Prevalence of Distress and Depression and Related Health and Behavioural Factors in the Student Population of Latvia during the COVID-19 Outbreak

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dc.contributor.authorVorobjova, Julija
dc.contributor.authorPilaga, Sindija Mairita
dc.contributor.authorGustsone, Beatrise Elizabete
dc.contributor.authorRancans, Elmars
dc.contributor.authorSmirnova, Daria
dc.contributor.authorFountoulakis, Konstantinos N.
dc.contributor.authorVrublevska, Jelena
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychiatry and Narcology
dc.contributor.institutionInstitute of Public Health
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T10:25:01Z
dc.date.available2023-03-27T10:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2023 Julija Vorobjova et al., published by Sciendo.
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has spread across the world, has made an impact on every student's ordinary life and mental health, from studying conditions, internship, employment to freedom of movement. This was a cross-sectional study where Latvian university and college students were asked to fill the self-report online questionnaire developed as part of an international study. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and investigate clinical depression, distress and identify the predicting factors. Depression and distress were determined using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) with a previously developed algorithm and cut-off scores. The statistical analysis included the Pearson's chi-square test and binomial logistic regression. The study included 1047 students. The prevalence of distress was 18% (n =188) and prevalence of depression was 33.8% (n = 354). Depression was more common among women-35.9 % (n = 298). Risk factors for depression were poor quality of sleep (OR = 8.31), unemployment (OR = 1.42), excessive internet usage (OR = 7.17), thoughts about death (OR = 12.14), and suicidal behaviour (OR = 4.99). Physical activities operated as a protective measure to prevent depression. This study potentially could help to develop a plan in the future for dealing with psychological support for the student population.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationVorobjova, J, Pilaga, S M, Gustsone, B E, Rancans, E, Smirnova, D, Fountoulakis, K N & Vrublevska, J 2023, 'Prevalence of Distress and Depression and Related Health and Behavioural Factors in the Student Population of Latvia during the COVID-19 Outbreak', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 15-23. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2023-0002
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/prolas-2023-0002
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/11231
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150045586&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectlockdown
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectpredictors
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectGeneral
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titlePrevalence of Distress and Depression and Related Health and Behavioural Factors in the Student Population of Latvia during the COVID-19 Outbreaken
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