorders of Bangladeshi Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Al‐Mamun¹,

Hosen²,

Misti³

et al. 2021

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Background The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has become a global burden disrupting peoples’ quality of life. Students being an important cohort of a country, their mental health during this pandemic has been recognized as a concerning issue. Therefore, the prevalence and associated risk factors of Bangladeshi students’ mental health sufferings (ie, depression, anxiety, and stress) are systematically reviewed herein for the first time. Methods Adhering to the PRISMA guideline, a systematic search was performed from 1 to 5 April, 2021 in several databases including PubMed; and finally, a total of 7 articles were included to this review. Results The prevalence rates of mild to severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress ranged from 46.92% to 82.4%, 26.6% to 96.82%, and 28.5% to 70.1%, respectively. The risk factors concerning mental health problems included the factors related to (i) socio-demographic (younger age, gender, lower educational grade, urban residence, family size, currently living with family/parents, and having children in the family), (ii) behavior and health (smoking status, lack of physical exercise, more internet browsing time, and dissatisfaction with sleep), (iii) COVID-19 pandemic- (COVID-19 related symptoms, COVID-19 related perceptions, and fear of COVID-19 infection), (iv) miscellaneous (losing part-time teaching job, lack of study concentration, agitation, fear of getting assaulted or humiliated on the way to the hospital or home, financial problems, academic dissatisfaction, inadequate food supply, higher exposure to COVID-19 social and mass media, engaging with more recreational activities, and performing more household chores). Conclusion The overall assumption of mental disorders’ prevalence rates can be regarded as problematic to this cohort. Thus, the authorities should consider setting up possible strategies to diminish the pandemic effect on students’ mental health.

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“…As a result of the pandemic, clubs, cafes and restaurants all around the world were shut down, concerts and live events were cancelled and many people found themselves in social isolation. The troubling increase of anxiety and depression cases as a result of anti-coronavirus measures were reported from all around the world (Faisal et al, 2021;Jiang et al, 2021). Even though the coronavirus pandemic might have triggered innovations in business and academia (for instance, in a form of the Schumpeterian 'creative destruction' (see Strielkowski, 2020)), lots of people might be simply tired of being on home office and running constant videoconferences and meetings.…”

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The Clubhouse Phenomenon: Do We Need Another Social Network?

Strielkowski¹

2021

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Being a combination of the conference call, talkback radio, audio podcast, and an online video chat, Clubhouse is a new social networking app that gained over 10 million users and over $100 in valuation in just 8 months. Unlike other social networks, it offers a real-time streaming audio chat that does not ask users to share any unnecessary information like exchanging text messages, conducting video calls, or sharing photos. Instead, Clubhouse users can listen to real-time conversations, contribute to these conversations and create their own conversations for the others to listen and to interact with. Often nicknamed a “Silicon Valley’s hottest start-up”, Clubhouse positions itself as an “exclusive” and “alternative” social network that attracts various celebrities and people who just want to talk to each other. Launched in March 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with its social distancing and lockdowns, Clubhouse offered its users a space for the digital group psychotherapy where people could solve their problems by talking them through with strangers. However, it is unclear what is going to happen to this new social network in the post-pandemic world after all of its hype eventually evaporates. This paper discusses the possible underlying motives for the Clubhouse creation and its real purposes. Moreover, it looks at the three possible scenarios of its further development.

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The role of sociodemographics, behavioral factors, and internet use behaviors in students' psychological health amid COVID‐19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Hosen

Al‐Mamun

Mamun

2021

Health Science Reports

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Background The COVID‐19 pandemic drastically impacted students' psychological well‐being by interchanging their regular activities. Students are more engaged with online activities, which may affect their mental health. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the magnitude of psychological health of the Bangladeshi students, where the role of online use behaviors is also investigated. Methods An online‐based cross‐sectional survey was conducted between 7 October 2020 and 2 November, 2020 among Bangladeshi students utilizing a convenience sampling technique. The survey questionnaire included items concerning sociodemographics, behavior and health‐related variables, online use behaviors, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐2), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD‐2). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to present the data (i.e., binary logistic regression was performed to examine the association between variables and hierarchical regression analysis was performed to predict the variance for depression and anxiety). Results Out of 601 included students, 260 and 196 students reported the symptoms of depression (43.3%) and anxiety (32.6%), respectively, where female students experienced a higher level of psychological problems. The psychological suffering was also significantly associated with medical college students, having an affair, less sleep time, not performing physical exercise, excessive internet use, and not watching news during online activities. After adjusting all of the studied variables in the hierarchical regression models, it explained 10% and 9.6% variance of depression and anxiety, respectively. Conclusions During this pandemic situation, a relatively higher level of psychological complications was observed among the Bangladeshi students. Regrettably, any specific policy was absent in the country to assuage that outcome. Therefore, based on the study finding, a few strategies and policies were recommended that may be helpful to alleviate psychological issues among the students.

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Mental Health Status, Anxiety, and Depression Levels of Bangladeshi University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Mental Disorders of Bangladeshi Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Mental Disorders of Bangladeshi Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

The Clubhouse Phenomenon: Do We Need Another Social Network?

The role of sociodemographics, behavioral factors, and internet use behaviors in students' psychological health amid COVID‐19 pandemic in Bangladesh

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