Allah Ahmad A, Algethami Nada E, Algethami Rahma A, ALAyyubi Raghad H, Altalhi Wahaj A, Atalla Aymen A Ahmed
Consultant Family Medicine & Diabetology, National Guard Primary Health Car, Taif, KSA.
Medical Intern, Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Oct;10(10):3857-3862. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1004_21. Epub 2021 Nov 5.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health and psychosocial conditions of everyone worldwide according to the WHO. Public health emergencies affect college students and are expressed as anxiety, worry, and fear. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological health and performance of medical students.
A cross-sectional study using an online survey was done.
Participants were 1591 Saudi medical students. A predesigned questionnaire included questions on demographic characters, GPA, having a relative got COVID-19, how to face sad news and stressors, and satisfaction with online lectures. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale was used that included seven items asking about the degree the participant was bothered by feeling anxious in the last 2 weeks.
A total of 59.4% of students had various degrees of anxiety. Participant age, unsteady family income, high grade point average (GPA,) satisfaction with the online lectures, and being female were associated with higher GAD-7 scores.
Mental health of medical students was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological support programs for medical students during the pandemic and provision of high-quality distance learning is essential for psychological well-being during the pandemic.
根据世界卫生组织的说法，新冠疫情影响了全球每个人的心理健康和社会心理状况。突发公共卫生事件会影响大学生，并表现为焦虑、担忧和恐惧。本研究的目的是评估新冠疫情对医学生心理健康和学业表现的影响。
采用在线调查进行了一项横断面研究。
参与者为1591名沙特医学生。一份预先设计的问卷包括有关人口统计学特征、平均绩点、有亲属感染新冠病毒、如何面对悲伤消息和压力源以及对在线讲座满意度的问题。使用了广泛性焦虑障碍（GAD-7）量表，该量表包含七个项目，询问参与者在过去两周内被焦虑情绪困扰的程度。
共有59.4%的学生有不同程度的焦虑。参与者的年龄、家庭收入不稳定、高平均绩点、对在线讲座的满意度以及女性身份与更高的GAD-7得分相关。
新冠疫情显著影响了医学生的心理健康。在疫情期间为医学生提供心理支持项目以及提供高质量的远程学习对疫情期间的心理健康至关重要。
