Table 5.
Behavioral changes during remote E-exams period.
| Variable | Self-reported exam related stress |
P valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote E-exams more stressful | In-campus exams more stressful | Both exams are stressful | No stress during exams | ||
| Caffeine consumption | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 47.37% | 22.08% | 35.34% | 38.20% | |
| Decreased | 9.36% | 28.75% | 10.92% | 7.87% | |
| No change | 28.36% | 35.42% | 40.80% | 34.83% | |
| Not applicable | 14.91% | 13.75% | 12.93% | 19.10% | |
| High energy drinks | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 19.01% | 12.08% | 15.23% | 10.11% | |
| Decreased | 4.68% | 16.67% | 6.90% | 6.74% | |
| No change | 21.93% | 22.50% | 23.28% | 30.34% | |
| Not applicable | 54.39% | 48.75% | 54.60% | 52.81% | |
| Soda drinks | 0.001 | ||||
| Increased | 32.16% | 18.75% | 24.43% | 13.48% | |
| Decreased | 6.14% | 14.17% | 10.34% | 8.99% | |
| No change | 36.26% | 36.67% | 35.92% | 47.19% | |
| Not applicable | 25.44% | 30.42% | 29.31% | 30.34% | |
| Eating healthy food | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 26.61% | 44.58% | 38.22% | 30.34% | |
| Decreased | 35.38% | 20.83% | 28.74% | 17.98% | |
| No change | 38.01% | 34.58% | 33.05% | 51.69% | |
| Eating fast food | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 37.13% | 25.83% | 26.44% | 25.84% | |
| Decreased | 27.49% | 40.83% | 41.09% | 31.46% | |
| No change | 29.53% | 26.67% | 28.16% | 25.84% | |
| Not applicable | 5.85% | 6.67% | 4.31% | 16.85% | |
| Eating high sugar food | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 52.34% | 25.00% | 39.08% | 26.97% | |
| Decreased | 11.11% | 29.17% | 21.26% | 13.48% | |
| No change | 32.75% | 40.83% | 33.05% | 49.44% | |
| Not applicable | 3.80% | 5.00% | 6.61% | 10.11% | |
| Sleeping hours | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 39.47% | 55.42% | 42.82% | 34.83% | |
| Decreased | 44.15% | 19.58% | 34.48% | 26.97% | |
| No change | 16.37% | 25.00% | 22.70% | 38.20% | |
| Exercise/sports | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 23.98% | 35.83% | 29.89% | 32.58% | |
| Decreased | 50.58% | 26.25% | 39.37% | 25.84% | |
| No change | 16.96% | 29.58% | 22.41% | 31.46% | |
| Not applicable | 8.48% | 8.33% | 8.33% | 10.11% | |
| Smoking habits | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 13.74% | 12.50% | 13.51% | 11.24% | |
| Decreased | 1.75% | 11.67% | 3.45% | 3.37% | |
| No change | 11.70% | 9.17% | 11.21% | 19.10% | |
| Not applicable | 72.81% | 66.67% | 71.84% | 66.29% | |
| Communications using social media | - | ||||
| Increased | 68.42% | 65.00% | 64.37% | 62.92% | |
| Decreased | 14.91% | 15.00% | 12.93% | 7.87% | |
| No change | 15.50% | 18.75% | 22.41% | 26.97% | |
| Not applicable | 1.17% | 1.25% | 0.29% | 2.25% | |
| Time spent with family | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 38.89% | 62.08% | 46.84% | 53.93% | |
| Decreased | 44.74% | 19.17% | 29.60% | 21.35% | |
| No change | 14.04% | 13.33% | 18.10% | 19.10% | |
| Not applicable | 2.34% | 5.42% | 5.46% | 5.62% | |
| Analgesics use | 0.000 | ||||
| Increased | 23.98% | 12.08% | 17.24% | 8.99% | |
| Decreased | 7.31% | 18.75% | 7.47% | 7.87% | |
| No change | 35.96% | 32.92% | 40.80% | 42.70% | |
| Not applicable | 32.75% | 36.25% | 34.48% | 40.45% | |
| Have used Medications to relief stress | 0.482 | ||||
| Yes | 20.76% | 19.58% | 20.11% | 13.48% | |
| No | 79.24% | 80.42% | 79.89% | 86.52% | |
| Have used Medications to relief insomnia | 0.045 | ||||
| Yes | 28.65% | 22.08% | 26.72% | 15.73% | |
| No | 71.35% | 77.92% | 73.28% | 84.27% | |
a
Analysis was done using Pearson Chi-square test.