Depression, Anxiety and Stress in High School

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Depression; Stress

• Registration Number: NCT05190107
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Brief Summary

Background: Social isolation secondary to the pandemic can predispose the population to mental health issues in the future, especially teenagers. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) is a valuable self-report scale since it may be used to screen for anxiety, depression, and stress in one questionnaire. In the last years, it has been observed effective in detecting these symptoms in teenagers.

Aims: Identify the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic This is an observational cross-sectional study.

For this study, the validated Spanish version of DASS-21 will be used. Qualitative variables will be evaluated through central tendencies, such as mean, standard deviation, and frequencies. The inferential analysis of categorical variables will be performed using the chi-squared test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), or Kruskal Wallis test as appropriate. For quantitative variables, Student's t-test or Mann Whitney U test will be performed depending on their distribution.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-01
• Status Verified: 2021-12
• Study Completion: 2021-12-10
• Study First Submitted: 2021-12-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-12-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-12-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3112

Inclusion Criteria

• Adolescents from 14 to 22 years old.
• That they voluntarily agree to participate, and consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Adolescents with depression, anxiety, and stress disorders previously detected
• Patients in psychiatric treatment for depression, anxiety, or stress.
• Participants who don´t consent to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress Score	Baseline	the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) is an inventory that will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive, anxiety and stress. For stress the cutoff scores are: Normal: 0-10, Mild:11-18, Moderate:19-26, Severe: 27-34, and Extremely severe: 35-42.
Depression Score	Baseline	the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) is an inventory that will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive, anxiety and stress. For depression the cutoff scores are: Normal: 0-9, Mild: 10-12, Moderate:13-20, Severe: 21-27, and Extremely severe: 28-42.
Anxiety Score	Baseline	the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) is an inventory that will be used to identify the presence and intensity of depressive, anxiety and stress. For anxiety the cutoff scores are: Normal: 0-6, Mild: 7-9, Moderate: 10-14, Severe:15-19, and Extremely severe: 20-42.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente; 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico