The impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Mental Health among University Staff and Students: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1224 - 1231

Published: March 27, 2025

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption in education worldwide. There are interruptions their daily routines and fears of becoming ill, an increase deaths, anxiety, future stress. This study aims to identify the impact on University employees students factors/potential stresses linked DAS risk during COVID pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 626 participants at a Malaysian private institution via Google forms using DASS-21 e-questionnaires English Bahasa Malay. Pearson correlation, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test were performed. Anxiety (36.3%) most common symptom respondents, followed by depression (33.9%) stress symptoms (22.5%). more affected than staff these symptoms. significantly positive, strong correlations between depression, Employment uncertainty, fear losing jobs, worsening physical health disease, being foreign all factors for employees. Stress before lockdown, feeling infection disrupted lives, financial difficulties, verbal abuse, sleeping less 6 hours, away from family members, parents' job uncertainties, deterioration students. Students experienced symptoms, intervention is recommended prevent developing burnout problems. identified have been referred counseling, particularly those involving separation.

Language: Английский

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Burnout, resilience and the quality of life among Malaysian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Nov. 30, 2022

Background Healthcare workers have to deal with highly demanding work situations, making healthcare as one of the most challenging professions. Up now, far too little attention has been paid burnout, resilience and quality life among Malaysian workers. Therefore, this paper explores correlation between during COVID-19 pandemic. Method A total 394 reported their responses on Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire, World Health Organization Quality Life (WHOQOL)-BREF, Brief Resilience Scale. Respondents were contacted through convenience sampling method targeted population constituted aged 18 years above. Results For occupational exhaustion, about 50.5% participants moderate degree, 40.6% high 8.9% low degree burnout. from age 25 35 lower physical health compared <25 (coefficient = −0.77, p 0.021). Similarly, who working more than 10 h every day likely report poor psychological −2.49, 0.06). Positive was observed. Further, a negative found exhaustion life. Conclusion It is important target well wellbeing Also, it understand contribution long hours in declining Thus, allocating fixed for would bring much-required change.

Language: Английский

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Depression and Anxiety among University Students: A Comparison between COVID-19 Pandemic Panic Period and Post-panic Period in Bangladesh

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(E), P. 52 - 59

Published: Jan. 2, 2022

BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, the rapid spread of COVID-19 virus created a panic situation among citizen. Specially, psycho-emotional disorder university students is increasing which has not been adequately investigated. AIM: Relating this, study aimed to assess changes through investigating their level depression and anxiety during post-panic period pandemic in Bangladesh. METHOD: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted Bangladesh from April July 2020 (panic period, n = 170) then August November (post-panic 170). The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 questionnaires were used levels students, respectively. Various univariate multivariable statistical techniques analyze data. RESULTS: proportion symptoms 49.4% 52.4% experienced by 38.2% percentage nearly identical interval. found slight increase. Urban reported significantly (p < 0.05) higher than counterparts. Female also exhibited more 0.002) male. Depression varied family types student’s place residence. CONCLUSIONS: This compared two periods pandemic. Although difference small, it remains an issue for due disruption academic lives.

Language: Английский

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Anxiety, depression, and their comorbidity among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 lockdown in the post-epidemic era: an online cross-sectional survey

BMC Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Dec. 8, 2023

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect the mental health of college students in post-epidemic era. We assessed status and related factors who are vulnerable anxiety depression during COVID-19 lockdown. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted two weeks after beginning lockdown, from November 6, 2022, December 2, with 1176 valid samples using convenience sampling. Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were used measure levels students. Factors anxiety, depression, their comorbidity analyzed binary logistic regression. Results prevalence 27.04%, 34.10%, 25.60%, respectively. There a higher risk among those currently living rural areas. Compared individuals low monthly expenses, expenses less prone comorbidity. Conclusions High detected These most common senior students, had abnormal body mass index (BMI), area residents, did arts humanities, one-child family, poor academic performance. Intervention practitioners policymakers should formulate individualized prevention intervention measures lockdown possible future pandemics for

Language: Английский

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A comparative study of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers in Johor, Malaysia during the Covid-19 era

Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 103(12), P. e37415 - e37415

Published: March 22, 2024

The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has a significant impact on the mental health global population. Updates are needed regarding status among local population since limited studies were done so far. This research compared prevalence anxiety and depression symptoms HCWs non-HCWs. We also evaluated factors associated with these 2 groups. was cross-sectional study conducted between September to December 2022. Online questionnaire distributed from tertiary government hospitals. Non-HCWs various occupational fields recruited randomly. Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) used screen for respectively. Data analyzed using IBM SPSS version 28.0. 200 questionnaires non-HCWs response rate 74.5% 82.5% (P = .07). A total 236 individuals (105 131 non-HCWs) included in study. Majority female, married, highly educated worked more than 8 hours per day. There no difference (37.2% vs 44.3%, P .34) (37.3% 35.1%, .75) Among HCWs, poor workplace support .009) low income .04) symptoms. Younger age .02), single .01) .006) More higher educational level having Single .03), working away home family .03) quarantine as Covid-19 close contact is experiencing possible or depressive this However, attention should be paid address identified each group promote good health.

