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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan.
Tadros, Odate K; Arabiyat, Shereen; Jaber, Deema; Elayyan, Mustafa; Alawwa, Rewa; ALSalamat, Husam.
Afiliação
  • Tadros OK; Department of Health Allied Sciences, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, JOR.
  • Arabiyat S; Department of Health Allied Sciences, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, JOR.
  • Jaber D; Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa, JOR.
  • Elayyan M; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, JOR.
  • Alawwa R; Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
  • ALSalamat H; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, JOR.
Cureus ; 15(8): e44013, 2023 Aug.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37746466
INTRODUCTION: Loneliness is characterized by a sense of melancholy, emptiness, and despair, as well as a higher risk of both psychological and physical problems. Numerous post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sequela, both physically and mentally, have been caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many people. Memory issues and loneliness were found to be uniquely correlated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the COVID-19 epidemic affected the levels of loneliness among Jordanian university students. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Google Forms were used for data collection, utilizing a three-item loneliness scale developed by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States, which accounts for the following items: (1) how often does the participant feel about lacking companionship, (2) how often does the participant feel being left out, and (3) how often does the participant feel isolated from others. Each item was marked for three frequency levels of experience: (1) hardly ever, (2) some of the time, and (3) often. Responses to the three loneliness questions were graded on a scale of 3-9, with scores between 3 and 5 indicating "not lonely" and scores between 6 and 9 indicating "lonely." RESULTS: The study included 802 participating students. Specifically, 75.4% of the participants were females, 58% were aged 20-25, and 39% were 17-19. In addition, 37% were from the capital city, while 28% lived in the middle area. Seventy nine percent were from public universities, and 74% were studying in their second year. According to UCLA's three-item loneliness scale, 411 (51.2%) participants were lonely, while 391 (48.8%) participants were not feeling lonely. According to direct question answers, 576 (71.8%) participants were lonely, and 226 (28.2%) were not lonely. CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the frequency of loneliness was high among Jordanian university students. However, both genders experienced equal levels of loneliness, while younger participants felt more lonely than older ones.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article