The Switch to Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interplay between Personality and Mental Health on University Students

Alesi, Marianna; Giordano, Giulia; Gentile, Ambra; Caci, Barbara

doi:10.3390/ijerph20075255

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“…Interestingly, in line with previously cited studies on the Italian population [18][19][20][21][22][23], we found no changes in AD use comparable to young adults in other age groups, supporting the hypothesis that this subgroup of individuals had needed medication to treat their psychological distress during the lockdown periods and/or after the reopening phase. This evidence supports the association between younger age and lower levels of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. We can also speculate that the increase in the use of ADs by young adults in the ASL TO4 Regione Piemonte may be related to prescriptions for the treatment of post-COVID-19 depression.…”

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“…In this respect, the association between younger age and lower levels of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic has been documented. In particular, young adults have been found to experience high rates of loneliness, anxious and depressive symptoms, stress, and sleep disturbances [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Whether these changes were associated with a parallel change in AD consumption needs to be better understood.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Use of Antidepressants by Young Adults in the ASL TO4 Regione Piemonte (Italy)

Armando,

Baroetto Parisi,

Rolando

et al. 2024

Pharmacy

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The association between younger age and poorer mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic has been documented. Whether these changes were associated with a change in antidepressant (AD) use is not well understood. This study aimed to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AD use by young adults in the ASL TO4 Regione Piemonte (Italy). The impact of the pandemic on the weekly prevalence of AD users was assessed using interrupted time-series analysis with autoregressive integrated moving average models. A total of 1071 subjects (18–22 years with ≥1 AD dispensation) were included in the study. The observed prevalence was lower than the predicted value for several weeks after the introduction of the lockdown. However, it was consistently higher than the predicted values from week 134. The maximum difference between observed and predicted values (25 subjects per 10,000 young adults) was found at week 170. Changes in AD use were observed in both genders and were more pronounced for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. In conclusion, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young adults is likely to be significant in the coming years, which may place a future burden on pharmaceutical public health and community health.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Use of Antidepressants by Young Adults in the ASL TO4 Regione Piemonte (Italy)

Armando,

Baroetto Parisi,

Rolando

et al. 2024

Pharmacy

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“…Research has shown significant increases in distress among young people as a result of COVID-19 [16][17][18]. Transition to online learning for students and restrictions on routine daily activities affected the wellbeing of young people [19][20][21]. With access to in-person mental health support no longer possible, we examined whether the cost-effectiveness of recruitment differed between the lockdown and the post-lockdown period.…”

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Recruiting young people for digital mental health trials: lessons learned (Preprint)

Zheng,

Shvetcov,

Slade

et al. 2024

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BACKGROUND With increasing adoption of remote clinical trials in digital mental health, identifying recruitment methodologies that are both cost-effective and time-efficient is crucial for the success of such trials. Past research suggests that overall, there is no consistent evidence on whether web-based recruitment methods are more effective than traditional methods such as newspapers, media, or flyers. In this paper, we present insights from our experience recruiting Tertiary Education students for a digital mental health trial, Vibe Up. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment via Facebook/Instagram compared to traditional methods for a treatment trial and compare retention rates of different recruitment methods. With recruitment coinciding with COVID lockdowns across Australia, we also compared the cost effectiveness of social media recruitment during and after COVID lockdowns. METHODS Recruitment was completed for two pilot trials and six mini-trials from June 2021 to May 2022. To recruit participants, paid social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram was used, alongside mailing lists of university networks and students organisations/services, media releases, announcements during classes and events, study posters/flyers on university campuses, and health professional networks. Recruitment data, including engagement metrics collected by Meta (Facebook/Instagram), advertising costs, and Qualtrics data on recruitment methods and rates of survey completion, were analysed using RStudio with R 3.6.3. RESULTS In total, 1,314 eligible participants were recruited to 2 pilot trials and 6 mini-trials. Participants were 22.79 years of age (SD = 4.71) and predominately female (n=1079; 82.1%). Of these participants, the vast majority were recruited via Facebook/Instagram advertising (n= 1203; 92%). Pairwise comparisons revealed that the lead institution’s website was more effective in recruiting eligible participants compared to Facebook (z=3.47, P=.003) and Instagram (z=4.23, P<.001). No differences were found between recruitment methods in retaining participants at baseline, at mid-point, and at study completion. Wilcoxon tests found statistically significant differences between COVID lockdown (Pilot 1 & Pilot 2) and post COVID lockdown (mini-trials 1-6) on costs incurred per link click (Lockdown: median cost per click = AUD$0.35 vs. post-lockdown: median cost per click = AUD$1.00; W = 9087, P<.001), and the amount spent per hour to reach the target sample size (Lockdown: median cost per hour = AUD$4.75 vs. post-lockdown: median cost per hour = AUD$13.29; W = 16044, P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Social media advertising via Facebook and Instagram was the most successful recruitment strategy for recruiting distressed tertiary students into this intervention trial. No recruitment method stood out in terms of participant retention. Perhaps a reflection of the added distress experienced by young people, social media recruitment during the COVID lockdown period was more cost-effective. CLINICALTRIAL ACTRN12621001092886 (Pilots) & ACTRN12621001223820 (Mini-trials)

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Comprehensive analysis of power tool injuries: implications for safety and injury prevention

Singh,

Thamba,

Rao

et al. 2024

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The Switch to Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interplay between Personality and Mental Health on University Students

Cited by 5 publications

References 80 publications

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Use of Antidepressants by Young Adults in the ASL TO4 Regione Piemonte (Italy)

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Use of Antidepressants by Young Adults in the ASL TO4 Regione Piemonte (Italy)

Recruiting young people for digital mental health trials: lessons learned (Preprint)

Comprehensive analysis of power tool injuries: implications for safety and injury prevention

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