Online Class Participation and Self Care Practices During the Covid-19 in the

Philippines
Introduction

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and the sudden change of the variety of educational
opportunities from traditional to online classes have exposed students to increased risk for mental
health issues,which can have an impact on their educational engagement and learning outcomes.Self-
care techniques might help you feel better about yourself, aid in the protection of students from
psychological difficulties while simultaneously improving student achievements. On the other hand, the
substantial societal changes brought about by confinement and digital learning may produce
disturbances in students' self-care practices.The goal of this research is to see if there's a link between
self-care and mental health.It describes the difficulties of practicing self-care among Undergraduate
students during the pandemic.An online survey was sent to a group of people.20 students from
Camarines Sur Polytechni Colleges, Philippines were used as a convenience sample.

Statement of the Problem

The first qualitative research goal is to see if there is a link between background parameters like age,
gender, year level, monthly household income, and Internet connection quality and the intensity to
which people practice self-care.Previous research has identified these elements as having a major
impact on the well-being of Filipino students throughout the pandemic.

The second qualitative research goal is to discover the association between selfcare practices and online
student engagement, which refers to the level of skills, emotions, participation, and performance
displayed by students while enrolled in online classes.

Furthermore, The purpose of the study is to answer the following questions:

1.How do online classes affect the students' self care routine?

2.What are some possible variables affecting students' ability to  not actively participate in online classes
during Covid-19 pandemic?

3.What are the impact of abrupt transition of the variety of educational opportunities?

4.What effect does the abrupt transition of educational opportunities have on students?

5.How often do students practice self-care while having their online classes during the pandemic?
Methodology

The qualitative research was used in this study.In qualitative research methods, the researchers gather
and analyse qualitative data with the intent of merging the findings of the analysis for both issues.For
this present study, the researcher used a qualitative descriptive approach.The design of this research
enables the need to measure self-care practices as a distinct variable. and determine its relationship
with online student engagement, while also understanding how the students’ personal and social
contexts shape how they are able to practise self-care.

Research Instruments

A single survey was used to capture both quantitative and qualitative data. The online survey was
divided into two sections.

The first part inquired about the students’ background characteristics, which included age (in years;
bracketed as below 20, and 20 above), gender (coded as 1 for males and 2 for females), year level (first
to fifth year), and monthly household income.And the quality of the Internet connection at home (rated
as poor, fair, good, very good, and excellent).This section also determines how many out of 20 students
practices self care.

The second section of the survey consists of open-ended questions designed to gather qualitative data
on the barriers to students practicing self-care. The participants were encouraged to type their
responses as freely as they wanted. These are the inquiries:

 Prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, how did you handle self-care?

 What changes did you make to your self-care routines during the pandemic and online classes?
 How do you feel about the sudden change of the educational landscapes?