School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal.
Health Research Together Initiative-Nepal (HeaRT: Initiative), Kathmandu, Nepal.
Front Public Health. 2021 Mar 1;9:580561. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.580561. eCollection 2021.
This study aimed to assess anxiety and depression among health sciences students at home quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected provinces of Nepal. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 409 health science students enrolled at graduate and post-graduate levels in selected universities and their affiliated colleges. Students from selected colleges were asked to fill out a survey, that was made available through email and social media outlets such as Facebook and Viber. The data were downloaded in Excel and imported to SPSS version 16 for analysis. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 15.7 and 10.7%, respectively. The study showed significant associations between (i) place of province and anxiety; (ii) sleep per day and depression; (iii) hours spent on the internet per day for education and depression; (iv) postponement of final exams and depression. There were no significant associations with the socio-demographic variables. Anxiety and depression in health science students showed correlation with the province, internet use for education, and postponement of exams. These correlations could be common among students in other fields as well. A large-scale study covering a wider geographical area and various fields of education is necessary to further evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on (health sciences) students. The integration of mental health programs both as an intervention and a curriculum level among students is critical to ensure the health of the students.
本研究旨在评估尼泊尔选定省份在 COVID-19 大流行期间在家隔离的卫生科学专业学生的焦虑和抑郁情况。 采用基于网络的横断面研究，对选定大学及其附属学院研究生和研究生阶段的 409 名卫生科学专业学生进行了研究。要求来自选定学院的学生填写一份通过电子邮件和 Facebook、Viber 等社交媒体发布的调查问卷。数据下载到 Excel 中，并导入 SPSS 版本 16 进行分析。 焦虑和抑郁的患病率分别为 15.7%和 10.7%。研究表明，（i）省份和焦虑之间存在显著关联；（ii）每天的睡眠时间和抑郁之间存在显著关联；（iii）每天上网学习的时间与抑郁之间存在显著关联；（iv）期末考试延期与抑郁之间存在显著关联。与社会人口统计学变量没有显著关联。 卫生科学专业学生的焦虑和抑郁与省份、上网学习以及考试延期有关。这些关联在其他领域的学生中也可能很常见。需要进行更大规模的研究，涵盖更广泛的地理区域和各种教育领域，以进一步评估 COVID-19 对（卫生科学）学生的影响。在学生中整合心理健康计划作为干预措施和课程层面至关重要，以确保学生的健康。
