BUDDING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND COVID-19: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL STUDENTS
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Published:2022-06-21
Issue:3
Volume:34
Page:483-488
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ISSN:1819-2718
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Container-title:Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad
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Short-container-title:J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
Author:
Afzal Syed Shabbir,Qamar Mohammad Aadil,Dhillon Rubaid,Bhura Maria,Khan Muhammad Hashir,Suriya Qosain,Siddiqui Shiza,Khan M. Raafe Ali,Abbas Syed Akbar
Abstract
Background: Due to the Novel Coronavirus Disease, medical education has transformed from a physical to an online-medium. The importance of physical education in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), where online education can be challenging there is a need to explore the factors that affect online education. This study assesses the perspective and mental health of students whose medical education has been impacted by the pandemic. Methods: An online-questionnaire was distributed through social media platforms from October-to-December 2020 through Google-Forms among medical students across Pakistan. Two grading-scales were used to score anxiety and depression. Descriptive statistics and a logistic regression analysis were used to identify factors associated with anxiety and depression among medical students. p<0.05 was considered as significant. Data was analyzed using STATA v.15. Results: Total of 433 medical students participated in the study where 68.1% had some form of depression and 10.9% had anxiety. Around 65%-participants disagreed with the preference for online-classes. Seventy percent agreed on “Has the thought of the pandemic made you worry about your academic future” being associated with COVID-19 related-depression (OR: 2.03, 95%CI: 1.32-3.11). Multivariate analysis showed agreeing to “COVID affected my educational performance” was associated with anxiety (OR:1.45, 95%CI: 1.03-2.06) and depression (OR: 1.27, 95%CI: 1.03-1.56). Conclusion: Being part of the Low- and-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), online-education itself becomes a challenge. Given the continued shutdown of universities across the country and the growing anxiety and depression amongst the students, adequate measures should be taken to help in coping up with the current challenge.
Publisher
Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad Pakistan
Cited by
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