Proponent/Claimant

Bahian, M. E. V.; Navarrete, K. L. E.; Sodomia, G.; Coste, C. P.; Cadiente, A. M..

Abstract

The worldwide pandemic COVID-19 poses mental health problems among individuals. Thus, this study aims to determine the students' levels of depression, anxiety, and stress and examines its differences and association across variables. A cross-sectional analysis examined three hundred eleven (311) students at Eastern Visayas State University, Ormoc City. The study utilized the abbreviated version of the Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Scales 21 (DASS21) to evaluate the students' level of stress, anxiety and, depression with the participants' socio-demographic characteristics. The data compilation uses online questionnaires through the platform Google Forms, with participants recruited via social media. Results found that 18.6 % of the students were depressed, 35.1 % anxious, and 2.85 % stressed amidst the COVID – 19 pandemics. The symptoms of disorders were moderate to very severe in 6.1 %, 23.5 %, and 0.6 % of the study sample. Age, gender, marital status, and family history of illness differ significantly, with age group 20 and below, females, singles, and families with no history of sickness displaying a high level of anxiety. Results also found an association between anxiety and family’s monthly income and history of sickness. The higher the family monthly income with no presence of family sickness, the more anxious the person. Finally, the variables explained only 1.5 % depression, 3.4 % anxiety, and 1.4 % stress in this time of COVID-19 outbreak. With these findings, it is necessary to develop community-based mental health programs.

Name of Research Journal

Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Volume and Issue No.

Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation ; 32(3):5298-5305, 2021.

Date/Year of Publication

2021

Citation

Bahian, M. E. V., Navarrete, K. L. E., Sodomia, G., Coste, C. P., & Cadiente, A. M. (2021). Level of depression, anxiety and stress among students amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, 5298-5305.