A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic
We report university student perspectives on COVID-19 impact on education, general health and well-being, one year into the pandemic. A ‘low risk’ questionnaire with modified General Health (GHQ-28) and Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) instruments was shared with students via an email link over a 4...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2022-12-01
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| author | Akira Gareeb Isabella Gavazzi Natasha Woodman Chulananda Goonasekera Antoinette Lombard Mohammad Omar Faruq Joanna Ray Rasika Dhanapala Sadhani Sandarenu Mosarrat Mahjabeen Seema Hashmi Darshana Kottahachchi Elmien Claassens Mirza Naqi Zafar |
| author_facet | Akira Gareeb Isabella Gavazzi Natasha Woodman Chulananda Goonasekera Antoinette Lombard Mohammad Omar Faruq Joanna Ray Rasika Dhanapala Sadhani Sandarenu Mosarrat Mahjabeen Seema Hashmi Darshana Kottahachchi Elmien Claassens Mirza Naqi Zafar |
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We report university student perspectives on COVID-19 impact on education, general health and well-being, one year into the pandemic.
A ‘low risk’ questionnaire with modified General Health (GHQ-28) and Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) instruments was shared with students via an email link over a 4-week period.
725 students responded from five countries. Half of the students reported significant general health difficulties and more than ten per cent experienced a severe state of generalised anxiety disorder. The virtual learning techniques adopted during the pandemic were welcomed by students but many were frustrated by the poor quality teaching material, poor scheduling of virtual sessions with inadequate spacing and assessments not being truly representative of what was taught. Digital poverty due to inadequacies in hardware, software compatibility and connectivity were major hindrances to virtual learning.
Universities should urgently modify the virtual training methods and enhance mental health and wellbeing support before disaster strikes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c66e75ad02e49e687ea9b0cce51f8622023-09-03T08:10:04ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272022-12-0110A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 PandemicAkira Gareeb0Isabella GavazziNatasha WoodmanChulananda GoonasekeraAntoinette LombardMohammad Omar FaruqJoanna RayRasika DhanapalaSadhani SandarenuMosarrat MahjabeenSeema HashmiDarshana KottahachchiElmien ClaassensMirza Naqi ZafarKing's College London We report university student perspectives on COVID-19 impact on education, general health and well-being, one year into the pandemic. A ‘low risk’ questionnaire with modified General Health (GHQ-28) and Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) instruments was shared with students via an email link over a 4-week period. 725 students responded from five countries. Half of the students reported significant general health difficulties and more than ten per cent experienced a severe state of generalised anxiety disorder. The virtual learning techniques adopted during the pandemic were welcomed by students but many were frustrated by the poor quality teaching material, poor scheduling of virtual sessions with inadequate spacing and assessments not being truly representative of what was taught. Digital poverty due to inadequacies in hardware, software compatibility and connectivity were major hindrances to virtual learning. Universities should urgently modify the virtual training methods and enhance mental health and wellbeing support before disaster strikes. https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/1801COVID-19 pandemicGeneral Health Questionnaire GHQ 28General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire GAD7Virtual LearningUniversity Student Well-being |
| spellingShingle | Akira Gareeb Isabella Gavazzi Natasha Woodman Chulananda Goonasekera Antoinette Lombard Mohammad Omar Faruq Joanna Ray Rasika Dhanapala Sadhani Sandarenu Mosarrat Mahjabeen Seema Hashmi Darshana Kottahachchi Elmien Claassens Mirza Naqi Zafar A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic International Journal of Medical Students COVID-19 pandemic General Health Questionnaire GHQ 28 General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire GAD7 Virtual Learning University Student Well-being |
| title | A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | A Students’ Perspective on University Education and Well-Being One-Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | students perspective on university education and well being one year into the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic General Health Questionnaire GHQ 28 General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire GAD7 Virtual Learning University Student Well-being |
| url | https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/1801 |
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