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ArticleHealth science reports2023

Psychological impact of COVID-19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.

Loai Alfarajat, Rafi Alnjadat, Aziza Salem, Ahmad Alnawafleh, Lourance Al Hadid

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Article in Health science reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Loai AlfarajatIrbid University College Al-Balqa Applied University Amman Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-1954-1371
Rafi AlnjadatIrbid University College Al-Balqa Applied University Amman Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-0602-3540
Aziza SalemNursing school, Kingdome of Saudi Arabia Tabuk University Tabuk Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2955-0172
Ahmad AlnawaflehCollege of Nursing Mutah University Karak Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-2069-5658
Lourance Al HadidCollege of Nursing Al-Balqa Applied University Assalt Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-1941-5498
Al-Balqa Applied University · JOMutah University · JOUniversity of Tabuk · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Psychopathology could be brought on by an immune system disruption triggered by an infection. Psychiatric residual effects have been noted following prior coronavirus outbreaks. Method: This study is a cross-sectional study that examined the psychopathological influence of the COVID-19 pandemic among survivor students compared to students who have never been diagnosed as positive COVID-19 patients (i.e., healthy students). Further, the study identified the relationship between sociodemographic profiles and mental health. To examine the significance of psychological health differences we used the DASS-21, to measure depression, anxiety, and stress scales. There were seven questions to assess each dimension within the psychological scales. The respondents were selected randomly via online sources and completed the online self-reporting questionnaire between August 23 and October 2, 2021. Results: A total of 750 students completed the online questionnaire, with 677 participants (90.27% of those originally surveyed) included in the final analysis of this study. The mean score of the stress scale for healthy students ( Conclusion: University students who were infected with COVID-19 had a traumatic experience, and thus developed psychological symptoms greater than students with no history of this infection.

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anxietyCOVID‐19DASS‐21depressionstress

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