Clinical trial NCT04926441: Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being Among Students During e-Learning
Official title: Stress Levels and Mental Well-Being Among Polish, Slovakian and Lithuanian Students During E-learning
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Anxiety
Depression
Keywords: depression
anxiety
COVID-19
e-Learning
Lead sponsor: The Opole University of Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-06-15
Enrollment: 4870
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 26
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Students participating in active learning

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 Polish, Slovak and Lithuanian Students.

Detailed description: The COVID-19 pandemic has had the effect of accelerating changes in educational processes around the world. It resulted in a rapid conversion from face-to-face to online classes. This has disrupted the regular pattern of education and standard practices that have been followed for many years. It is a big organizational challenge for the academics but most importantly for the students. Remote learning has resulted in long-term social isolation and limitations in interaction with peers. It has also been noted that about 30% of students have symptoms of depression and increased levels of perceived stress, which during the COVID-19 pandemic affects about 50% of young people. Many factors have an impact on this condition, besides the epidemic situation, the social mood and the numerous restrictions, the prolonged time spent online and the reduced level of physical activity have an additional negative impact on their mental health. Due to the dynamic situation of the pandemic, there is a lack of current studies on the mental state of young people especially in the context of ongoing e-learning. Therefore, it was decided to investigate what is the prevalence of depressive disorders and the level of perceived stress during the ongoing remote learning in the group of students of 8 European Universities among Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania.

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;

Primary outcomes:
measure: Perception of Stress Questionnaire (PSQ)
timeFrame: 20 minutes
measure: Beck's Depression Inventory
timeFrame: 20 minutes
measure: Authors' survey
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kaunas
country: Lithuania
facility: Lithuanian Sports University
city: Częstochowa
country: Poland
facility: Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa
city: Opole
country: Poland
facility: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology
city: Wrocław
country: Poland
facility: The University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw
city: Banská Bystrica
country: Slovakia
facility: Slovak Medical University in Bratislava
city: Banská Bystrica
country: Slovakia
facility: Matej Bel University
city: Košice
country: Slovakia
facility: Technical University of Košice
city: Nitra
country: Slovakia
facility: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Study officials:
affiliation: The University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw
name: Joanna Szczepańska-Gieracha, Prof
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: The Opole University of Technology
name: Anna Rutkowska, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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