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ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2023

Association between COVID-19 and outstanding academic performance at a Spanish university.

Fares Amer, Tamara López, Mario Gil-Conesa, Silvia Carlos, Arturo H Ariño, Francisco Carmona-Torre, Miguel A Martínez-González, Alejandro Fernandez-Montero

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Article in Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 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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Fares AmerDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Tamara LópezDepartment of Occupational Medicine, University of Navarra Clinic, Av. Pio XII, 36. 31008, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Mario Gil-ConesaDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Silvia CarlosDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Arturo H AriñoDepartment of Environmental Biology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Francisco Carmona-TorreNavarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Miguel A Martínez-GonzálezDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Alejandro Fernandez-MonteroNavarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. afmontero@unav.es.

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Gobierno de Navarra 0011-3638-2020-000013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of COVID-19 identified in December 2019, an acute infectious respiratory disease that can cause persistent neurological and musculoskeletal symptoms such as headache, fatigue, myalgias difficulty concentrating, among others including acute cerebrovascular disease with a prevalence of 1-35%. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 in undergraduate students on their academic performance as an indicator of their intellectual ability and performance in a university that maintained 100% face-to-face teaching during the 2020-2021 academic year.

methodsA total of 7,039 undergraduate students were analyzed in a prospective cohort study at the University of Navarra. A questionnaire including sociodemographic and behavioral questions was sent. PCRs were performed throughout the academic year for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and students' academic results were provided by the academic center, adjusted descriptive and multivariate models were performed to assess the association.

resultsA total of 658 (9.3%) participants were diagnosed with COVID-19, almost 4.0% of them achieved outstanding academic results, while uninfected students did so in 7.3%. SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a significant decrease in having outstanding academic results (OR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.38-0.86).

conclusionHaving COVID-19 disease, decreased academic performance in undergraduate students. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent infection even in the youngest sections of the population.

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Academic performanceCOVID-19Long COVIDSARS-CoV-2Undergraduate students

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PMCPMC10717459

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