Depression, anxiety and stress among Swedish university students during the second and third waves of COVID-19: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aims to describe the mean trajectories of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among Swedish university students before and during the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We recruited 1835 participants in September 2020, of whom 81% provided follow-ups in December 2020-January 2021 and 77% provided follow-ups in March-April 2021. The short-form Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale was used to measure mental health symptoms. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the mean differences in symptom levels over the three time periods.

Results

Compared with September, mean depression was 0.91 points of 21 higher (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70-1.13) in December 2020-January 2021 and 0.66 points higher (95% CI 0.43-.8

SUBMITTER: Johansson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8521365 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature