Differences in elderly stress levels before Covid-19 vaccination: History of exposure to Covid-19 reduces stress before vaccination

Background The Covid-19 pandemic requires the government to take various prevention and countermeasures, one of which is the Covid-19 Vaccination program, however, the program experiences a high dropout at various doses and causes immunization stress related response (ISRR), especially in the elderly. The research aims to determine differences in the stress levels of the elderly before the covid-19 vaccination. Methods Descriptive study with the elderly population who will take vaccinations at the Bojong Purbalingga Health Center. Sampling used random sampling, the inclusion criteria were 45–79 years old, with a total sample of 90 respondents. Research instruments developed by research, relating to vaccination containing cognitive responses (such as difficulty concentrating), physiological responses (such as shortness of breath, dry lips) feelings of fear, anxiety, trust in vaccination. Data were analyzed descriptively with percentages and proportions. Results The results showed that the most moderate stress levels were middle age (22.2%), women 33.3% had higher stress levels than men (10%), the highest vaccination coverage was 26.7% at a distance of 1–2 KM. The level of stress is in the moderate category 33.3% in the elderly who have never been exposed to Covid-19 and 10% in the elderly who have been exposed. Non-family health workers, 36.7% higher than families of health workers (6.7%). Conclusion Stress levels before vaccination are higher in the elderly who have never been exposed to Covid-19, compared to those who have been exposed to Covid-19. The need for family assistance to prepare for vaccination in the elderly. Resumen Antecedentes La pandemia de Covid-19 requiere que el gobierno tome varias medidas de prevención y contramedidas, una de las cuales es el programa de vacunación de Covid-19, sin embargo, el programa experimenta una alta deserción en varias dosis y provoca una respuesta relacionada con el estrés de la inmunización, especialmente en el anciano. Die Forschung zielt darauf ab, Unterschiede im Stresslevel älterer Menschen vor der Covid-19-Impfung festzustellen. Métodos Estudio descriptivo con la población adulta mayor que se vacunará en el Centro de Salud de Bojong Purbalingga. El muestreo utilizó un muestreo aleatorizado, los criterios de inclusión fueron de 45 a 79 años, con una muestra total de 90 encuestados. Instrumentos de investigación desarrollados por la investigación, relacionados con la vacunación que contienen respuestas cognitivas (como dificultad para concentrarse), respuestas fisiológicas (como dificultad para respirar, labios secos) sentimientos de miedo, ansiedad, confianza en la vacunación. Los datos fueron analizados descriptivamente con porcentajes y proporciones. Resultados Los resultados mostraron que los niveles de estrés más moderados fueron la mediana edad (22,2%), las mujeres 33,3% presentaron niveles de estrés más altos que los hombres (10%), la mayor cobertura de vacunación fue 26,7% a una distancia de 1–2 KM. El nivel de estrés está en la categoría moderado 33,3% en ancianos que nunca han estado expuestos al Covid-19 y 10% en ancianos que han estado expuestos. Trabajadores de la salud no familiares, 36,7% superior a los familiares de los trabajadores de la salud (6,7%). Conclusión Los niveles de estrés antes de la vacunación son mayores en los adultos mayores que nunca han estado expuestos a Covid-19, en comparación con aquellos que han estado expuestos a Covid-19. La necesidad de asistencia familiar para preparar la vacunación en los ancianos.

Assess the Level of Stress among the Staff Nurse Working in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital during Covid-19 Pandemic

Corona virus is a crucial respiratory disease, which impacted the health in both aspects, physically and mentally. High expectations, lack of time, skills, and social support may lead to occupational stress among nurses, which spontaneously causes anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, distress, and other psychological problems. Nurses may also accompany with somatic symptoms, such as palpitations, nausea, dyspnea, and dizziness. The study aims to assess the level of stress among the nurses at SMCH and association between the level of stress and selected demographic variables of staff nurse in quantitative non experimental approach by descriptive research design. A samples was 50 staff nurse selected using recruited by non-probability purposive sampling technique. A selfstructured questionnaire and Likert 5 point scale was used to assess the demographic data and level of stress among the staff nurses. The results shows that, about 38 (76%) of the staff nurse had severe stress, 5 (10%) of the staff nurse had moderate stress and remaining 7 (14%) of the were of mild stress. The chi-square test also shows statistically significant association between education and level of stress among staff nurses at p<0.05 level. This study concluded that, the corona virus has caused severe stress among the nurses at SMCH. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 24 (1) January, 2023;1-6.

