Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an impact on several aspects of life, including university students’ mental health. Mobile mental care applications (apps) comprise a form of online mental care that enables the delivery of remote mental care.

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of university students in Spain and to explore their attitudes toward the use of mobile mental care apps.

Method

Respondents answered a survey, which comprised two sections. The first included the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) that was employed to assess the students’ mental health. The second section included six questions developed by the authors to explore the students’ attitudes toward mental care apps.

Results

The results showed that the students suffered from anxiety and depression as well as social dysfunction. Further, 91.3 % of the students had never used a mobile app for mental health, 36.3 % were unaware of such apps, and 79.2 % were willing to use them in the future.

Conclusions

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the psychological health of university students. Mobile mental care apps may be an effective and efficient way to access mental care, particularly during a pandemic.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 对西班牙大学生心理健康的影响及其对移动心理健康解决方案的态度

背景

2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行对生活的多个方面产生了影响，包括大学生的心理健康。移动心理护理应用程序 (apps) 包含一种在线心理护理形式，可以提供远程心理护理。

目标

本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 对西班牙大学生心理健康的影响，并探讨他们对使用移动心理护理应用程序的态度。

方法

受访者回答了一项调查，该调查包括两个部分。第一个包括用于评估学生心理健康的 12 项一般健康问卷 (GHQ-12)。第二部分包括作者提出的六个问题，以探索学生对心理护理应用程序的态度。

结果

结果表明，学生存在焦虑和抑郁以及社交功能障碍。此外，91.3% 的学生从未使用过心理健康移动应用程序，36.3% 的学生不知道此类应用程序，79.2% 的学生愿意在未来使用它们。

结论

COVID-19 大流行对大学生的心理健康产生了重大影响。移动心理护理应用程序可能是获得心理护理的有效且高效的方式，尤其是在大流行期间。