Publication date: Jul 13, 2023
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency. During the outbreak, a broad range of psychological disorders affected people at the individual, community, and international levels. This study aimed to assess the role of stress-coping strategies in relieving perceived stress among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interventional study was nested on a cross-sectional design and involved students at Faiyum University in 2022. Out of a sample of 2640 students, 2176 (82. 4%) experienced moderate perceived stress, while 56 (2. 1%) had more severe levels. Being female, nonmedical students, and rural inhabitants having a low socioeconomic status were associated with scores for severe and moderate levels of perceived stress. Among the interventional group, Modified Perceived Stress Scale scores significantly decreased after the implementation of the stress-coping program, with a p value
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Coronavirus | Coping |
| Female | COVID-19 |
| Psychiatry | Pandemic |
| Rural | Stress |
| Student |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |
| disease | MESH | emergency |
| disease | MESH | low socioeconomic status |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Coenzyme M |
| disease | MESH | psychological stress |
| disease | VO | vaccine |
| disease | MESH | infections |
| disease | VO | population |
| disease | MESH | panic |
| disease | MESH | social stigma |
| disease | MESH | suicide |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Trestolone |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Creatinolfosfate |
| disease | IDO | intervention |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Ademetionine |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Cysteamine |
| disease | MESH | anxiety disorders |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Trihexyphenidyl |
| disease | MESH | lifestyle |
| disease | MESH | respiratory diseases |
| disease | IDO | infection |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Etoperidone |
| disease | VO | time |
| disease | VO | organization |
| disease | MESH | Suicidal Ideation |
| disease | VO | report |
| disease | MESH | PTSD |
| disease | IDO | susceptibility |
| disease | MESH | influenza |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Guanosine |