Stress Influence on the Adverse Events Emergence after Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccination

An individual's response to a threatening alteration is called stress, whereas a stressor is defined as a personal reaction to an external event. Since the COVID-19 disease pandemic was first announced, vaccination has become one of the government's controls and prevention measures to overcome the pandemic. Prolonged stress can lead to the inefficacy of the vaccine, thus promoting more immediate and transient vaccine adverse events. This study aimed to seek the relationship between stress and adverse event incidence after COVID-19 vaccination. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 244 respondents (18 – 40 years old) in Depok City, Indonesia. Stress levels were assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale, while Side Effects of COVID-19 vaccination and Opinion Survey were collected immediately after the vaccination. The data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test regarding stress on the adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination with a significance level of p <0.05, p-value = 0.000. The relationship between sex and age with the incidence of the adverse event after COVID-19 vaccination obtained p-values of 0.951 and 0.490, respectively. This study showed that the incidence of the adverse event after COVID-19 vaccination was statistically related to stress but not sex and age. © 2022 by the authors.

Impacts of COVID-19 crisis and some related factors on the mental health of 37150 Vietnamese students: a cross-sectional online study.

BACKGROUND: University students are vulnerable to changes due to COVID-19 pandemic. Although warning has been made about the impact of this crisis on students' mental health, there are barely any sufficient study. This work investigated how the pandemic affected the mental health of students at the Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC) and efficiency of available mental health supportive methods. METHODS: An online survey was conducted among students at Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC) from October 18, 2021, to October 25, 2021. Microsoft Excel 16.51 (Microsoft, USA) and R language, Epi packages 2.44 and 4.1.1 (rdrr.io) were used for data analysis. RESULTS: Thirty-seven thousand one hundred fifty students participated in the survey, including 48.4% female and 51.6% male. Online learning pressure was mainly recorded (65.1%). Many students suffered from sleeping disorders (56.2%). Some reported being victims of abuse (5.9%). Female students expressed a significantly higher level of distress than males, particularly the feeling of ambiguity about the purpose of life (p-value < 0.0001, OR: 0.94, 95% CI: [0.95-0.98]). Third-year students suffered higher stress levels than others, especially in online learning (68.8%, p-value < 0.05). Mental health statuses among students of different lockdown status regions were not significantly different. Therefore, lockdown status did not affect the stress levels of students which suggested that poor mental health outcomes seemed to root in the suspension of everyday university life rather than the prohibition of going out. CONCLUSIONS: During COVID-19, students experienced lots of stress and mental problems. These findings underscore the importance of academic and innovative activities, bringing attention to the needs of interactive study and extra-curricular activities.

Differences in elderly stress levels before Covid-19 vaccination: History of exposure to Covid-19 reduces stress before vaccination.

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic requires the government to take various prevention and countermeasures, one of which is the Covid-19 Vaccination program, however, the program experiences a high dropout at various doses and causes immunization stress related response (ISRR), especially in the elderly. The research aims to determine differences in the stress levels of the elderly before the covid-19 vaccination. Methods: Descriptive study with the elderly population who will take vaccinations at the Bojong Purbalingga Health Center. Sampling used random sampling, the inclusion criteria were 45-79 years old, with a total sample of 90 respondents. Research instruments developed by research, relating to vaccination containing cognitive responses (such as difficulty concentrating), physiological responses (such as shortness of breath, dry lips) feelings of fear, anxiety, trust in vaccination. Data were analyzed descriptively with percentages and proportions. Results: The results showed that the most moderate stress levels were middle age (22.2%), women 33.3% had higher stress levels than men (10%), the highest vaccination coverage was 26.7% at a distance of 1-2 KM. The level of stress is in the moderate category 33.3% in the elderly who have never been exposed to Covid-19 and 10% in the elderly who have been exposed. Non-family health workers, 36.7% higher than families of health workers (6.7%). Conclusion: Stress levels before vaccination are higher in the elderly who have never been exposed to Covid-19, compared to those who have been exposed to Covid-19. The need for family assistance to prepare for vaccination in the elderly.

