Skip to content

Psychological State of Students of Health Sciences During COVID-19

Psychological State of University Students of Health Sciences During COVID-19

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04769284
Enrollment
332
Registered
2021-02-24
Start date
2021-02-12
Completion date
2021-02-21
Last updated
2021-02-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety, Covid19, Depression, Stress, Psychological

Keywords

university students, physical activity, gender stereotype

Brief summary

University students report high levels of stress, anxiety and depression every year, which, according to some research, responsible for university administration and popular media, constitutes a global crisis of mental health of students at these levels. Exposure to academic stress directly compromises students' motivation and attitudes towards learning. High levels of perceived distress in the face of inadequate resources to deal with the situation leaves people at risk of developing major psychiatric problems, especially when this distress is prolonged or severe.

Detailed description

Main goal:Study the impact of socio-demographic, personal and health factors that determine the performance / perception of pandemic stress) in students of Bachelor's degrees in Health Sciences. Secondary objectives: * Analyze the relationship between socio-demographic and personal characteristics and the perception of stress related to the Covid-19 pandemic. * Identify the relationship between the perception of stress related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of gender / physical activity and the academic performance of undergraduate students in Health Sciences. Methodology All variables will be obtained only once by means of a survey through google form. The questionnaire will be disseminated to all students of the degrees, by institutional email, through direct contact with the delegates of each course. After the first two weeks, a reminder will be made following the same routes. There will be no follow-up.

Interventions

OTHERMental health student

An ad-hoc questionnaire was designed that included sociodemographic variables related to the characteristics of the students. The variables sex, age, degree, employment situation, coexistence situation, economic situation, origin environment, country of origin, time of residence in the Spanish State were collected. Personal variables: * Gender stereotypes: Short version of the Bem Sex Rol Inventory (BRSI). * International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) * Abbreviated Goldberg Anxiety Scale EADG * Modified version of EPP-10 related to COVID-19 (EPP-10-C)

Sponsors

Universidad de Zaragoza
CollaboratorOTHER
Yolanda Marcen Roman
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Students of the degree of nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy belonging to the Faculty of Health Sciences

Exclusion criteria

* Not belonging to any degree in Health Sciences of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Modified version of EPP-10 related to COVID-19 (EPP-10-C)3 minutesEEP-10-C; modified version of the 10-item perceived stress scale (EEP-10), it is also composed of 10 items; each offers 5 response options: never, almost never, occasionally, almost always, and always. Items 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 are scored directly from 0 to 4 and items 4, 5, 7 and 8, conversely, from 4 to 0
Abbreviated Goldberg Anxiety Scale EADG3 minutesIt examines four fundamental psychiatric areas: depression, anxiety, social inadequacy, and hypochondria. It contains 9 questions and the cut-off points are equal to or greater than 4 for the anxiety scale, and equal to or greater than 2 for the depression scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Gender stereotypes: Short version of the Bem Sex Rol Inventory (BRSI).4 minutesThe 12-item questionnaire collected 6 instrumental or masculine items (strong personality, acts as a leader, has the character of a leader, dominant personality, defender of their beliefs and makes decisions easily), and 6 expressive or feminine items (tender, gentle, warm, affectionate, understanding and sensitive to the needs of others). People answered each of the questions about their self-perception, using a 7-point Likert-type scale
Short International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)4 minutesThe IPAQ consists of 7 questions about the frequency, duration and intensity of activity (moderate and intense) carried out in the last seven days, as well as walking and sitting time in a work day. Reference Mets values are: walking 3.3 Mets, moderate physical activity: 4 Mets, vigorous physical activity: 8 Mets.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sociodemographic variables4 minutesAn ad-hoc questionnaire was designed that included sociodemographic variables related to the characteristics of the students. The variables sex, age, qualification, employment situation, coexistence situation, economic situation, origin environment, country of origin were collected.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026