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

NCT ID: NCT04924634

Last Updated: 2021-07-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 3051 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-04-23

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.

Detailed Description

Socially isolated young people, condemned to constant contact with the Internet, find themselves in sorrowful situations where their basic need were impossible. Previous studies report that university students report high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, which affects student motivation and attitudes toward learning; however, to date, no such studies have been conducted on a population of Slovakian Students. This study considered 4 Slovak universities. Using standardized questionnaires, students' mental status during e-Learning was assessed at the beginning of the summer semester (February, March 2021).

Conditions

Anxiety State; Depression

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Students

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

Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being assessment

Intervention Type: 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.

Interventions

Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being assessment

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.

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Students attending the course cycle

Exclusion Criteria

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 26 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

The Opole University of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology

Opole, , Poland

Countries

Poland

Other Identifiers

COVID_Slovak

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id