Language: Английский

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Validation of the Malay version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) among Malaysian undergraduates

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99, P. 104134 - 104134

Published: July 4, 2024

Language: Английский

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Factors affecting anxiety and depression during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of three different populations

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 58(1)

Published: June 11, 2022

This paper was the first study comparing levels of anxiety and depression assessing affecting factors among general population, frontline healthcare workers, COVID-19 inpatients in Turkey during wave pandemic. We collected data from population (n = 162), workers 131), 86) using Individual Characteristics Form, Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale, Beck Depression Inventory this cross-sectional study.An increased prevalence were found predominantly (p < 0.001). more likely to demonstrate 0.001) than population. In regression analysis, while fear infecting relatives a significant predictor gender experiencing important life events associated with anxiety. Fear lack personal protective equipment providing care predictors Furthermore, being re-hospitalised due re-infection inpatients.Policymakers mental health providers are advised continuously monitor psychological outcomes provide necessary support

Language: Английский

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The adaption of the Chinese version of the COVID Stress Scales as a screening instrument of stress: Psychometric properties during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Aug. 17, 2022

The COVID Stress Scales (CSS) was used to access related distress concerning Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Based on China's epidemic prevention and control policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, adaption of Chinese version CSS developed. Our study evaluated reliability validity adapted pandemic. An online survey employed construct a national sample 2,116 participants in mainland. We examined factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant concurrent validity. results demonstrated that six-factor solution for adaptation proved good fit with data after comparing structure five-factor model. model had supported convergent, discriminant, adaption. Overall, our findings as psychometrically sound measure stress pandemic China.

Language: Английский

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The Prevalence and Association of Cyberbullying and Depression in the Malaysian Adolescent Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(3), P. 346 - 358

Published: Jan. 3, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about the implementation of distance and online learning in educational settings, causing cyberbullying to become a rising issue as Internet use necessity among adolescents for their schooling during pandemic. This increased due current mode led emergence more frequent experiences depression, there is great lack social interaction school adolescents. Therefore, this study seeks examine prevalence depression association between two Malaysian period. A cross-sectional using convenience was carried out via Survey Monkey, reaching total 1591 respondents Malaysia. data collected then analyzed binary logistic regression test with single independent variable. Based on survey results, 281 (17.6%) self-reported having severe while 726 (45.6%) no depression. Incidences were reported have occurred 619 (38.9%) respondents, daily incidences being happening most (16.5%), followed by couple times month (14.1%), once (13.1%). It also found that pre-pandemic (OR = 1.41, 95%, C.I. 1.003, 1.978) post-pandemic periods 5.21, 3.120, 8.690) are associated Additionally, females 2.94, 2.388, 3.613) those within age group 16 18 years 1.23, 1.008, 1.503) achieve high score. concludes we urge immediate interventions be monitor activity, cyberbullying, issues

Language: Английский

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Clinical manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 in maintenance hemodialysis patients of a high infectious epidemic country: a prospective cross-sectional study

Annals of Medicine and Surgery, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 85(9), P. 4293 - 4299

Published: July 28, 2023

Introduction: The outbreak of COVID-19 poses great challenges for patients on maintenance haemodialysis. Here, we reported the clinical characteristics and laboratory features haemodialysis (MHD) with in Bangladesh. Methods: Altogether, 67 MHD were enroled study from two dedicated tertiary-level hospitals after prospective cross-sectional execution selection criteria. Data collected medical records interviews. Different statistical analysis was carried out data analysis. Results: mean age 55.0±9.9 years, 40 males (59.7%). dialysis duration 23.4±11.5 months. most common symptoms fever (82.1%), cough (53.7%), shortness breath (55.2%), while comorbid condition hypertension (98.5%), followed by diabetes (56.7%). Among patients, 52.2% to 79.1% suffered severe critical COVID-19, 48 (71.6%) had 26-75% lung involvement high resolution computed tomography chest, 23 (34.3%) did not survive, 20 (29.9%) admitted ICU, nine (13.4%) needed mechanical ventilation. Patients who survive significantly older (mean age: 63.0 vs. 50.86 P =0.0001), higher cardiovascular risk factors (69.6% 43.2%, =0.04), (82.6% 40.9%, longer hospital stays days: 17.9 13.0, =0,0001) compared survivor group. white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, pro-calcitonin, thrombocytopenia ( <0.0001) higher, albumin level lower =0.0001) non-survivor survived. Conclusion: Maintenance a non-survival if they comorbidities such as diabetes. Therefore, need close monitoring improve their outcomes.

Language: Английский

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