Social Media Use During COVID-19

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Coronavirus; Anxiety; Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Use of social media during COVID-19

• Registration Number: NCT04305574
• Lead Sponsor: Jean Liu

Brief Summary

The investigators plan to conduct a cross-sectional survey to examine how social media use during COVID-19 relates to: (1) information management, (2) assessment of the situation, and (3) affect.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-07
• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-11
• Study First Posted: 2020-03-12
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-21
• Study Completion: 2020-04-21
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-04
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1145

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 21 years
• Has stayed in Singapore for at least 2 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Below 21 years
• Has stayed in Singapore for less than 2 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Community sample	Use of social media during COVID-19	We plan to recruit a representative sample of the Singapore population.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale	Single measurement (upon study enrolment)	21-item validated scale assessing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21): Min score = 0, Max score = 21; higher score indicates a worse outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale-NUS College; 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore