Mental Health and Academic Performance in COVID-19 (PANDEMIC)

dePression, Anxiety, aNd acaDemic pErforMance In Covid-19: PANDEMIC Study.

This study aims to identify the preference of the class modalities (classroom or online) in undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, to explore if the presence of any mental state alterations such as depression or anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic can alter their perception of academic performance.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Depression, Anxiety
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survey

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 720

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Mexico
  • Jalisco
    • Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 44329
      • Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Undergraduate and graduate students who attend an online university course.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• > 18 years
• Students of any undergraduate or graduate course who are attending their semester online

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who are not attending an online course
• Students who are not registered in a university undergraduate or graduate course.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Academic Self-Concept Scale Score	This scale will explore the effort and confidence of the participants. The minimum score for each facet is 10, and the maximum score is 70.	up to 3 months
PHQ-9 Score	This inventory will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive disorders. The minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 27.	up to 3 months
GAD-7 Score	This questionnaire will be used to evaluate the presence and intensity of anxiety disorders. The minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 21.	up to 3 months
Preference of teaching method	Students' preference of classroom or online classes.	up to 3 months
Self perceived academic performance	Students' perception of changes in their academic performance: got better, worse, or stayed the same.	up to 3 months
Academic grades changes	Students' perception of changes in their grades: got better, worse, or stayed the same.	up to 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 30, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): July 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 5, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): June 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 3, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 29, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; COVID-19; Academic performance; Public health
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Mood Disorders; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; Depression; Depressive Disorder; COVID-19; Anxiety Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: Mental01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: There is no plan of making individual participant data available.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No