The Psychological Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological Distress

• Registration Number: NCT05503589
• Lead Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University

Brief Summary

At the end of 2019, the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which emerged in China, has become a public health emergency of international concern. Disease outbreaks both affect the physical and psychological health of individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and Covid-19 fear in health sciences intern students during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-26
• Study Completion: 2021-04-30
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-15
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-16
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• body mass index (BMI) <17 kg/m2
• any chronic illness, psychological disorder, and perception problem
• be dental operation or significant damage to the teeth or oral mucosa

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Fear of Covid-19 Scale	5 minutes	The Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is an assessment instrument developed to measure the fear levels of individuals due to Covid-19. The scale consists of seven items in a five-point Likert type. The total score is calculated by summing seven items score (ranging from 7-35). The high scale score indicates great fear of Covid-19.
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale	10 minutes	Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) is a self-report scale that evaluates depression, anxiety, and stress state over the past week. The scale consists of a total of 42 items, with 14 items in each of the depression, anxiety and stress dimensions. DASS items have a four-point Likert-type rating.The total scores each dimension of the scale range from 0 to 42. The high scores each of the depression, anxiety and stress dimensions indicate that the individual has a related problem.
Saliva cortisol level	15 minutes	The solid-phase sandwich ELISA (Enzyme Linked-Immuno-Sorbent Assay) method was used with immunoassay kits to measure the cortisol level.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kutahya Health Sciences University- Health Sciences Faculty; 🇹🇷 Kütahya, Turkey