Change in University Student Health Behaviours after the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data Collection
2.2.1. Socio-Demographic Characteristics
2.2.2. Mental Health
2.2.3. COVID-19 Infection
2.2.4. Health Behaviours
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Study May 2020 (n = 3483) | Study May 2021 (n = 3508) | p | ||
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Living accommodation: with parents, n (%) | 2418 | (69.4) | 1788 | (51.0) | <0.001 |
COVID-19 infection, n (%) | 274 | (7.9) | 648 | (18.5) | <0.001 |
CESD-8 scale, mean (SD) | 8.6 | (5.06) | 11.1 | (5.94) | <0.001 |
Stressed with changes in teaching methods, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
Totally agree and agree | 2488 | (71.4) | 2479 | (70.8) | |
Do not agree, do not disagree | 643 | (18.5) | 513 | (14.6) | |
Totally disagree and disagree | 352 | (10.1) | 512 | (14.6) | |
Increased academic workload, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
Totally agree and agree | 2030 | (58.3) | 1998 | (57.0) | |
Do not agree, do not disagree | 962 | (27.6) | 973 | (27.8) | |
Totally disagree and disagree | 491 | (14.1) | 533 | (15.2) | |
Worried about not completing the academic year, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
Totally agree and agree | 2240 | (64.3) | 1773 | (50.6) | |
Do not agree, do not disagree | 735 | (21.1) | 596 | (17.0) | |
Totally disagree and disagree | 508 | (14.6) | 1135 | (32.4) | |
Worry COVID-19 infection, mean (SD) | 3.6 | (3.31) | 3.6 | (3.26) | 0.97 |
COVID-19 infection concern for a loved one, mean (SD) | 7.0 | (2.97) | 7.8 | (2.66) | <0.001 |
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Patin, A.; Ladner, J.; Tavolacci, M.-P. Change in University Student Health Behaviours after the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010539
Patin A, Ladner J, Tavolacci M-P. Change in University Student Health Behaviours after the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(1):539. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010539
Chicago/Turabian StylePatin, Alex, Joel Ladner, and Marie-Pierre Tavolacci. 2023. "Change in University Student Health Behaviours after the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1: 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010539