Students' Views towards Sars-Cov-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.
Students' Views towards Sars-Cov-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph18084182
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发表时间：
2021-04-15
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通讯作者：
Vedhara K
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作者：
Blake H;Knight H;Jia R;Corner J;Morling JR;Denning C;Ball JK;Bolton K;Figueredo G;Morris DE;Tighe P;Villalon AM;Ayling K;Vedhara K
本研究旨在了解新冠肺炎大流行期间大学生对大规模无症状检测、保持社交距离和自我隔离的认知和体验。这项定性研究由四个快速在线焦点小组组成，在英格兰一所高等教育机构进行，当时正值国家COVID-19高警戒（二级）限制期间。参与者是有目的地抽样的大学生（n = 25），代表了一系列性别、年龄、生活环境（校内/校外）和SARS-CoV-2测试/自我隔离经历。数据分析采用归纳专题方法。定性数据分析产生了六个主题和16个子主题：“长期经历”、“风险感知和担忧”、“参与保护行为”、“对测试的开放性”、“测试障碍”和“总体幸福感”。学生们描述了他们在校园里的安全感，相信他们的大多数同龄人都坚持保护行为，并对大学环境中的无症状检测持积极态度。大学关于COVID-19检测和社会行为的沟通需要及时，并以更具包容性的方式呈现，以接触到目前感到被边缘化的学生群体。参与SARS-CoV-2检测、保持社交距离和自我隔离的障碍主要与对自我隔离对心理健康影响的恐惧有关，包括担心自己将如何应对、高度焦虑、情绪低落、对影响他人的内疚和孤独。学生的孤独感可以通过增加大学内部交流和注重建立低风险的社交活动来缓解，以帮助学生建立和加强他们的社会支持网络。这些发现在教育机构实施大规模无症状检测计划和大量学生被要求自我隔离的背景下特别相关。大学需要确定学生在自我隔离期间的支持需求，并为疫情对学生心理健康和福利支持服务的长期影响做好准备。
We aimed to explore university students’ perceptions and experiences of SARS-CoV-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study comprised of four rapid online focus groups conducted at a higher education institution in England, during high alert (tier 2) national COVID-19 restrictions. Participants were purposively sampled university students (n = 25) representing a range of gender, age, living circumstances (on/off campus), and SARS-CoV-2 testing/self-isolation experiences. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic approach. Six themes with 16 sub-themes emerged from the analysis of the qualitative data: ‘Term-time Experiences’, ‘Risk Perception and Worry’, ‘Engagement in Protective Behaviours’, ‘Openness to Testing’, ‘Barriers to Testing’ and ‘General Wellbeing’. Students described feeling safe on campus, believed most of their peers are adherent to protective behaviours and were positive towards asymptomatic testing in university settings. University communications about COVID-19 testing and social behaviours need to be timely and presented in a more inclusive way to reach groups of students who currently feel marginalised. Barriers to engagement with SARS-CoV-2 testing, social distancing and self-isolation were primarily associated with fear of the mental health impacts of self-isolation, including worry about how they will cope, high anxiety, low mood, guilt relating to impact on others and loneliness. Loneliness in students could be mitigated through increased intra-university communications and a focus on establishment of low COVID-risk social activities to help students build and enhance their social support networks. These findings are particularly pertinent in the context of mass asymptomatic testing programmes being implemented in educational settings and high numbers of students being required to self-isolate. Universities need to determine the support needs of students during self-isolation and prepare for the long-term impacts of the pandemic on student mental health and welfare support services.
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影响因子：
4.5
作者：
Hawkins, Jemma;Madden, Kim;White, James
通讯作者：
White, James
影响因子：
2.9
作者：
Dost S;Hossain A;Shehab M;Abdelwahed A;Al-Nusair L
通讯作者：
Al-Nusair L
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Hanel, Paul H. P.;Vione, Katia C.
通讯作者：
Vione, Katia C.
DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113521
发表时间：
2020-11
期刊：
Social science & medicine (1982)
影响因子：
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作者：
Bu F;Steptoe A;Fancourt D
通讯作者：
Fancourt D
DOI：
10.3390/ijerph18010188
发表时间：
2020-12-29
影响因子：
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作者：
Blake H;Corner J;Cirelli C;Hassard J;Briggs L;Daly JM;Bennett M;Chappell JG;Fairclough L;McClure CP;Tarr A;Tighe P;Favier A;Irving W;Ball J
通讯作者：
Ball J