Medical student’s perception of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on their education and well-being: a cross-sectional survey in the United States

Chakladar, Jaideep; Diomino, Anthony; Li, Wei Tse; Tsai, Joseph C.; Krishnan, Aswini R.; Zou, Angela E.; Kharidia, Khush M.; Baig, Farhan A.; Householder, Sarah; Kuo, Selena Z.; Chandrasekar, Shyam; Chang, Eric Y.; Ongkeko, Weg M.

doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03197-x

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“…Although there was a greater inclination to use social media as leisure activity, as well as learning new skills and reading, these were unable reach significance level as predictors of quality of life. This finding is consistent with a recent study in which time spent on social media for >4 h increased from 1.1% to 47.72% during lockdown [55], while socializing virtually was reported as 89% and engaging in social media as (85%) [56].…”

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confidence: 92%

Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19

Haider

Ahmed²,

Pasha

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Purpose Life satisfaction influences well-being. Medical students often experience more stress as compared to their counterparts in other disciplines as they are required to meet the demands of both academic workload and clinical responsibilities. However, during the current pandemic, in addition to academic changes, inability to complete clinical placements, loss of peer interaction and social connectedness and, deployment to areas in times of crisis could exacerbate their stress. This would impact their ability to cope with stress and eventually influence their life satisfaction. Students approach these challenges in various ways, either positively, religiously, or by avoiding. This study aimed to explore the association between resilience, coping mechanisms and life satisfaction in medical students during the pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted from undergraduate medical students from year 1 to year 5. Three instruments were used to measure life satisfaction, resilience, and coping, namely The Brief Resilience Scale, The Satisfaction with Life Scale and the COPE inventory. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for all continuous variables. Robust linear regression model was used for analysis. Hierarchical (forward) stepwise model building technique was used for final model. Alpha cut off was kept at 0.05. Results A total of 351 students (out of 500 students) completed the questionnaires. A moderately negative, slightly linear correlation between life satisfaction and avoidant coping was reported. Life satisfaction showed moderately positive, slightly linear correlation with resilience score. Three variables stayed significant in the final model: Resilience, avoidant coping, and religion coping. Conclusion Life satisfaction can be improved among medical students by focusing on strategies which enhance resilience. Religion is identified as a significant coping strategy among medical students. Students coping mechanism can vary and more research is needed to assess which types of coping strategies could contribute positively to the quality of their personal and professional lives

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Section: Plos Onesupporting

confidence: 92%

Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19

Haider

Ahmed²,

Pasha

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…However, educators in our research focused on delivering content using didactic pedagogy, whereas students took a more passive role. Nonetheless, being a passive learner was not appreciated by our student participants, as aligned with recent studies ( 43 – 45 ). Data suggested educators' awareness of the notion of ‘teacher presence' is significant for online learning ( 46 ), yet limited knowledge of how to engage students more effectively in remote settings, coupled with lacked time to make a more planned approach, attributed to the change in their teaching philosophy and disconcerting adaptability experience to remote education.…”

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Student and Educator Perspectives of Adapting to Remote Health Professions Education: A Mixed-Methods Study

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities across the world transitioned rapidly to remote education. Engaging with a curriculum that has been transitioned from in-person to remote education mode is likely to impact how students and educators adapt to the changes and uncertainties caused by the pandemic. There is limited knowledge about individual differences in students' and educators' adaptability to remote education in response to the pandemic. This paper explored healthcare students' and educators' adaptability experiences to remote education. Drawing on pragmatism, a convergent mixed-methods design was adopted. Data were collected between May and August in 2020 using an online survey, followed by interviews with students and educators of five large health courses at an Australian research-intensive University. Data included 476 surveys and seven focus group interviews with 26 students, and 95 surveys and 17 individual interviews with educators. Results were interpreted through an integration of quantitative and qualitative elements from student and educator experiences. Findings indicated that students were less adaptable than educators. Whilst remote learning was less appealing than in-person learning, some students adapted well to the new learning environment. Limited social learning, transmissive pedagogy, and lack of technical and non-technical skills were identified as factors that impacted upon the experience of students and educators. Navigating the challenges associated with remote education provided students and educators with a unique opportunity to improve adaptability—an attribute critical for future uncertainties in healthcare practice.

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“…The interruption of the academic routine in terms of activities, objectives, and social relationships negatively affected students’ mental health and well-being. The extensive use of online learning system was related to increased isolation and a feeling of inability to gain research and clinical experiences [ 17 ].…”

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Flourishing or Languishing? Predictors of Positive Mental Health in Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Rosa

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical students were burdened with high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. The objective of the present study was to investigate predictors of positive mental health among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an online survey from September 2021 to March 2022. We applied the snowball recruitment technique involving medical students from the University of Catania, Italy. We administered, anonymously, a questionnaire about demographic characteristics, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A), and the short form of the Mental Health Continuum (MHC-SF). Participants showed moderate anxiety, depression, and stress levels, and more than half had positive mental health status overall. This finding was inversely related to age, depression severity, cyclothymic, and depressive temperaments. Our results showed that medical students with depressive and cyclothymic temperaments were more at risk of worsening mental health status during the pandemic. Our findings may allow for further developments about the impact of personological characteristics on students’ mental health to enable more efficient support for the most vulnerable.

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Medical student’s perception of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on their education and well-being: a cross-sectional survey in the United States

Cited by 36 publications

References 28 publications

Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19

Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19

Student and Educator Perspectives of Adapting to Remote Health Professions Education: A Mixed-Methods Study

Flourishing or Languishing? Predictors of Positive Mental Health in Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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