Rahman Humairat H, Akinjobi Zainab, Morales Jonathan Barboza, Munson-McGee Stuart H, Gard Charlotte
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA.
Department of Economics, Applied Statistics & International Business, New Mexico State University. Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA.
J Affect Disord Rep. 2023 Jul;13:100605. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100605. Epub 2023 Jun 13.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the learning style of university students in the US, affecting their mental health of students. This study aims to understand the factors that influenced depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in the New Mexico State University (NMSU) student population.
A questionnaire assessing mental health and lifestyle factors was delivered to NMSU students by using Qualtrics software. Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire- 9 (PHQ-9); depression was defined as a score ≥10. Single and multifactor logistic regression was performed using R software.
This study determined that the prevalence of depression among female students was 72% and 56.30% among male students. Several covariates were significant for increased odds of depression in students, including decreased diet quality (OR: 5.126, 95% CI: 3.186-8.338), annual household income $10,000 - $20,000 (OR: 3.161, 95% CI: 1.444-7.423), increased alcohol consumption (OR: 2.362, 95% CI: 1.504-3.787), increased smoking (OR: 3.581, 95% CI:1.671-8.911), quarantining due to COVID (OR: 2.001, 95% CI: 1.348-2.976), and family member dying of COVID (OR: 1.916, 95% CI: 1.072-3.623). Covariates of being male (OR: 0.501, 95% CI: 0.324-0.776), married (OR: 0.499, 95% CI: 0.318-0.786), eating a balanced diet (OR: 0.472, 95% CI: 0.316-0.705), and sleeping 7-8 h per night (OR: 0.271, 95% CI: 0.175-0.417) were all protective factors for depression in NMSU students.
This is a cross-sectional study, and therefore, causation cannot be determined.
Several factors regarding demographics, lifestyle, living arrangements, alcohol and tobacco use, sleeping behavior, family vaccination, and COVID status were significantly associated with depression in students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情改变了美国大学生的学习方式，影响了他们的心理健康。本研究旨在了解在新冠疫情期间影响新墨西哥州立大学（NMSU）学生群体抑郁情绪的因素。
通过Qualtrics软件向NMSU学生发放一份评估心理健康和生活方式因素的问卷。使用患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）评估抑郁情况；抑郁被定义为得分≥10。使用R软件进行单因素和多因素逻辑回归分析。
本研究确定，女生中抑郁的患病率为72%，男生中为56.30%。几个协变量与学生抑郁几率增加显著相关，包括饮食质量下降（比值比：5.126，95%置信区间：3.186 - 8.338）、家庭年收入10,000 - 20,000美元（比值比：3.161，95%置信区间：1.444 - 7.423）、酒精摄入量增加（比值比：2.362，95%置信区间：1.504 - 3.787）、吸烟量增加（比值比：3.581，95%置信区间：1.671 - 8.911）、因新冠被隔离（比值比：2.001，95%置信区间：1.348 - 2.976）以及家庭成员死于新冠（比值比：1.916，95%置信区间：1.072 - 3.623）。男性（比值比：0.501，95%置信区间：0.324 - 0.776）、已婚（比值比：0.499，95%置信区间：0.318 - 0.786）、饮食均衡（比值比：0.472，95%置信区间：0.316 - 0.705）以及每晚睡眠7 - 8小时（比值比：0.271，95%置信区间：0.175 - 0.417）这些协变量都是NMSU学生抑郁的保护因素。
这是一项横断面研究，因此无法确定因果关系。
在新冠疫情期间，一些与人口统计学、生活方式、居住安排、烟酒使用、睡眠行为、家庭疫苗接种和新冠状况相关的因素与学生抑郁显著相关。
