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Aims. The aim is to study the features of life and the incidence rate of anxiety and depressive disorders among medical faculty students studying remotely during the epidemic of a new coronavirus infection (Covid 19) at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov. Materials and methods. We examined 335 students (34% males, 66% females) at the Faculty of Medicine in November- December 2020. The average age of the students examined was 20.3+/-2.3 years. The study included an anonymous mail survey to examine educational conditions, lifestyle, levels of anxiety and depression. Results. 43.8% of the students had insufficient sleep duration, 58.5% had low physical activity, in 24.8% of them we recorded high levels of situational anxiety and in 82.1% of them personal anxiety, in 7.1% of the students we recorded clinically expressed anxiety and 1.8% had clinically expressed depression. During the transition to remote learning, students increased the time use to prepare for classes (51.2%) and the duration of sleep (61.5%), while their physical activity decreased (76.5%). Statistically significant linear correlations were identified between the level of anxiety and depression and the duration of sleep, low physical activity, preparation time for classes, academic performance, and academic debt. Conclusions. The results obtained by us can be used to optimize the educational process, as well as to preserve the mental health of students during the transition to distance learning.Copyright © 2020 Novyi Russkii Universitet. All rights reserved.
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Aims. The aim is to study the features of life and the incidence rate of anxiety and depressive disorders among medical faculty students studying remotely during the epidemic of a new coronavirus infection (Covid 19) at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov. Materials and methods. We examined 335 students (34% males, 66% females) at the Faculty of Medicine in November-December 2020. The average age of the students examined was 20.3 +/- 2.3 years. The study included an anonymous mail survey to examine educational conditions, lifestyle, levels of anxiety and depression. Results. 43.8% of the students had insufficient sleep duration, 58.5% had low physical activity, in 24.8% of them we recorded high levels of situational anxiety and in 82.1% of them personal anxiety, in 7.1% of the students we recorded clinically expressed anxiety and 1.8% had clinically expressed depression. During the transition to remote learning, students increased the time use to prepare for classes (51.2%) and the duration of sleep (61.5%), while their physical activity decreased (76.5%). Statistically significant linear correlations were identified between the level of anxiety and depression and the duration of sleep, low physical activity, preparation time for classes, academic performance, and academic debt. Conclusions. The results obtained by us can be used to optimize the educational process, as well as to preserve the mental health of students during the transition to distance learning.
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The purpose of this study was to establish changes in the learning conditions and lifestyle of students of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H. M. Berbekov" (KBSU), when switching to distance learning during the epidemic of a new coronavirus infection (COVID -19). We conducted an anonymous survey of 256 students using the online Google Forms in the period from January 27 to February 8, 2021. The study revealed changes in some components of the learning conditions and lifestyle of students with their transfer to the distance learning: an increase in preparation time for classes among 42.9 % of respondents, an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked in all smokers, a decrease in physical activity among 62.9 % of respondents. At the same time, the consumption of vegetables (36.7%) and fruits (43.8%) increased, the frequency of eating in cafes and restaurants decreased in the absence of changes in the frequency of buying or ordering ready-made food among all students, sleep duration increased among 60, 9 % of students. The nutrition changes of students were influenced by the restrictions taken in the region to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. The results of our study indicate a need to monitor the preparation time for classes, level of physical activity, smoking and development of recommendations for students on the organization of educational and physical activities during distance learning period.