Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order
| Autor: | Jennifer R. Pharr, Maxim Gakh, Courtney Coughenour, Sharon Jalene, Timothy J. Bungum |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Health (social science) Universities Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) education Physical activity Logistic regression Health(social science) Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine College students Students Exercise Depression (differential diagnoses) Original Paper 030505 public health Depression SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Cardiorespiratory fitness Targeted interventions Mental health United States Sexual minority Female 0305 other medical science business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Community Health |
| ISSN: | 1573-3610 0094-5145 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10900-020-00918-5 |
| Popis: | The numerous negative health impacts of COVID-19, which include expected changes to psychiatric illness and physical activity (PA), are disproportionately distributed in the United States. Mental illnesses and physical inactivity are prevalent among U.S. college students. This study examined whether there was a change in minutes of PA and depression scores after a stay-at-home order and examined predictors of these changes. An online survey was sent to all undergraduate and graduate students attending a large, diverse university via an electronic newsletter. The survey requested information about demographic and academic data, cardiorespiratory fitness, and depression symptoms. Paired t-tests and logistic regression were employed. Our sample (n=194) was predominantly female (73%), young (mean age of 25), not a sexual minority (82%), and had a mean 3.4 GPA. Students reported worse depression scores (p |
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