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NCT Number: NCT04769284

Psychological State of Students of Health Sciences During COVID-19

University students report high levels of stress, anxiety and depression every year, which, according to some research, responsible for university administration and popular media, constitutes a global crisis of mental health of students at these levels.

Exposure to academic stress directly compromises students' motivation and attitudes towards learning.

High levels of perceived distress in the face of inadequate resources to deal with the situation leaves people at risk of developing major psychiatric problems, especially when this distress is prolonged or severe.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Psychological Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Covid19 Depression Infections Lung Diseases Mental Disorders Motor Activity Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Faculty of Health Sciences. Zaragoza's University

Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

About this study

Main goal:Study the impact of socio-demographic, personal and health factors that determine the performance / perception of pandemic stress) in students of Bachelor's degrees in Health Sciences.

Secondary objectives:

  • Analyze the relationship between socio-demographic and personal characteristics and the perception of stress related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Identify the relationship between the perception of stress related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of gender / physical activity and the academic performance of undergraduate students in Health Sciences.

Methodology All variables will be obtained only once by means of a survey through google form. The questionnaire will be disseminated to all students of the degrees, by institutional email, through direct contact with the delegates of each course. After the first two weeks, a reminder will be made following the same routes. There will be no follow-up.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Students of the degree of nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy belonging to the Faculty of Health Sciences

Exclusion criteria

  • Not belonging to any degree in Health Sciences of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Treatment and study plan

Mental health student

Other

An ad-hoc questionnaire was designed that included sociodemographic variables related to the characteristics of the students. The variables sex, age, degree, employment situation, coexistence situation, economic situation, origin environment, country of origin, time of residence in the Spanish State were collected.

Personal variables:

  • Gender stereotypes: Short version of the Bem Sex Rol Inventory (BRSI).
  • International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
  • Abbreviated Goldberg Anxiety Scale EADG
  • Modified version of EPP-10 related to COVID-19 (EPP-10-C)

Primary outcomes

  1. Modified version of EPP-10 related to COVID-19 (EPP-10-C)

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    EEP-10-C; modified version of the 10-item perceived stress scale (EEP-10), it is also composed of 10 items; each offers 5 response options: never, almost never, occasionally, almost always, and always. Items 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 are scored directly from 0 to 4 and items 4, 5, 7 and 8, conversely, from 4 to 0

  2. Abbreviated Goldberg Anxiety Scale EADG

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    It examines four fundamental psychiatric areas: depression, anxiety, social inadequacy, and hypochondria. It contains 9 questions and the cut-off points are equal to or greater than 4 for the anxiety scale, and equal to or greater than 2 for the depression scale.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Gender stereotypes: Short version of the Bem Sex Rol Inventory (BRSI).

    Time frame: 4 minutes

    The 12-item questionnaire collected 6 instrumental or masculine items (strong personality, acts as a leader, has the character of a leader, dominant personality, defender of their beliefs and makes decisions easily), and 6 expressive or feminine items (tender, gentle, warm, affectionate, understanding and sensitive to the needs of others). People answered each of the questions about their self-perception, using a 7-point Likert-type scale

  2. Short International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

    Time frame: 4 minutes

    The IPAQ consists of 7 questions about the frequency, duration and intensity of activity (moderate and intense) carried out in the last seven days, as well as walking and sitting time in a work day.

    Reference Mets values are: walking 3.3 Mets, moderate physical activity: 4 Mets, vigorous physical activity: 8 Mets.

Other outcomes

  1. Sociodemographic variables

    Time frame: 4 minutes

    An ad-hoc questionnaire was designed that included sociodemographic variables related to the characteristics of the students. The variables sex, age, qualification, employment situation, coexistence situation, economic situation, origin environment, country of origin were collected.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yolanda Marcen Roman

Other

Collaborators

  • Universidad de Zaragoza

Registry information

Official study title

Psychological State of University Students of Health Sciences During COVID-19

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Feb 24, 2021
Registry last updated
Feb 24, 2021

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