Zohreh Badiyepeymaie Jahromi, Leili Mosalanejad
Integrated method of teaching in Web Quest activity and its impact on undergraduate students' cognition and learning behaviors: a future trend in medical education
Global journal of health science
recent research revealed concerning rates anxiety depression among university students nevertheless small percentage students receive treatment university health services universities thus challenged instituting preventative programs address student stress reduce resultant anxiety depression systematic review literature metaanalysis conducted examine effectiveness interventions aimed reducing stress university students studies eligible inclusion assignment study participants experimental control groups random allocation parallel cohort design retrieved studies represented variety intervention approaches students broad range programs disciplines twentyfour studies involving 1431 students included metaanalysis cognitive behavioral mindfulness interventions associated decreased symptoms anxiety secondary outcomes included lower levels depression cortisol included studies limited published peer reviewed journals studies overrepresent interventions female students western countries studies types interventions psychoeducational arts based interventions sufficient data inclusion metaanalysis review provides evidence cognitive behavioral mindfulness interventions effective reducing stress university students universities encouraged make programs widely available students addition however future work focus developing stress reduction programs attract male students address needs