Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being Among Slovak Students During e-Learning

NCT04924634 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: COVID_Slovak
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 3,051
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introducing restrictions on human contact has been effective in preventing the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19, however, it appears to have negatively impacted mental health. Psychological problems in different age groups occur with different intensity and duration of the pandemic. This study was aimed to assess the impact of introducing distance learning (e-Learning) on the stress levels and mental well-being among Slovak Students.

Conditions

Anxiety State; Depression

Keywords

depression; e-Learning; COVID-19; anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

  The PSS-10 is widely used for measuring psychological distress. It contains 10 questions on a five-point scale from 0 to 4. The higher the score, the greater the feeling of stress.

  20 minutes

• BDI

  The BDI-II is a tool used to determine the degree of intensity of depressive symp-toms. The 21-item questionnaire consists of two parts: emotional and somatic. Depending on the number of points obtained, the severity of depression can be assessed. A range of 0-10 points indicates no depression, 11-27 indicates moderate mood disorder, and 28 indicates major depressive disorder. The cutoff for dividing patients into depressive and non-depressive subgroups was a score of 10, following the guidelines given by Beck et al.

  20 minutes

• Authors survey

  The survey contains five sections on the impact of e-learning on various aspects of life. The survey responses were structured on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 to 5, where 1 refers to "strongly disagree" statement and 5 to "definitely agree". Questions were grouped into areas: Social life (3 questions), Education skills (4 questions), Eco-nomic field (2 questions), Nutrition habits and drugs (2 questions). The questionnaire showed satisfactory reliability with a Cronbach alpha of 0.82.

  10 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Students

Students from 4 universities, regardless of field of study and academic year

Diagnostic Test: Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being assessment

Interventions

Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being assessment DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

At the beginning of the summer semester of the 2020/2021 academic year, stress levels as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed in students at four universities.

Students

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 26 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Students participating in active learning

You may qualify if:

• Students attending the course cycle

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to self-complete the research questionnaires;
• Psychiatric or psychological treatment, likewise taking medications that affect the psyche during the research project;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Opole University of Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology

Opole, 45-758, Poland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2021
• First Posted: June 14, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2021
• Study Completion: April 23, 2021
• Last Updated: July 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)