Antecedentes: La pandemia de Covid-19 requiere que el gobierno tome varias medidas de prevención y contramedidas, una de las cuales es el programa de vacunación de Covid-19, sin embargo, el programa experimenta una alta deserción en varias dosis y provoca una respuesta relacionada con el estrés de la inmunización, especialmente en el anciano. Die Forschung zielt darauf ab, Unterschiede im Stresslevel älterer Menschen vor der Covid-19-Impfung festzustellen. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo con la población adulta mayor que se vacunará en el Centro de Salud de Bojong Purbalingga. El muestreo utilizó un muestreo aleatorizado, los criterios de inclusión fueron de 45 a 79 años, con una muestra total de 90 encuestados. Instrumentos de investigación desarrollados por la investigación, relacionados con la vacunación que contienen respuestas cognitivas (como dificultad para concentrarse), respuestas fisiológicas (como dificultad para respirar, labios secos) sentimientos de miedo, ansiedad, confianza en la vacunación. Los datos fueron analizados descriptivamente con porcentajes y proporciones. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que los niveles de estrés más moderados fueron la mediana edad (22,2%), las mujeres 33,3% presentaron niveles de estrés más altos que los hombres (10%), la mayor cobertura de vacunación fue 26,7% a una distancia de 1­2 KM. El nivel de estrés está en la categoría moderado 33,3% en ancianos que nunca han estado expuestos al Covid-19 y 10% en ancianos que han estado expuestos. Trabajadores de la salud no familiares, 36,7% superior a los familiares de los trabajadores de la salud (6,7%). Conclusión: Los niveles de estrés antes de la vacunación son mayores en los adultos mayores que nunca han estado expuestos a Covid-19, en comparación con aquellos que han estado expuestos a Covid-19. La necesidad de asistencia familiar para preparar la vacunación en los ancianos.

Spatiotemporal non-stationarity in green space and stress relationships: Recent evidence from South Korea.

A growing body of literature has linked exposure to "green space" (vegetation-rich areas) and other forms of nature to mental health. Exposure-outcome associations at regional or national scales can overlook local associations that define how geographically distinct populations may experience nature differently. Large-scale results might downplay the importance of lived experiences and heterogeneity of human-nature relationships at local scales. The current study examines three types of vegetative cover and identifies how they are associated with perceived stress in South Korea during and before the COVID-19 pandemic. We find forest cover is consistently negatively associated with perceived stress at nationwide scales. In contrast, grass cover and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) show mixed associations with perceived stress at nationwide scales. Models accounting for spatial and temporal variability demonstrate that associations of forest cover, grass cover, and NDVI with perceived stress varies across the country and the study's four-year time horizon. Local governments may need divergent urban greening strategies for health promotion that respond to their specific sociodemographic and pre-existing environmental conditions.

Depression, Anxiety and Stress Level among University Students of Class Reentry Post Covid-19 Pandemic

Since the breakdown of the COVID-19, tertiary education in Malaysia is still using online classes. Returning to normal study routines might have some positive effects or opposite and causes anxiety for other students as with class reentry. Therefore, this study is evaluating the depression, anxiety, and stress in reentry classes of university students post covid-19 from all over Malaysia. Observational study was conducted using online questionnaire that was developed by adapting the Patient Health questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), and Perceived stress scale (PSS). The results show higher levels of anxiety and perceived stress among Malaysian university students towards class reentry which causes moderate depression. The findings revealed a significant correlation between depression, anxiety, and perceived stress. Thus, policies should be implemented by educational institutions and instructors to help understand the students' mental strain and deal with future pandemic to overcome students' anxiety and emotional distress.

Effect of the novel type coronavirus on the mental health of patients

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged in China in 2019 and significantly affected the entire world. The pandemic and the restrictions led to an increase in the frequency of mental health disorders (i.e., depression and anxiety) and insomnia. The aim of the study was to evaluate mental health disorders in patients who were hospitalized because of COVID-19. The patients were evaluated 6 months after hospital discharge. METHODS: A total of 114 patients who were hospitalized at Ufuk University Hospital with the diagnosis of COVID-19 were consented to participate in the posttreatment questionnaire about demographics and a Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was also given to the patients to answer. RESULTS: In our study, anxiety symptoms were detected in 34 (29.8%) individuals, stress symptoms in 9 (7.9%) individuals, and depressive symptoms in 17 (14.9%). When gender, education level, age, and marital status were evaluated, there was no significant relationship observed between depression, anxiety and stress, and sleep disorders. Only those with a history of psychiatric illness had significantly higher levels of anxiety, stress, and depression (p=0.040, p=0.047, and p=0.009, respectively). Sleep quality was poor in 88 (77.2%) patients and good (normal) in 26 (22.8%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that the sleep quality of the patients deteriorated and the symptoms of stress and anxiety increased during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Patients with a previous history of psychiatric illness were more affected.

