Zahid Mahmood 1 , Sadia Saleem 2 , Sara Subhan 3 , Ayesha Jabeen 4 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The current study aimed at investigating the manifestation and prevalence of the commonly reported psychosocial reactions in the university students following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was carried out during April to May, 2020 in the city of Lahore. Based on the interviews and presenting problems of thirty-nine self-referred students to student counselling service center, a list of twenty-seven self-report measure was presented through an online cross-sectional survey of 510 students enrolled in a private institute. The age range of the participants was between 17-26 years (M, 21.86; SD, 2.94). RESULTS: The results showed that the most frequently reported reactions by university students during COVID-19 is restricted daily routine (92%), preoccupation with cleanliness (86%), feeling uncertain about future (85%), feeling bored (84%) and low mood (84%). The least frequently reported reaction was financial crisis (48%). The findings further showed that 18% of the participants had mild, 34% had moderate, 29% severe and 19% very severe level of problems. CONCLUSIONS: The finding revealed that university students have significantly affected by this pandemic which need attention from mental health professionals. Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.
BACKGROUND: The current study aimed at investigating the manifestation and prevalence of the commonly reported psychosocial reactions in the university students following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was carried out during April to May, 2020 in the city of Lahore. Based on the interviews and presenting problems of thirty-nine self-referred students to student counselling service center, a list of twenty-seven self-report measure was presented through an online cross-sectional survey of 510 students enrolled in a private institute. The age range of the participants was between 17-26 years (M, 21.86; SD, 2.94). RESULTS: The results showed that the most frequently reported reactions by university students during COVID-19 is restricted daily routine (92%), preoccupation with cleanliness (86%), feeling uncertain about future (85%), feeling bored (84%) and low mood (84%). The least frequently reported reaction was financial crisis (48%). The findings further showed that 18% of the participants had mild, 34% had moderate, 29% severe and 19% very severe level of problems. CONCLUSIONS: The finding revealed that university students have significantly affected by this pandemic which need attention from mental health professionals. Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.
Entities: Chemical
Keywords:
Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Students
Year: 2021
PMID： 33679931 PMCID： PMC7931291 DOI： 10.12669/pjms.37.2.3063
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pak J Med Sci ISSN： 1681-715X Impact factor: 1.088