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A repeated cross-sectional analysis assessing mental health conditions of adults as per student status during key periods of the COVID-19 epidemic in France.
Macalli, Melissa; Texier, Nathalie; Schück, Stéphane; Côté, Sylvana M; Tzourio, Christophe.
  • Macalli M; Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, University of Bordeaux, 146 Rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France. melissa.macalli@u-bordeaux.fr.
  • Texier N; Kappa Santé, 4 Rue de Cléry, 75002, Paris, France.
  • Schück S; Kappa Santé, 4 Rue de Cléry, 75002, Paris, France.
  • Côté SM; Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, University of Bordeaux, 146 Rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France.
  • Tzourio C; School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada.
Sci Rep ; 11(1): 21455, 2021 11 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1758279
ABSTRACT
Previous studies have shown the negative impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on students' mental health. It is, however, uncertain whether students are really at higher risk of mental health disturbances than non-students and if they are differentially impacted by lockdown periods over time. The objective of our study was to compare the frequency of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts in students and non-students enrolled in the same study in France and during the same key periods of the COVID-19 epidemic. Using a repeated cross-sectional design, we collected data from a sample of 3783 participants in the CONFINS study during three recruitment waves between March 2020 and January 2021. Multivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for potential confounding factors, showed that students were more likely to have high scores of depressive symptoms and anxiety more frequently than non-students. These differences were particularly strong during the first (depressive symptoms adjusted odds ratio aOR 1.59, 95% CI 1.22-2.08; anxiety aOR 1.63, 95% CI 1.22-2.18) and second lockdowns (depressive symptoms aOR 1.80, 95% CI 1.04-3.12; anxiety aOR 2.25, 95% CI 1.24-4.10). These findings suggest that the restrictive measures-lockdown and curfew-have an alarmingly stronger negative impact on students than on non-students and underline the frailty of students' mental health and the need to pay greater attention to this population in this epidemic-related context.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-021-00471-8

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-021-00471-8