Étude et rapport

Factors Associated With Mental Health Disorders Among University Students in France Confined During the COVID-19 Pandemic

GRATUIT

Auteur(s) :

Marielle Wathelet, MD; Stéphane Duhem, MSc; Guillaume Vaiva, MD, PhD; Thierry Baubet, MD, PhD; Enguerrand Habran, MSc; Emilie Veerapa, MD; Christophe Debien, MD; Sylvie Molenda, PhD; Mathilde Horn, MD, PhD; Pierre Grandgenèvre, MD, PhD; Charles-Edouard Notredame, MD; Fabien D’Hondt, PhD

Éditeur(s) :

JAMA Netw Open

Date de publication :23/10/2020

13 pages

EN BREF ...

"According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, quarantine consists of separating and restricting the movement of people who have been exposed to a contagious disease to check whether symptoms occur.1 Large-scale quarantine appears to be the most appropriate term to refer to a compulsory physical separation, including the restriction of movement, of populations who have been potentially exposed to a contagious disease.2 Large-scale quarantines are presented as strategies for reducing contact among people, and therefore, the spread of a contagion obliges, under pain of economic or criminal sanctions, a population to stay home." En bref issu de l'étude.

Rédacteur(s) de la fiche : Beesens Teams


Introduction

Methods

Outcomes

Statistical Analysis

Results

Use of Mental Health Care

Discussion

Limitations

Conclusions

"In this study, university students in France reported high rates of suicidal thoughts and severe symptoms of distress, depression, anxiety, and perceived stress while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Protecting the mental health of students is a public health issue that appears even more critical in the context of a pandemic. The results suggest that special attention must be paid to women and nonbinary students as well as students with a history of psychiatric follow-up. It also appears important to maintain contact with students, to ensure they have good quality housing conditions, to provide for their basic needs, to allow them to maintain physical activity and social ties, and to give them adequate information. Measures promoting access to care should be encouraged."

 

Synthèse issue de l'étude.