Abstract:
Abstract: (1) Background: The aim of the study was to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic
impacted the mental health and quality of life of male and female physical therapy students at
the European University of Madrid. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted
including a range of tests capturing different domains: 36-item Short Form Health Survey, six-item
state version of the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, Three Items
Loneliness Scale, four-item version of the Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory revised
version, and Sleep Quality Numeric Rating Scale. (3) Results: A total of 151 students completed
the study, consisting of 78 females and 73 males. Gender differences were observed on most of the
domains evaluated. Female participants showed worse levels of general health perception, quality of
life, depression symptoms, anxiety, stress, experiential avoidance and psychological inflexibility, sleep
quality and loneliness compared to male physical therapy students. (4) Conclusions: The results of
this study support the need of psychological interventions as preventive programs in situations such
as COVID-19 pandemic....