Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Conditions
Brief summary
Background: Social isolation secondary to the pandemic can predispose the population to mental health issues in the future, especially teenagers. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) is a valuable self-report scale since it may be used to screen for anxiety, depression, and stress in one questionnaire. In the last years, it has been observed effective in detecting these symptoms in teenagers. Aims: Identify the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic This is an observational cross-sectional study. For this study, the validated Spanish version of DASS-21 will be used. Qualitative variables will be evaluated through central tendencies, such as mean, standard deviation, and frequencies. The inferential analysis of categorical variables will be performed using the chi-squared test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), or Kruskal Wallis test as appropriate. For quantitative variables, Student's t-test or Mann Whitney U test will be performed depending on their distribution.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDASS-21 scale
Each construct consists of 7 questions. The participants must select the answer that better represents their feelings over the last week in each scenario. Each question has a Likert scale of 4 options where 0 represents did not apply to me to 3 applied to me very much.
Sponsors
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 22 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescents from 14 to 22 years old. * That they voluntarily agree to participate, and consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Adolescents with depression, anxiety, and stress disorders previously detected * Patients in psychiatric treatment for depression, anxiety, or stress. * Participants who don´t consent to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression Score | Baseline | the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) is an inventory that will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive, anxiety and stress. For depression the cutoff scores are: Normal: 0-9, Mild: 10-12, Moderate:13-20, Severe: 21-27, and Extremely severe: 28-42. |
| Anxiety Score | Baseline | the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) is an inventory that will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive, anxiety and stress. For anxiety the cutoff scores are: Normal: 0-6, Mild: 7-9, Moderate: 10-14, Severe:15-19, and Extremely severe: 20-42. |
| Stress Score | Baseline | the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) is an inventory that will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive, anxiety and stress. For stress the cutoff scores are: Normal: 0-10, Mild:11-18, Moderate:19-26, Severe: 27-34, and Extremely severe: 35-42. |
Countries
Mexico
Outcome results
None listed