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Mental health and psychological impact during COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey of Portuguese higher education students

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dc.contributor.authorLaranjeira, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorDixe, Maria Anjos
dc.contributor.authorValentim, Olga
dc.contributor.authorCharepe, Zaida
dc.contributor.authorQuerido, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-10T09:58:01Z
dc.date.available2022-01-10T09:58:01Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has had significant psychological impact on vulnerable groups, particularly students. The present study aims to investigate the mental and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors in a sample of Portuguese higher education students. An online cross-sectional study was conducted among 1522 higher education students selected by convenience sampling. The survey assessed mental health symptoms as well as sociodemographic variables, health-related perceptions, and psychological factors. Results were fitted to binary and multivariable logistic regression models. The overall prevalences of stress, anxiety, and depression were 35.7%, 36.2%, and 28.5%, respectively. Poor mental health outcomes were related with being female, having no children, living with someone with chronic disease, facing hopelessness, and lacking resilient coping. Future studies focusing on better ways to promote mental health and wellbeing among students are warranted. It is necessary to gather more evidence on the post-pandemic mental health using robust study designs and standardized assessment tools.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19010337pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85121763001
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8751187
dc.identifier.pmid35010604
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36384
dc.identifier.wos000743425700001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCopingpt_PT
dc.subjectGraduation educationpt_PT
dc.subjectHopept_PT
dc.subjectMental healthpt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleMental health and psychological impact during COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey of Portuguese higher education studentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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