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A study to Assess Anxiety and Coping Strategies Adopted

by the Students Regarding Education During COVID-19
Lockdown

Roma Shinde1, Sharadha Ramesh2,Jasneet Kaur3

1Tutor,Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Pune, 2Director, Symbiosis
College of Nursing, Symbiosis International Deemed University, 2Assistant Professor, Symbiosis College of
Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Pune

Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is world-wide concern affecting the educational institute (EIs). This widespread
drive to a strong reaction among the student involvement facing anxiety.

Objectives: This cross- sectional study is designed to inspect student’s anxiety and coping strategies during
the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results: Results displays that students are retained with anxiety and consciousness. Nontherapeutic
preventive measures were discern as efficient method. Students were pleased with the government’s response
to alleviate dilemmas. Although, a reluctant view with online- teaching learning access was noted.

Conclusions: Students used enormous ways to adopt the situation mentally and physically. It’s important to
abide student’s insanity during this COVID -19 Widespread.

Key words: Anxiety, Monetary, Fear, Coping Strategies, Insanity, COVID- 19 Widespread

Background and need of the study have knock out in lower socioeconomic group than
higher society people. 4 Consequently, there is no valid
Anxiety is very common in students even during
evidence, of using antiviral drugs alone or combination
normal event. In pune during widespread and lockdown
of corticosteroids can improve the out coming result
period students have come across monetary, fear, anxiety
among patients. No specific treatment or vaccinations
and challenges of correspondence instructions.   The
are available for the disease. 5Since than established of
objective of this study was to assess levels of anxiety
COVID-19 Widespread, the psychological and physical
and ways of coping among students.1Around the month
challenges are recorded as proof. The spread of disease
of January, the World health organization declared the
has created fear and anxiety among people. These
eruption of Novel Coronavirus infection COVID- 19, as
widespread has impacted the educational institute and
societal climax among a globe.2 The first documented
several other universities. 6 The curriculum was stopped
death outside the Wuhan China, was in Karnataka
during lockdown period. Majority of educational
on March 13, 2020 as a travel history. WHO also
institutes and universities have encounter the threat
declared that there high drive of spreading COVID-19
with synchronous E-learning source. 7 Universities and
in others countries around the globe? According to
educational institutes are convinced to manage situation
WHO hypotheses COVID-19 is diagnosed as highly
regarding widespread to inculcate healthy habits
widespread disease across the centuries.3 Moreover,
among students. Scrutinizing the approach of above all
Quarantine term had come into existence by the official
constrain, the study steered to assess the level of anxiety
authority to help people and to bifurcate the adverse
and assess the level of coping strategies adopted by the
effects of COVID-19 infection. However, the crises
students regarding managing education in COVID – 19
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Widespread.8

Research Methodology
A survey designed was conducted during May-June 2020, whereas adolescent (≥25 years old) the students
residing in Pune city were included in the study Nonprobability convenience sampling technique was used. Data was
collected by structured questionnaire. Data was processed and analyzed in descriptive and inferential way.

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of survey respondents.

SR.N Demographic variables Frequency Percentage %
1 Gender
a Male 31 48
b Female 38 76
2 Age
a 14-18 years 0 0
b 18-20years 0 16
c 20-30years 30 79
d 30-40years 0 0
3 Educational Level
a Primary 0 0
b Secondary 5 10
c Graduate 42 84
d Post-Graduate 0 0
4 Residence
a Urban 32 64
b Rural 0 0
c Tropical Areas 0 0
d None of these 0 0
5 Occupation
a Business 0 0
b Services 34 68
c Agriculture 0 0
d Housewives 0 0
6 Marital Status
a Married 6 12
b Single 43 86
c Divorcee 0 0
d Widow 0 0

Table 1: Shows maximum number of females 76% was included in study from the age group between the 20-30
years and they were from graduate level 84% all of them were from urban city.
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Figure 1: Education Challenges faced during COVID-19.

Figure 1: shows lots of communication gaps 64% and quantity and quality is affected 64%. Also, internet
accesses are big challenged 66% in managing the education during Widespread of COVID-19.
Figure 2: PERSONAL COPING STATERGIES. (During community quarantine)

Figure 2: Shows relaxation therapy 64% is used as coping strategy to overcome widespread

Ethical Approval: Ethical approval was obtained
from IRC Committee of College.
Source of Funding: Nil
Conflict of Interest: Nil
Conclusion: Shows sample faced communication
gap and internet accessibility during this widespread.
Thus group formation is necessary to avoid
communication gap and provide common website for
E-learning.
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