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

NCT04926441 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: COVID_International
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 4,870
• Locations: 3 countries
• Sites: 8

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 Polish, Slovak and Lithuanian Students.

Conditions

Anxiety; Depression

Keywords

depression; anxiety; COVID-19; e-Learning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Perception of Stress Questionnaire (PSQ)

  The Perception of Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) is a 27-item scale scoring from 1 to 5 for each item. 21 items examine the level of stress in the area of emotional tension, external stress and intrapsychic stress, and 6 items refer to the lie scale. The global scoring for perception of stress ranges from 21 to 105 with a cut-off point of 60 for high level of perceived stress. The higher the score, the greater the sense of stress. PSQ will be performed at the beginning and after four weeks of treatment.

  20 minutes

• Beck's Depression Inventory

  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 from 8 European Universities, regardless of field of study and academic year

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.

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 from 8 European Universities, regardless of field of study and academic year

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 (8)

Lithuanian Sports University

Kaunas, 44221, Lithuania

Location

Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa

Częstochowa, 42-200, Poland

Location

Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology

Opole, 45-758, Poland

Location

The University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw

Wroclaw, 50-254, Poland

Location

Slovak Medical University in Bratislava

Banská Bystrica, 874 05, Slovakia

Location

Matej Bel University

Banská Bystrica, 974 01, Slovakia

Location

Technical University of Košice

Košice, 042 00, Slovakia

Location

Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Nitra, 949 01, Slovakia

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 Officials

• Joanna Szczepańska-Gieracha, Prof

  The University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Anna Rutkowska, PhD

  The Opole University of Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2021
• First Posted: June 15, 2021
• Study Start: February 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2021
• Study Completion: April 30, 2021
• Last Updated: June 15, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

LI (1); PL (3); SL (4)