COVID-19 pandemic effects on depression, anxiety and help-seeking attitudes in college students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Changes in depression and anxiety symptoms in college students; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63459073
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Porto

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34970167/ (added 03/01/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-11-19
• Study Completion: 2021-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 623

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participated in the RCT Mental health stigma: a video-based randomized controlled trial to reduce depression stigma among university students (https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN97093665)
2. Responded to all evaluation moments described in the above study

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Depression symptoms measured with the Portuguese version of The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in February, May and October 2019, June 2020, January and May 2021<br> 2. Anxiety symptoms measured with the Portuguese version of the Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) in February, May and October 2019, June 2020, January and May 2021<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Help-seeking attitudes measured with the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help scale in February, May and October 2019, June 2020, January and May 2021