Longitudinal survey of depressive symptoms among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

ABSTRACT: While changes in response to the different stages of the pandemic remain unknown, this study investigated the longitudinal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depressive symptoms in Japanese university students and identified factors associated with new onset of depression and suicidal ideation. Two surveys were conducted at one university in Akita, Japan, during the first COVID-19 outbreak period (T1: May-June 2020) and 1 year later (T2: March-May 2021). Moderate depressive symptoms were defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score ≥ 10 and suicide-related ideation score ≥ 1 on question 9 of the questionnaire. Among 985 students who completed surveys in T1 and T2, participants with moderate depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation increased from 11

SUBMITTER: Nomura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9454255 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature