scholarly journals The emotional state of students during the COVID-19 pandemic in countries with different restrictive measures

Author(s):  
И.А. Корецкая ◽  
Б.С. Васякин ◽  
А.А. Кая

Пандемия COVID-19 во всех странах спровоцировала ограничения выхода из дома, перевод работы и обучения в онлайн форматы и соответственно изменилась организация учебного процесса. Тот факт, что данные ограничения повлияют на психику людей, не вызывал сомнения уже в начале пандемии, однако какие это будут изменения, и насколько глубоко они затронут людей, точных прогнозов никто дать не мог. Настоящее исследование направлено на определение уровней личной тревожности и депрессии студентов России и Турции. Целью исследования было сравнить тревожность и депрессивность у турецких и российских студентов в период второй волны пандемии в конце 2020 года. Выбор стран был обусловлен разным государственным отношением к эпидемиологической обстановке в текущей ситуации. В качестве методики исследования была выбрана госпитальная шкала тревоги и депрессии HADS (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), разработанная для первичного выявления депрессии и тревоги. Выбор методики был связан с тем, что она переведена на национальные языки России и Турции и соответствует всем психометрическим требованиям. Пандемия COVID-19 повысила уровень тревожности, которая усиливается в стрессовых условиях жизни. Исходя из проведённого исследования, мы видим, что в стране, где более выраженная ситуация запрета, и введены новые, строгие нормы взаимодействия с окружающей средой, более выражено проявляется повышенный уровень тревоги и депрессии. The COVID-19 pandemic in all countries provoked restrictions on leaving home, transferring work and education to online formats and, accordingly, changing the organization of the educational process. There was no doubt at the beginning of the pandemic that these restrictions would affect people's psyche, but no one could predict exactly what these changes would be and how deeply they would affect people. The present study sought to determine levels of personal anxiety and depression among students in Russia and Turkey. The aim of the study was to compare anxiety and depression among Turkish and Russian students during the second wave of the pandemic at the end of 2020. The choice of countries was due to different governmental attitudes to the epidemiological situation in the current situation. The HADS (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), developed for the primary detection of depression and anxiety, was chosen as a research methodology. The choice of the technique was because it has been translated into the national languages of Russia and Turkey and meets all psychometric requirements. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the level of anxiety, which increases in stressful living conditions. Based on the conducted research, we can see that in a country where the situation of prohibition is more pronounced, and new, strict norms of interaction with the environment are introduced, the increased level of anxiety and depression is more pronounced.

Author(s):  
И.А. Корецкая ◽  
И.В. Денисов

Пандемия COVID-19, начавшая в феврале 2020 года, продолжается до сих пор. Изменения в эмоциональной сфере произошедшие в начале пандемии эволюционировали в зависимости от мер, принятых правительствами разных стран. Целью данного исследования было сравнить тревожность и депрессивность у турецких и российских студентов в период пандемии. Исследование проводилось в два этапа: май 2020 года (ограничительные меры введены около 2-х месяцев) и декабрь 2020 года (ограничительные меры введены 9 месяцев). Выбор стран был обусловлен разным государственным отношением к эпидемиологической обстановке. В качестве методики исследования была выбрана госпитальная шкала тревоги и депрессии HADS (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), разработанная для первичного выявления депрессии и тревоги. Выбор методики был связан с тем, что она переведена на национальные языки России и Турции и соответствует всем психометрическим требованиям. В России, где меры, принятые правительством, были менее жесткими, чем в Турции, уровни депрессии и тревоги снизились, в отличии от Турции, где данные уровни, наоборот, повысились. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in February 2020, continues to this day. The changes in the emotional sphere that occurred at the beginning of the pandemic have been evolving depending on the measures taken by the governments of different countries. The aim of this study was to compare the levels of anxiety and depression in Turkish and Russian students during the pandemic. The study was conducted in two stages: May 2020 (restrictive measures had been introduced for about 2 months) and December 2020 (restrictive measures had been introduced for 9 months). The choice of countries was determined by different state attitudes to the epidemiological situation. The HADS (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), developed for the primary detection of depression and anxiety, was chosen as a research methodology. The choice of the technique was because it has been translated into the national languages of Russia and Turkey and meets all psychometric requirements. In Russia, where the measures taken by the government were less stringent than in Turkey, the levels of depression and anxiety decreased, in contrast to Turkey, where these levels, on the contrary, increased.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1171-1171
Author(s):  
Winter Olmos ◽  
Daniel W Lopez-Hernandez ◽  
Isabel Munoz ◽  
Laura Schierholz ◽  
Rachel A Rugh-Fraser ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction We examined the relationship between depression and anxiety, language, and functional outcomes in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods The sample consisted of 48 acute TBI (ATBI: 23 Spanish-English Bilinguals; 25 English monolinguals), 30 chronic TBI (CTBI: 17 Spanish English Bilinguals; 12 English monolinguals), and 47 healthy comparison (HC: 29 Spanish-English Bilinguals; 18 English monolinguals) participants. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to measure depression (HADS-D) and anxiety (HADS-A). The Mayo Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 (MPAI-4) was used to measure functional outcomes (ability, adjustment, participation). Results An ANCOVA, controlling for age, revealed the ATBI group reported lower anxiety levels compared to the CTBI group, p = 0.034 np2 = 0.06. HC participants demonstrated significantly higher functional ability compared to both TBI groups, p < 0.05, np2 = 0.08–0.19. The ATBI group demonstrated worse participation scores compared to the CTBI and HC groups, p = 0.001, np2 = 0.11. Pearson correlations revealed mood was related to functional status in ATBI monolinguals (HADS-A: r = 0.29–0.64; HADS-D, r = 0.49–0.62). Monolingual participants with ATBI demonstrated correlations between depressive symptoms and functional adjustment (r = 0.57, p = 0.005) and ability (r = 0.44, p = 0.034). For monolinguals with CTBI, HADS-A correlated with functional outcomes, r = 0.60–0.66, p < 0.05. For bilinguals with CTBI, functional outcomes correlated with HADS-A, r = 0.53–0.66, p < 0.05, and HADS-D, r = 0.54–0.66, p < 0.05. For HC monolinguals, functional outcomes correlated with HADS-A, r = 0.53–0.70, p < 0.05, and HADS-D, r = 0.50–0.72, p < 0.05. Finally, for HC bilinguals, functional outcomes correlated with HADS-A, r = 0.59–0.68, p < 0.05. Conclusion Our results suggest that a relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms is related more to functional outcomes in monolingual TBI survivors compared to bilingual TBI survivors.


1993 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan T. Carroll ◽  
Roger G. Kathol ◽  
Russell Noyes ◽  
Tina G. Wald ◽  
Gerald H. Clamon

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Magallares ◽  
Patricia Bolaños-Rios ◽  
Inmaculada Ruiz-Prieto ◽  
Pilar Benito de Valle ◽  
Jose Antonio Irles ◽  
...  

AbstractObesity may be considered a social stigma. In addition, people with obesity are frequently aware of stigma directed at others who have a similar weight and come to think stigmatized thoughts about themselves. Our study focused specifically on how blatant and subtle discrimination and weight self-stigma are related to depression and anxiety in people with obesity. The sample comprised 170 participants from the Clinical Nutrition Unit of the “Hospital de Valme” (Seville, Spain). The Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Perceived Discrimination Scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used. It was found that blatant and subtle discrimination and weight self-stigma were positively related to depression (.31, .38, and .45 respectively) and anxiety (.30, .36, and .49 respectively; all ps < .01). The path analysis conducted showed that there was a mediational effect of weight self-stigma between blatant (β = .36) and subtle discrimination (β = .40) and depression (β = .24) and anxiety (β = .49; all ps < .01). According to these results, it can be said that weight self-stigma was a full mediator in the model found because the relationships between the independent and the dependent variables were non-significant. Finally, results are discussed in the frame of the obesity stigma literature, and some clinical implications of the results of the study are suggested.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (Especial 5) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Silas de Oliveira Damasceno ◽  
José Henrique Piedade Cardoso ◽  
Raíssa Puzzi Ladvig ◽  
Luana Martins de Paula ◽  
Renilton José Pizzol ◽  
...  

Pain, anxiety, and depression are symptoms that need attention in physiotherapeutic practice, once they influence the functionality of patients, so understanding them becomes an important tool. The aim of the study was to verify the levels of pain, depression, and anxiety in patients attended at a physiotherapy center. A cross-sectional clinical study in which a sociodemographic questionnaire was applied, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (MRQ). Seven patients participated and presented a MRI score of 18.57 ± 2.63 points, HADS in the topic anxiety 12.71 ± 5.43 points, HADS depression 9.57 ± 5.22 points and the resting VAS presented an average of 4 , 42 ± 3.9 pain points and in motion showed 8.71 ± 0.95. It is concluded that the population with low back pain has high intensity of pain, probable anxiety and possible level of depression.


