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dc.contributor.authorVolken, Thomas-
dc.contributor.authorZysset, Annina-
dc.contributor.authorAmendola, Simone-
dc.contributor.authorKlein Swormink, Anthony-
dc.contributor.authorHuber, Marion-
dc.contributor.authorvon Wyl, Agnes-
dc.contributor.authorDratva, Julia-
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T15:32:05Z-
dc.date.available2021-02-11T15:32:05Z-
dc.date.issued2021-02-05-
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601de_CH
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/21655-
dc.description.abstractCOVID-19 containment measures and the uncertainties associated with the pandemic may have contributed to changes in mental health risks and mental health problems in university students. Due to the high burden of the disease, depression is of particular concern. However, knowledge about the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Swiss university students during the pandemic is limited. We therefore assessed the prevalence of depressive symptoms and their change during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large sample of Swiss university students. Methods: We assessed depressive symptoms in two cross-sectional cohorts of university students (n = 3571) in spring and autumn 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and compared them with a matched sample of the Swiss national population (n = 2328). Binary logistic regression models estimated prevalence with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: Adjusted prevalence of depressive symptoms in female (30.8% (95% CI: 28.6–33.0)) and male students (24.8% (95% CI: 21.7–28.1)) was substantially higher than in the matching female (10.9% (95% CI: 8.9–13.2)) and male (8.5% (6.6–11.0)) pre-pandemic national population. Depressive symptoms in the two consecutive student cohorts did not significantly differ. Conclusions: More than a quarter of Swiss university students reported depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was substantially higher as compared to the matched general population. Universities should introduce measures to support students in such times of crisis and gain an understanding of the factors impacting mental health positively or negatively and related to university structures and procedures.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherMDPIde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectCOVID-19de_CH
dc.subjectPHQ-9de_CH
dc.subjectDepressionde_CH
dc.subjectHealth surveyde_CH
dc.subjectMental healthde_CH
dc.subjectPandemicde_CH
dc.subjectStudentsde_CH
dc.subjectYoung adultde_CH
dc.subject.ddc305: Personengruppen (Alter, Herkunft, Geschlecht, Einkommen)de_CH
dc.subject.ddc616.8: Neurologie und Krankheiten des Nervensystemsde_CH
dc.titleDepressive symptoms in Swiss university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlatesde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementGesundheitde_CH
zhaw.departementAngewandte Psychologiede_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Public Health (IPH)de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitPsychologisches Institut (PI)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18041458de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-21655-
dc.identifier.pmid33557193de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue4de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.start1458de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume18de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawGesundheit von Studierenden in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemiede_CH
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zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
zhaw.monitoring.costperiod2021de_CH
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Volken, T., Zysset, A., Amendola, S., Klein Swormink, A., Huber, M., von Wyl, A., & Dratva, J. (2021). Depressive symptoms in Swiss university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1458. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041458
Volken, T. et al. (2021) ‘Depressive symptoms in Swiss university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlates’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), p. 1458. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041458.
T. Volken et al., “Depressive symptoms in Swiss university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlates,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 1458, Feb. 2021, doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041458.
VOLKEN, Thomas, Annina ZYSSET, Simone AMENDOLA, Anthony KLEIN SWORMINK, Marion HUBER, Agnes VON WYL und Julia DRATVA, 2021. Depressive symptoms in Swiss university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 5 Februar 2021. Bd. 18, Nr. 4, S. 1458. DOI 10.3390/ijerph18041458
Volken, Thomas, Annina Zysset, Simone Amendola, Anthony Klein Swormink, Marion Huber, Agnes von Wyl, and Julia Dratva. 2021. “Depressive Symptoms in Swiss University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Correlates.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (4): 1458. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041458.
Volken, Thomas, et al. “Depressive Symptoms in Swiss University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Correlates.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 4, Feb. 2021, p. 1458, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041458.


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