Pfeifer Jacob, Egger Andrew, Hughes Molly, Tondl Lauren, High Robin, Nelson Kari L
College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985524 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5524, USA.
College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 4000 East Campus Loop South, Box 830740 Lincoln, NE, 68583-0740, USA.
J Interprof Educ Pract. 2022 Sep;28:100531. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100531. Epub 2022 Jul 2.
Early studies during the COVID-19 pandemic identify the dissonance between feeling anxious about contracting the illness and the innate desire to serve the sick, as a main stressor for students.
The purpose of this study is to better understand psychological stress and self-reported wellness of Physician Assistant (PA), Physical Therapy (PT), dental, and medical students during the early portions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We utilized the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) together with additional questions to assess self-perceived stress, anxiety, and wellness of healthcare students.
There were no significant differences in PSS between professions. As PSS increased (indicating more stress), the odds of answering "worse" versus "same" or "better" to descriptions of anxiety level increased (OR: 2.318).
Student survey respondents experienced similar levels of perceived stress throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutions should consider students' perceived levels of stress and the many aspects of student wellness that may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情早期的研究发现,担心感染疾病的焦虑情绪与照顾患者的内在愿望之间的矛盾,是学生的主要压力源。
本研究旨在更好地了解新冠疫情早期医师助理(PA)、物理治疗(PT)、牙科和医学生的心理压力及自我报告的健康状况。
我们使用了10项感知压力量表(PSS)以及其他问题,来评估医学生的自我感知压力、焦虑和健康状况。
不同专业之间的PSS没有显著差异。随着PSS得分增加(表明压力更大),在描述焦虑水平时回答“更差”而非“相同”或“更好”的几率增加(比值比:2.318)。
参与调查的学生在整个新冠疫情期间经历了相似程度的感知压力。院校应考虑学生感知到的压力水平以及可能受到新冠疫情影响的学生健康的诸多方面。