Student Stress Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms And Comprehensive Analysis

Student performance is most often hampered by mental health difficulties. Students' motivation, attention, and social ties can all be impacted by mental illness, all of which are key factors in their academic achievement. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, many institutions and colleges throughout the world have resorted to online learning. Despite widespread use of emergency remote learning (ERL) in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about the elements that influence student satisfaction and stress levels in this innovative learning environment in a crisis. Our research intends to provide a timely assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on college students' mental stress level employing machine learning algorithms to predict the stress faced by students based on their academic routines. Data collected through student surveys relating to a lot of factors such as time spent on studying, social media, health and fitness etc. provide a strong basis to determine students stress levels and via supervised machine learning algorithms predictions are done on the academic stress by analyzing the prime factors affecting the issue at hand. Various ML models such as Naive Bayes, Random Forest, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) etc. have been employed and a comprehensive comparison is performed with the proposal of the most optimum algorithm for the prediction of stress level. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.

Analyzing the Type and Experience of Leisure Participation According to Stress Level in Korean Men during COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Korean men are under immense stress as it has become increasingly difficult to support their families due to economic difficulties following the loss of employment, along with the absence of social activities due to lockdowns and restrictions caused by the pandemic. The experience of sociocultural leisure activities, particularly, can have a socially and psychologically positive effect as a means to overcome a difficult situation such as the pandemic scenario. Thus, this study aims to examine the extent the level of stress interferes with leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify how participating in leisure activities can reduce stress. Material and Methods: In this study, results were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and mean) and inferential statistics (ANOVA and Chi-square test) using SPSS (Version 25.0, IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) on 942 Korean men. Results: When differences in leisure experiences were analyzed according to psychosocial stress, it was found that there was a significant difference in all factors: fun, information, new experience, and art. Furthermore, when the differences in the type of leisure activities and leisure experience were analyzed according to psychosocial stress, variations were found in leisure experience depending on leisure activity type in all groups including the healthy group, potential stress group, and the high-risk group. Conclusions: It seems necessary to increase accessibility for participating in leisure activities for men. Increasing accessibility to leisure activities may provide leisure that can be enjoyed throughout life beyond a one-time experience and reduce all aspects of stress and increase psychological and emotional stability during pandemic. Furthermore, the government needs to actively improve youth welfare in such a way that it becomes more future-oriented rather than present-oriented by reducing the level of psychological stress by considering the circumstances specific to Korean men.

Stressors from and well-being after COVID-19 among Danish primary and lower secondary school students

Due to COVID-19, 2020 was a strange and different school year for many students around the world. Based on a survey of primary school students (N = 2665) conducted in December 2020, this article examines students’ well-being and stress levels one year after the first COVID-19 outbreak. It also examines how students emotionally relate to the pandemic after a year with a large number of persistent stressors caused by school closures and re-openings. The article indicates that at a general level, COVID-19 seems to be a moderate stressor for students, but a number of specific stressors are identified. The article shows that well-being and stress levels vary among different groups of students, and it finds that there is a group of almost a third of the students that we should pay special attention to. Finally, the article identifies eight themes in how the students relate, negatively and positively, to the pandemic. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

