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The impact of COVID-19 on students’ anxiety and its clarification: a systematic review

INTRODUCTION: Since the emergence of COVID-19 in 2019, every country in the world has been affected to varying degrees. Long-term psychological pressure and anxiety will inevitably damage the physical and mental health of students. This study aimed to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

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Autores principales: Wu, Jiarun, Kuan, Garry, Lou, Hu, Hu, Xiaoyu, Masri, Mohamad Najmi, Sabo, Abdulwali, Kueh, Yee Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10484512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37691784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1134703
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author Wu, Jiarun
Kuan, Garry
Lou, Hu
Hu, Xiaoyu
Masri, Mohamad Najmi
Sabo, Abdulwali
Kueh, Yee Cheng
author_facet Wu, Jiarun
Kuan, Garry
Lou, Hu
Hu, Xiaoyu
Masri, Mohamad Najmi
Sabo, Abdulwali
Kueh, Yee Cheng
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description INTRODUCTION: Since the emergence of COVID-19 in 2019, every country in the world has been affected to varying degrees. Long-term psychological pressure and anxiety will inevitably damage the physical and mental health of students. This study aimed to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students who experienced stress and anxiety and to clarify which intervention was more effective. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted between January 2020 and December 2022 using online databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar by using the following keywords in combination: “COVID-19,” “stress,” “anxiety,” “depression,” and “intervention.” The retrieved literature was screened and reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 2,924 articles were retrieved using subject and keyword searches. After screening through the titles and abstracts, 18 related studies were retained. Their review revealed that: (1) most studies did not use medication to control stress and anxiety; (2) the standard methods used to reduce stress and anxiety were religion, psychological counseling, learning more about COVID-19 through the media, online mindfulness courses, improving sleep quality, and physical exercise; (3) the most effective interventions were physical activity and raising awareness about COVID-19 through the media and online mindfulness programs. However, some studies show that physical activity cannot directly relieve psychological stress and anxiety. CONCLUSION: Limited interventions are effective, but learning more about COVID-19 and using active coping strategies may help reduce stress and anxiety. The implications of COVID-19 are also discussed.
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spelling pubmed-104845122023-09-08 The impact of COVID-19 on students’ anxiety and its clarification: a systematic review Wu, Jiarun Kuan, Garry Lou, Hu Hu, Xiaoyu Masri, Mohamad Najmi Sabo, Abdulwali Kueh, Yee Cheng Front Psychol Psychology INTRODUCTION: Since the emergence of COVID-19 in 2019, every country in the world has been affected to varying degrees. Long-term psychological pressure and anxiety will inevitably damage the physical and mental health of students. This study aimed to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students who experienced stress and anxiety and to clarify which intervention was more effective. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted between January 2020 and December 2022 using online databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar by using the following keywords in combination: “COVID-19,” “stress,” “anxiety,” “depression,” and “intervention.” The retrieved literature was screened and reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 2,924 articles were retrieved using subject and keyword searches. After screening through the titles and abstracts, 18 related studies were retained. Their review revealed that: (1) most studies did not use medication to control stress and anxiety; (2) the standard methods used to reduce stress and anxiety were religion, psychological counseling, learning more about COVID-19 through the media, online mindfulness courses, improving sleep quality, and physical exercise; (3) the most effective interventions were physical activity and raising awareness about COVID-19 through the media and online mindfulness programs. However, some studies show that physical activity cannot directly relieve psychological stress and anxiety. CONCLUSION: Limited interventions are effective, but learning more about COVID-19 and using active coping strategies may help reduce stress and anxiety. The implications of COVID-19 are also discussed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10484512/ /pubmed/37691784 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1134703 Text en Copyright © 2023 Wu, Kuan, Lou, Hu, Masri, Sabo and Kueh. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Wu, Jiarun
Kuan, Garry
Lou, Hu
Hu, Xiaoyu
Masri, Mohamad Najmi
Sabo, Abdulwali
Kueh, Yee Cheng
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title_full The impact of COVID-19 on students’ anxiety and its clarification: a systematic review
title_fullStr The impact of COVID-19 on students’ anxiety and its clarification: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed The impact of COVID-19 on students’ anxiety and its clarification: a systematic review
title_short The impact of COVID-19 on students’ anxiety and its clarification: a systematic review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10484512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37691784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1134703
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