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Mental health is an important part of overall health and well-being. In this COVID-19 pandemic era, many people are facing mental health problems, especially depression and anxiety. In this study we will discuss the impact of the RuangCerita application on the depression and anxiety of private university students. This study aims to know what impact the RuangCerita application has on the depression and anxiety of private university students especially in this pandemic COVID-19 era. The data collection method from this research is a questionnaire (Google Form) which is distributed to 22 respondents and was carried out for 3 days. Population of this research is students of private universities. The result of this research shows that 77.3% of all respondents felt lonely during this pandemic. Besides that, 88.4% of all respondents have an interest in using applications that focus on mental health. In conclusion, COVID-19 pandemic can cause people to have mental health issues. Therefore, it is hoped that with the RuangCerita application, many people can more easily overcome their mental health problems.
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The research is funded from International Research Grant with number No: 017/VR.RTT/III/2021 from Binus University, Jakarta Indonesia
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Devona Algista, S. et al. (2022). The Impact of Ruang Cerita Application on the Neuro Depression and Anxiety of Private University Students. In: Karuppusamy, P., García Márquez, F.P., Nguyen, T.N. (eds) Ubiquitous Intelligent Systems. ICUIS 2021. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 302. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2541-2_57
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