Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures have sparked debate regarding their traumatic nature. This cross-sectional study reports the prevalence rate of probable post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and associated factors among French university students. A total of 22,883 students co...
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doaj-7a9be5e40431482ba8e07e5f61b3c9652021-05-30T11:50:21ZengNature Publishing GroupTranslational Psychiatry2158-31882021-05-011111710.1038/s41398-021-01438-zPrevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdownMarielle Wathelet0Thomas Fovet1Améliane Jousset2Stéphane Duhem3Enguerrand Habran4Mathilde Horn5Christophe Debien6Charles-Edouard Notredame7Thierry Baubet8Guillaume Vaiva9Fabien D’Hondt10Fédération de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts-de-FranceCentre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)Department of Public Health, CHU LilleFédération de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts-de-FranceFonds FHF Recherche et InnovationDepartment of Psychiatry, CHU LilleCentre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)Department of Psychiatry, CHU LilleCentre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures have sparked debate regarding their traumatic nature. This cross-sectional study reports the prevalence rate of probable post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and associated factors among French university students. A total of 22,883 students completed the online questionnaire. The prevalence rate of probable PTSD, assessed using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, was 19.5% [19.0–20.0]. Female (1.32 [1.21–1.45]) or non-binary gender (1.76 [1.35–2.31]), exposure to a non-COVID-19-related traumatic event (3.37 [3.08–3.67]), having lived through quarantine alone (1.22 [1.09–1.37]), poor quality of social ties (2.38 [2.15–2.62]), loss of income (1.20 [1.09–1.31]), poor quality housing (1.90 [1.59–2.26]), low-quality of the information received (1.50 [1.35–1.66]) and a high level of exposure to COVID-19 (from 1.38 [1.24–1.54] to 10.82 [2.33–76.57] depending on the score) were associated with PTSD. Quarantine was considered potentially traumatic by 78.8% of the students with probable PTSD. These findings suggest the pandemic context and lockdown measures could have post-traumatic consequences, stimulating debate on the nosography of PTSD.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01438-z |
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Marielle Wathelet Thomas Fovet Améliane Jousset Stéphane Duhem Enguerrand Habran Mathilde Horn Christophe Debien Charles-Edouard Notredame Thierry Baubet Guillaume Vaiva Fabien D’Hondt Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown Translational Psychiatry |
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Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown |
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Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown |
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Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown |
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Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown |
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Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown |
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prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among french university students 1 month after the covid-19 lockdown |
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures have sparked debate regarding their traumatic nature. This cross-sectional study reports the prevalence rate of probable post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and associated factors among French university students. A total of 22,883 students completed the online questionnaire. The prevalence rate of probable PTSD, assessed using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, was 19.5% [19.0–20.0]. Female (1.32 [1.21–1.45]) or non-binary gender (1.76 [1.35–2.31]), exposure to a non-COVID-19-related traumatic event (3.37 [3.08–3.67]), having lived through quarantine alone (1.22 [1.09–1.37]), poor quality of social ties (2.38 [2.15–2.62]), loss of income (1.20 [1.09–1.31]), poor quality housing (1.90 [1.59–2.26]), low-quality of the information received (1.50 [1.35–1.66]) and a high level of exposure to COVID-19 (from 1.38 [1.24–1.54] to 10.82 [2.33–76.57] depending on the score) were associated with PTSD. Quarantine was considered potentially traumatic by 78.8% of the students with probable PTSD. These findings suggest the pandemic context and lockdown measures could have post-traumatic consequences, stimulating debate on the nosography of PTSD. |
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