scholarly journals Mental health status and change in living rhythms among college students in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: A large-scale survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 110219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-ning Chen ◽  
Shun-wei Liang ◽  
Yang Peng ◽  
Xue-guo Li ◽  
Jian-bin Chen ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn R. Hefner ◽  
Antonietta Sollazzo ◽  
Sean Mullaney ◽  
Kendell L. Coker ◽  
Mehmet Sofuoglu

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Husain ◽  
Mohammad Main Uddin ◽  
Saber Ahmed Chowdhury ◽  
Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah

AbstractObjectivesTo identify the level of Mental Health Status of Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic among the Bangladeshi Graduate Student at DhakaMethodA cross-sectional survey was conducted with 330 students from different public and Private Universities in Dhaka, Bangladesh between April 01, 2020 and July 31, 2020 amid the COVID-19 lockdown period in Bangladesh. A standard, self-administered online questionnaire consisting of questions on socio-demographic variables, mental health status, as well as stress management sent to the respondents through social networking platforms. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA and correlation tests.ResultsThe mean score of mental health status was 2.08 based on four points scale. They felt problem in decision making (3.04), in doing the things well (2.92), in enjoying normal day to day life (2.88), in playing a useful part in life (2.85), in doing their task (2.75), living in perfectly well and in good health (2.70). The respondents also developed a suicidal tendency (2.55), felt nervous in strung-up (2.24), took longer time to do things (2.14), felt tightness and pressure in head (2.12), and found themselves pressurized by various stuff (2.05). This study also found a significant positive relationship between mental health status and age, living with parents, and parents’ attitude. Finally, this study revealed that the respondents managed their stress by chatting with their friends, parents and siblings, and by sleeping.ConclusionMental health status of adolescents was found moderate in this study. This study suggests further large-scale study including different socio-economic settings in order to figure out the real scenario of adolescents’ mental health status of the country during the pandemic.


2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Liang ◽  
Siqi Gu ◽  
Jiayuan Deng ◽  
Zhaixing Gao ◽  
Zhonghua Zhang ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie G. Egan ◽  
Rosalind N. Koff ◽  
Megan A. Moreno

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-739
Author(s):  
Ergang Zhu ◽  
Jun Sun ◽  
Tianhua Du

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to confirm the relationship between low-intensity exercise and physical and mental health status among college students in China. METHODS This was a school-based cross-sectional study. The physical and mental health status was measured using a 12-item general health questionnaire(GHQ12) and low-intensity exercise was recorded by a self-reporting questionnaire. RESULTS The results revealed that the score of the GHQ12 was inversely associated with a higher frequency of low-intensity exercise (r=-0.38,p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that low-intensity exercise may be a proper mean for improving the physical and mental health status of college students. School departments should take measures to push students to take part in physical activity.


10.2196/21301 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. e21301
Author(s):  
Cheng-Hu Deng ◽  
Jing-Qiang Wang ◽  
Li-Ming Zhu ◽  
He-Wang Liu ◽  
Yu Guo ◽  
...  

Background The COVID-19 outbreak has affected people’s health worldwide. For college students, web-based physical education is a challenge, as these course are normally offered outdoors. Objective The aim of this study was to use data from a web-based survey to evaluate the relationship between the mental health status of college students and their sports-related lifestyles. Problems related to web-based physical education were also examined. Methods A web-based survey was conducted by snowball sampling from May 8 to 11, 2020. Demographic data, mental health status, and sports-related lifestyles of college students in Wuhan as well as issues related to web-based physical education were collected. Mental health status was assessed by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Results The study included 1607 respondents from 267 cities. The average scores of the DASS-21 subscales (2.46 for depression, 1.48 for anxiety, and 2.59 for stress) were significantly lower in our study than in a previous study (P<.05). Lower DASS-21 scores were significantly correlated with regular exercise, maintaining exercise habits during the outbreak of COVID-19, exercising more than 1 to 2 times a week, exercise duration >1 hour, and >2000 pedometer steps (all P<.05). None of the three forms of web-based physical education was preferred by more than 50% of respondents. Frequent technical problems were confronted by 1087/1607 students (67.6%). Shape-up exercises (846/1607, 52.6%), a designed combination of exercises (710/1607, 44.2%), and Chinese kung fu (559/1607, 34.8%) were suggested sports for web-based physical education. Conclusions Mental status was significantly correlated with regular exercise and sufficient exercise duration. Professional physical guidance is needed for college students in selected sports. Exercises not meeting students’ preferences, frequent technical problems, and the distant interaction involved in web-based physical education were the main problems that should be solved in future.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-308
Author(s):  
Renee Alexis S Guiao ◽  
Dancel A Adviento ◽  
Trisha Gaile C Angeles ◽  
Jade Anne V Belandres ◽  
Nicole Anne S De Guzman ◽  
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