Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to global reports of hazards to mental health. However, reports regarding lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking. Using a convergent mixed methods design, we conducted individual interviews with twelve occupational therapy students an...
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| author | Tiam Srikhamjak Kanyarak Yanawuth Kornkamon Sucharittham Chitsanucha Larprabang Patcharaporn Wangsattabongkot Tanyathorn Hauwadhanasuk Chirathip Thawisuk Peeradech Thichanpiang Anuchart Kaunnil |
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| description | The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to global reports of hazards to mental health. However, reports regarding lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking. Using a convergent mixed methods design, we conducted individual interviews with twelve occupational therapy students and interpreted the results by content analysis. We completed a survey of Thai Sensory Patterns Assessment (TSPA) concerning perspectives from occupational therapy students (<i>n</i> = 99). They identified two major themes: (i) adaptive responses were consistent with areas of occupation during the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) multidimensional challenges were related to sensory patterns of purposeful and meaningful activities. The participants reported both positive and negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives. It had both positive and negative effects on the lifestyle of students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The positive effect was that most students learned better ways to protect and care for themselves. During the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational therapy students were most concerned about their online learning activities, economic problems, isolation from society, and lifestyle. The negative effects of this include stress, anxiety, loneliness, frustration, boredom, and exhaustion for occupational therapy students. As an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational therapy students adapted to new lifestyles and experienced mental health issues related to their studies, families, friends, economics, social climate, and future job opportunities. Educators may use the findings of this study to prevent negative impacts on mental health and promote academic achievement in the future, as well as general well-being, efficacy, and empowerment of students in the new normal post-COVID-19 pandemic era. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d79fd13941046f0b2f0aea2b120e1a62023-11-24T08:08:03ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252022-11-0112111682169910.3390/ejihpe12110118Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method StudyTiam Srikhamjak0Kanyarak Yanawuth1Kornkamon Sucharittham2Chitsanucha Larprabang3Patcharaporn Wangsattabongkot4Tanyathorn Hauwadhanasuk5Chirathip Thawisuk6Peeradech Thichanpiang7Anuchart Kaunnil8Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63108, USADepartment of Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, JapanDivision of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to global reports of hazards to mental health. However, reports regarding lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking. Using a convergent mixed methods design, we conducted individual interviews with twelve occupational therapy students and interpreted the results by content analysis. We completed a survey of Thai Sensory Patterns Assessment (TSPA) concerning perspectives from occupational therapy students (<i>n</i> = 99). They identified two major themes: (i) adaptive responses were consistent with areas of occupation during the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) multidimensional challenges were related to sensory patterns of purposeful and meaningful activities. The participants reported both positive and negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives. It had both positive and negative effects on the lifestyle of students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The positive effect was that most students learned better ways to protect and care for themselves. During the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational therapy students were most concerned about their online learning activities, economic problems, isolation from society, and lifestyle. The negative effects of this include stress, anxiety, loneliness, frustration, boredom, and exhaustion for occupational therapy students. As an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational therapy students adapted to new lifestyles and experienced mental health issues related to their studies, families, friends, economics, social climate, and future job opportunities. Educators may use the findings of this study to prevent negative impacts on mental health and promote academic achievement in the future, as well as general well-being, efficacy, and empowerment of students in the new normal post-COVID-19 pandemic era.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/12/11/118lifestyleoccupational therapy studentsCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Tiam Srikhamjak Kanyarak Yanawuth Kornkamon Sucharittham Chitsanucha Larprabang Patcharaporn Wangsattabongkot Tanyathorn Hauwadhanasuk Chirathip Thawisuk Peeradech Thichanpiang Anuchart Kaunnil Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education lifestyle occupational therapy students COVID-19 |
| title | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study |
| title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study |
| title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Lifestyle in Thai Occupational Therapy Students: A Mixed Method Study |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on mental health and lifestyle in thai occupational therapy students a mixed method study |
| topic | lifestyle occupational therapy students COVID-19 |
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