Mental health interventions for college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A critical synthesis of the literature.
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed)
; 50(3): 199-213, 2021.
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in English, Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1347802
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of the study is to compare the emotional effects of COVID-19 among three different groups, namely health personnel, medical students, and a sample of the general population.METHODS:
375 participants were recruited for this study, of which 125 were medical students (preclinical studies, 59; clinical studies, 66), 125 were health personnel (COVID-19 frontline personnel, 59; personnel not related with COVID-19, 66), and 125 belonged to the general population. The PHQ-9, GAD-7, and CPDI scales were used to assess the emotional impact. A multinomial logistic regression was performed to measure differences between groups, considering potential confounding factors.RESULTS:
Regarding CPDI values, all other groups showed reduced values compared to COVID-19 frontline personnel. However, the general population, preclinical and clinical medical students showed increased PHQ-9 values compared to COVID-19 frontline personnel. Finally, confounding factors, gender and age correlated negatively with higher CPDI and PHQ-9 scores.CONCLUSIONS:
Being frontline personnel is associated with increased COVID-19-related stress. Depression is associated, however, with other groups not directly involved with the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Female gender and younger age correlated with COVID-19-related depression and stress.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Preventive Health Services
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Student Health Services
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Students
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Teaching
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COVID-19
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Mental Disorders
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Young adult
Language:
English
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Spanish
Journal:
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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