Post Traumatic (COVID-19) Psychological Impact on Mental Health Issues Among the Applied Medical Science Under Graduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

As we deal with the effects of the pandemic in the years to come, mental health may be the biggest problem we encounter. This study seeks to concentrate on the mental health problems of undergraduates since psychological impairments may persist long after the epidemic is over.
Objectives: Find out the incidence of the Impact of post-pandemic (COVID-19) on mental health issues among university students and find out the association between the Impact of post-pandemic (COVID-19) on mental health issues with demographic variables.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive research design was used, and the data were collected from 150 students in various departments at the University of Saudi Arabia using a demographic proforma and psychological impact scale. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Severe symptoms of - anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, stress, and well-being symptoms – 12%, 7.3%, 4%, 15.3%, and 7.3% respectively among participants. The associations between demographic variables, i.e., Age, the branch of studies, mother’s educational level, type of family, family income, extracurricular activities, and leisure time activities with psychological symptoms.
Conclusion: During the pandemic period with restricted lifestyle changes, youths were more susceptible to many issues in all dimensions of life, we investigated to assess for the presence of psychological signs after the full pledge reopening of the university followed by a post-pandemic period and studied many factors which influence undergraduates’ psychological issues.