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Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Psychological Health of University Students and Their Attitudes Toward Mobile Mental Health Solutions: Two-Part Questionnaire Study.

Nidal DrissiAyat AlhmoudiHana Al NuaimiMahra AlkhyeliShaikha AlsalamiSofia Ouhbi
Published in: JMIR formative research (2020)
Like many groups of people worldwide, university students in the UAE were psychologically affected by the lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Although apps can be useful tools for mental health care delivery, especially in circumstances such as those produced by the outbreak, the students in this study showed a lack of awareness of these apps and mixed attitudes toward them. Improving the digital health literacy of university students in the UAE by increasing their awareness of mental health care apps and the treatment methods and benefits of the apps, as well as involving students in the app creation process, may encourage students to use these tools for mental health care.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • sars cov
  • coronavirus disease
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • high school
  • health information
  • social media
  • combination therapy