Alhemedi Ahlam J, Qasaimeh Motaz Ghazi, Abdo Nour, Elsalem Lina, Qaadan Dina, Alomari Esraa, Lssa Qudama, Alhadeethi Mohammed, Abdul Kareem Hamza Mazin, Almasri Ayham, Elkhateeb Osama, Naser Abdallah Y
Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Department of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Oct 18;16:4237-4249. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S436293. eCollection 2023.
University students encounter stressors that make them more susceptible to depression than the general population. Depression negatively impacts mental and physical health. Our study assessed the prevalence of depression among university students in Jordan and its associated predictors after the COVID-19 pandemic.
We conducted this cross-sectional online survey study in the first quarter of 2022 by sending an online questionnaire to university students aged 18 years and older. This study assessed the symptoms of depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify associated predictors of depression.
A total of 535 university students participated in this study. The mean depression score for the study participants was 13.9 (SD: 7.1) out of 27, representing a moderate level of depression. Among the participants, 26.2% had moderate, 19.3% had moderately severe, and 25.8% had severe depression. Students who drink three or more cups of coffee per day, have had an evaluation of their psychological state by specialists before, and have been diagnosed with any mental illness were more likely to have a higher depression score compared to others (p<0.05). On the other hand, students who were aged 24 years and older and those who practiced regular exercise were less likely to have a higher depression score compared to others (p<0.05).
We found a high prevalence of depression among university students in Jordan. This result is vital for decision-makers to implement a plan to prevent and manage this mental health issue.
大学生面临的压力源使他们比普通人群更容易患抑郁症。抑郁症会对身心健康产生负面影响。我们的研究评估了新冠疫情后约旦大学生抑郁症的患病率及其相关预测因素。
我们于2022年第一季度开展了这项横断面在线调查研究，向18岁及以上的大学生发送在线问卷。本研究使用患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）评估抑郁症状。采用二元逻辑回归分析来确定抑郁症的相关预测因素。
共有535名大学生参与了本研究。研究参与者的平均抑郁得分为27分中的13.9分（标准差：7.1），表明抑郁程度为中度。在参与者中，26.2%为中度抑郁，19.3%为中度重度抑郁，25.8%为重度抑郁。与其他人相比，每天喝三杯或更多咖啡、之前曾由专家对其心理状态进行评估以及被诊断患有任何精神疾病的学生更有可能有较高的抑郁得分（p<0.05）。另一方面，与其他人相比，年龄在24岁及以上且经常锻炼的学生抑郁得分较高的可能性较小（p<0.05）。
我们发现约旦大学生中抑郁症的患病率很高。这一结果对于决策者实施预防和管理这一心理健康问题的计划至关重要。