LITERATURE REVIEW: POLA MAKAN, AKTIVITAS FISIK, DAN TINGKAT STRES PENDERITA DIABETES MELITUS DIMASA PANDEMI COVID-19

Background: The prevalence of people with diabetes mellitus increases with the high number of Covid-19. Poor diet, low physical activity, and severe stress levels can increase blood glucose levels in people with diabetes mellitus. During the Covid-19 pandemic, changes in diet, physical activity, and stress levels were foundObjective: To examine diet, physical activity, and stress levels of people with diabetes mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This study uses a literature review study method. The data source used comes from the Google Scholar and Science Direct database from the 2018-2022 time range with the keywords diet, physical activity, and stress levels of people with diabetes mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of all articles that have gone through the screening process open 21 articles. Results:. 6 of the 21 articles stated that there were changes in diet, physical activity, and stress levels of people with diabetes mellitus before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. 5 of 21 articles stated that there was a relationship between diet and blood glucose levels in people with diabetes mellitus. 4 of 21 articles stated that there was a relationship between physical activity and blood glucose levels, while 1 of 21 stated that there was no relationship between activity and blood glucose levels in people with diabetes mellitus. 5 of 21 articles stated that there was a relationship between stress levels and blood glucose levels in people with diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: There are changes in diet, physical activity, and stress levels of people with diabetes mellitus before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a relationship between diet, physical activity, and stress levels with blood glucose levels in people with diabetes mellitus. People with diabetes mellitus are advised to adjust their diet, do regular physical activity, and perform stress management. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR] Latar Belakang: Prevalensi penderita diabetes melitus meningkat seiring tingginya angka Covid-19. Pola makan buruk, aktivitas fisik rendah dan tingkat stres berat dapat meningkatkan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes melitus. Pada masa pandemi Covid-19 ditemukan perubahan pola makan, aktivitas fisik, dan tingkat stress. Tujuan: Mengkaji pola makan, aktivitas fisik, dan tingkat stres penderita diabetes melitus di masa pandemi Covid-19. Metode : Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi literature review. Sumber data yang digunakan berasal dari database Google Scholar dan Science Direct dari rentang waktu 2018-2022 dengan kata kunci pola makan, aktivitas fisik, dan tingkat stres penderita diabetes melitus di masa pandemi Covid-19. Hasil keseluruhan artikel yang telah melalui proses screening berjumlah 21 artikel. Hasil:. 6 dari 21 artikel menyatakan ada perubahan pola makan, aktivitas fisik, dan tingkat stres penderita diabetes melitus sebelum dan selama pandemi Covid-19. 5 dari 21 artikel menyatakan ada hubungan pola makan dengan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes melitus. 4 dari 21 artikel menyatakan ada hubungan aktivitas fisik dengan kadar glukosa darah sedangkan 1 dari 21 menyatakan tidak ada hubungan aktivitas dengan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes melitus. 5 dari 21 artikel menyatakan ada hubungan tingkat stres dengan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes melitus. Kesimpulan: Ada perubahan pola makan, aktivitas fisik dan tingkat stres penderita diabetes melitus sebelum dan selama pandemi Covid-19. Ada hubungan pola makan, aktivitas fisik, dan tingkat stres dengan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes melitus. Penderita diabetes melitus disarankan untuk mengatur pola makan, melakukan aktivitas fisik secara teratur, dan melakukan manajemen stres. (Indonesian) [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Jurnal Sosial dan Sains (SOSAINS) is the property of Green Publisher and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Stress coping and its relation to psychological and social adjustment in female students at Majmaah University during COVID-19

This research aims to investigate the ability to cope with stress and the psychological and social adjustment level and to estimate the relationship between them and the semester rate. The research sample consisted of 106 female students who were chosen randomly. The research used a scale of coping with psychological stress that contained 20 phrases and the psychological and social adjustment scale that contained 21 phrases. The most important results were: The level of ability to cope with the stress due to the COVID-19 increased among kindergarten students at the Faculty of Education, Majmaah University. The results agreed with some studies in that the level of psychological and social adjustment increased after COVID-19. Also, there is a positive relationship between the ability to face stress and socio-psychological adjustment. There is no relationship between the ability to face stress due to COVID-19 and semester average, as it is not statistically significant. © 2022 The Authors.

Measuring the Work Stress Level Among Nurses During Second Wave of Covid-19 in India

The purposed of the study to measure the work stress level of Nurses and their mental health outcomes due to second wave of Covid 19. An electronic survey was emailed to nurses who are working with the covid patient in in different parts of India from 2020 to 2021. A total of 40 responses were included in this study. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) method was used to measure the perception of stress level and it is found that Nurses are suffering from (almost 83%) moderate stress level and 10% of them have high stress. Majority of the respondents were concerned with the stress related issues in their workplace due to this pandemic. Hence, the Nurses should discuss about the stress level they are experiencing, workplace adaptation during this covid, proper training and mental support. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Mobile Application for the Treatment of Depression in Ambulatory Care: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