2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 682-685
Author(s):  
Eduardo Almeida Guimarães Nogueira ◽  
Flavia Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽  
Vitor Martinez de Carvalho ◽  
Carina Telarolli ◽  
Yara Dadalti Fragoso

ABSTRACT Background: Catastrophization is a psychological aspect of pain that alters its perception and expression. Objective: To investigate the feature of catastrophization in migraine. Methods: An online survey of individuals suffering from migraine attacks at least twice a month, for at least one year was carried out. Confidentiality was assured and participants gave details of their headache (including a visual analogue pain scale) and answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Catastrophization Scale questionnaires. Results: The survey included 242 individuals with migraine attacks at least twice a month. The median scores observed in this group of individuals were 7 for pain, 11 for anxiety, 7 for depression, and 2 for catastrophization. Catastrophization had no correlation with the duration (p=0.78) or intensity (p=0.79) of the migraine. There was no correlation between catastrophization and headache frequency (p=0.91) or the monthly amount of headache medication taken (p=0.85). High scores for catastrophization (≥3.0) were identified in one third of the participants. These high scores were not associated with age, headache duration, pain severity, frequency of attacks, or traits of depression or anxiety. There was a moderate association between both depression and anxiety traits with catastrophization. Conclusions: Catastrophization seems to be a trait of the individual and appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the migraine.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-285
Author(s):  
Pınar Ünal-Aydın ◽  
Yasin Arslan ◽  
Orkun Aydın

The goal of this study was to examine the effects of mindfulness (MF) and spiritual intelligence (SI) as predictors of depression and anxiety, the most frequent manifestations of mental disorders – among 184 Turkish participants of diverse ages, predominantly students, living in Istanbul and Sarajevo. Four instruments were administered either directly or via web-based services: Scale for Spiritual Intelligence (SSI), Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire – Short Form (FFMQ-S) and Sociodemographic Information Form. Through the use of linear regression analysis, Actaware (b=-.19, p≤.001), Nonjudge (b=-.22, p≤.001), Nonreact (b=-.19, p≤.001) subscales of FFMQ-S were found to be negative predictors for depression and anxiety, whereas, Self-understanding subscale of SSI was not significant. Although our findings suggest that spiritual intelligence is not significant in prediction of depression and anxiety, our research provides empirical evidence for the link between MF, SI, depression and anxiety, as well as revealing MF as predictor for anxiety and depression which may be useful for further improvements in the scope of current interventions.


1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egil Andersson

The H.A.D.-scale was originally used as a screening test for assessing the presence of clinically significant degrees of anxiety and depression. It has also been used as a measuring instrument outside hospital care. The main questions in this study are: l) Do the test items fit a sample of non-clinical persons? 2) Are the two subscales of Depression and Anxiety homogeneous? In total 163 persons answered the questionnaire. Two factor analyses are reviewed, a two factor solution and a four factor solution. The two factor solution did not split the items in the way originally intended. A four factor analysis with three interpreted factors gave a better solution. The analysis leads us to recommend great caution when interpreting the H.A.D.-scale, especially when used in a population outside of hospital care.


2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S236-S236 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hoang ◽  
E. Stenager ◽  
E. Stenager

ObjectiveTo examine the risk of depression and anxiety in MS patients in the post-diagnostic period by using clinical screening instruments and a diagnostic structured clinical interview.MethodA population of 134 MS patients was examined for the risk of depression and anxiety in the post-diagnostic period of MS using the clinical screening instruments Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Within six weeks of diagnosis, patients with cut-off > 12 for BDI and > 7 for HADS were offered a clinical structured interview using the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry/SCAN Version 2.1.ResultsThe prevalence of depressive symptoms and depression in the post-diagnostic period of MS was 49.2% when using the screening instruments, but only 15.2% when using the SCAN interview. For anxiety, the prevalence was 3.4% for both the screening instruments and the SCAN interview in the post-diagnostic period of MS.ConclusionMS patients have a risk of depression and anxiety in the post-diagnostic period of MS, but it is crucial to consider which tools to use in a clinical setting to investigate depression and anxiety in MS patients.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Haggarty ◽  
Zack Cernovsky ◽  
Patricia Kermeen ◽  
Harold Merskey

Objective: To determine the rates of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, using modern nosology, in a random sample of residents aged 14 to 85 years living in an Arctic community. Method: A cross-sectional 2-step survey of randomly selected households was undertaken, using a self-report questionnaire to screen for anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse. The survey included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Ewing and Roose's 4-question alcohol screening instrument (the CAGE questionnaire). Cut-off scores for the HADS and CAGE were found by comparing HADS and CAGE scores with scores on the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R (SCID) in a stratified subs ample. Results: Estimated rates of depression and anxiety were 26.5% and 19.0% respectively within the past week, and estimated rates of lifetime alcohol abuse were 30.5%. Conclusions: The estimated prevalence of psychiatric disorders in this Arctic community is higher than that indicated in previous findings on Native mental health.


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