BACKGROUND: Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) often experience relapses despite regular treatment with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Further, long waiting lists and more demand than treatment capacity characterize ambulatory settings. Mindfulness-based interventions proved to be effective in relapse prevention in MDD. Next, mindfulness-based interventions in the form of free mobile applications can be an effective augmentation of the treatment as usual and can fill a gap in ambulatory care. OBJECTIVE: Given this background, the aim of this randomized controlled study is to assess the effectiveness of additional MBI via a mobile app on the symptom severity and stress levels, compared to treatment as usual. METHODS: A total of 140 individuals with MDD will be randomly allocated to the intervention or control condition. The intervention consists of the daily use of the mindfulness mobile application Headspace for thirty days (up to 10 minutes a day). The control condition will be treatment as usual. At baseline and four weeks later, the following key outcome dimensions will be assessed: self-rated (Beck Depression Inventory) and experts' rated symptoms of MDD (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale); secondary outcome variables will be blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate and changes in tobacco and alcohol consumption and medication as a proxy of perceived stress. RESULTS: This study was funded in February 2021 and approved by the institutional review board on April 15, 2021, and it started in May 2021. As of December 2021, we enrolled 30 participants. The findings are expected to be published in spring 2023. CONCLUSIONS: We hypothesize that compared to the control conditions, individuals with MDD of the mobile app-condition will have both lower self- and experts' rated symptoms of MDD and more favorable stress-related levels. While the risk for medical events is low, the immediate benefit for participants could be a decrease in symptom severity and reduction of the stress level. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Trials.gov NCT05060393; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05060393. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/33423.

Lockdown Impact on Stress, Coping Strategies, and Substance Use in Teenagers.

BACKGROUND: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the French government took many measures, the most notable of which was a national lockdown on 17 March 2020. Its effects have been widely studied, but to our knowledge, no study has sought to determine how adolescents have adapted to cope with this situation. The present study set out to explore teenagers' stress levels, coping strategies, and substance use during this period. METHODS: This paper is a cross-sectional study that rides on an existing prevention program interviewed 348 French middle school students (209 girls and 139 boys) in grade 8 (M age = 13.45; SDage = 0.54) using an online questionnaire between March 17 and May 11, 2020 (COVID-19 lockdown). The study examined the teenagers' perceived stress, coping strategies they had used, including recent use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis, during COVID-19 lockdown. RESULTS: Teenagers reported lower perceived stress during lockdown than usually, with a significant decrease for girls. Those who perceived the least social support reported the highest levels of stress. The strategies of planning, behavioral disengagement, self-distraction, positive reframing, acceptance, and religion were used more than usual, while active coping and self-blame were used less. Acceptance was the most often used strategy and a source of decreased stress during lockdown. A significant decrease in recent tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use was also observed. CONCLUSION: Changes in the use of coping strategies, withdrawal from the stressful school environment, and greater exposure to parents than to peers caused adolescents to be less stressed and to decrease their substance use during the lockdown.

Characterization of the level of stress of engineering students using data mining tools

This research addresses the analysis of the level of stress faced by university students of industrial engineering located in metropolitan Lima through data mining tools. In normal situations, the daily load of the student from the eighth to the tenth cycle of a university was divided between university studies and the work of professional practices required in the curriculum, which meant an average load of 25 hours of classes, 30 hours of work in a company and 33 hours of study in the execution of academic tasks per week. This load has been affected since March 15, 2020, when the Ministry of Education established distance education - virtual and the Ministry of Health established confinement due to COVID 19, which impacted on a higher level of stress. The first phase of the research began with data collection, for this phase the SISCO Academic Stress Inventory proposed by Rosanna [1] was used;in the second phase the data preprocessing was carried out;In the third phase, it was identified which are the significant variables that influence a high level of stress measurement of the students, the main methods being the use of logistic regression and the classification tree;In the third phase, the level of precision of the proposed methods were validated, in the logistic regression method a model with a p_value of 95.7%, and a value of the Akaike criterion;In the classification tree method, a precision level of 78% was obtained;Finally, it was determined which are the significant variables that affect the level of stress of the students, such as the ergonomic conditions for studying and carrying out activities at home, which are on average 20 hours a week. The research concludes with the measurement and characterization of the level of stress, recommendations to teachers to be able to motivate students, and look for complementary tools to strengthen learning. © 2021 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.

Caracterización del nivel de estrés de alumnos de ingeniería mediante herramientas de Data Mining

This research addresses the analysis of the level of stress faced by university students of industrial engineering located in metropolitan Lima through data mining tools. In normal situations, the daily load of the student from the eighth to the tenth cycle of a university was divided between university studies and the work of professional practices required in the curriculum, which meant an average load of 25 hours of classes, 30 hours of work in a company and 33 hours of study in the execution of academic tasks per week. This load has been affected since March 15, 2020, when the Ministry of Education established distance education - virtual and the Ministry of Health established confinement due to COVID 19, which impacted on a higher level of stress. The first phase of the research began with data collection, for this phase the SISCO Academic Stress Inventory proposed by Rosanna [1] was used;in the second phase the data preprocessing was carried out;In the third phase, it was identified which are the significant variables that influence a high level of stress measurement of the students, the main methods being the use of logistic regression and the classification tree;In the third phase, the level of precision of the proposed methods were validated, in the logistic regression method a model with a p_value of 95.7%, and a value of the Akaike criterion;In the classification tree method, a precision level of 78% was obtained;Finally, it was determined which are the significant variables that affect the level of stress of the students, such as the ergonomic conditions for studying and carrying out activities at home, which are on average 20 hours a week. The research concludes with the measurement and characterization of the level of stress, recommendations to teachers to be able to motivate students, and look for complementary tools to strengthen learning. © 2021 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.

Perceived Stress and Quality of Life Among Final-Year Pharmacy Students in the United Arab Emirates During COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown.

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused huge disruptions worldwide affecting most people including university students. The impact of the pandemic lockdown on pharmacy students' stress levels and quality of life (QoL) is not well studied. This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on perceived stress levels and QoL among final-year undergraduate pharmacy students at Ajman University, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS: A cross-sectional electronic survey was conducted among final-year Bachelor of Pharmacy students at Ajman University during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The perceived stress scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) were administered through Google Forms. The filled responses were exported to IBM SPSS statistics, Version 26, scored as per the standard scoring procedures, and analyzed to answer the study objectives. Since the data were not distributed normally (p=0.000, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test), non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test) were performed to compare the median (IQR) scores with demographic parameters at an alpha value of 0.05. RESULTS: Of the eligible 94 students, 81 (male=16, 19.8%, female = 65, 80.2%) responded. The perceived stress level due to COVID-19 among the participants of a score of 24 suggests that the students suffered a "moderate" level of stress with no statistical significance between genders regardless of the place of residence in the seven Emirates (p=0.371) of the UAE. During the previous month of conducting the survey, 40.7% (n=33) of the respondents "very often" felt nervous and 22% (n=18) "fairly often" felt nervous with a median (IQR) score 3 (2-4); 3 denotes 'sometimes'. Of the respondents, 6.2% (n=14) "very often" and 21% (n=17) "fairly often" felt that things were going their own way. Regarding the QoL statements, a median (IQR) score of 3 (3-4) was obtained for the question on "How much do you enjoy life?", and the median scores were "4 (very much)" for more than half of the statements overall denoting a better QoL. The study reported females to have more physical pain, which may prevent them from carrying out their daily activities, than males (p=0.001) reflecting a better QoL among males over females during the lockdown. It also reflects a higher need for medications among females compared to males (p=0.014). All participants showed negative feelings, which is more apparent among male participants (4, 3-4.5) when compared to female participants (3, 2-3) (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on perceived stress and self-reported QoL is minimum. Age, gender and other demographic factors had little or no effect on stress levels, but gender influenced "experience of physical pain" and "requirement for medications", with more likelihood in females. Student friendly educational approaches and proper implementation of educational reforms can help minimizing student stress and improving QoL during vulnerable times like lockdowns.

Extreme Situation Experienced by Dental Students of the Medical University of Silesia Due to the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic during the First Lockdown.

The pandemic declared in many countries in 2020 due to COVID-19 led to the freezing of economies and the introduction of distance learning in both schools and universities. This unusual situation has affected the mental state of citizens, which has the potential to lead to the development of post-traumatic stress and depression. This study aimed to assess the level of stress in dental students in the context of the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic. A survey on the PSS-10 scale was prepared to measure the level of perceived stress. The study included 164 dental students at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. The results showed the impact of COVID-19 on the stress of students, with 67.7% reporting high levels of stress. The study also revealed that stress was higher among older female students. This paper recommends that the university provide more intensive psychological care as psychological first aid strategies in epidemics or natural disasters and to consider telemedicine in order to deliver services due to the limitations of the pandemic.