Vempalli Swetha, Reddy R Naveen, Goutameshwar Ayyagari Viresh, Somayaji Nagaveni S, Rajguru Jagadish Prasad, Singh Jyotirmay
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2022 Jul-Sep;13(3):221-225. doi: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_115_22. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
Observations have suggested that during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, because of lockdown students who are in process of doing their thesis related work exhibit responses related to stress due to the fear of spread contagion and because of various limitations in performing thesis work, especially patient-oriented collection of data and clinical work. The present study aimed to determine various problems faced by the students in postgraduate courses for completing their thesis during pandemic. This was a prospective and cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire. This study was comprised of a total sample size of 300 postgraduate students of different disciplines in the health stream. The study was conducted between June 2021 and December 2021. The prepared study questionnaire was sent to postgraduates by use of electronic mail. Of the total selected students, 280 had responded with complete answers to the questionnaire. Collected data were entered into a Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed for percentage distribution. 50.7% of postgraduates were found in the age range of 26-30 years, 73.1% were female and 35.6% were in their final year of postgraduation. It was seen that 6.5% were unable to procure ethical approval due to the pandemic, and 43.1% were not able to get permission from the board due to the sudden pandemic. 64.9% were unable to collect data for their thesis, and 18% were unable to report to supervisors. 86.9% of postgraduates suffered from anxiety due to the inability to perform thesis work. 78.9% of postgraduate students had a decrease in motivation for a thesis and 89.1% suffered from anxiety. Due to the ongoing pandemic, postgraduate students are facing many problems in completing their thesis work. This resulted in anxiety and stress themselves.
观察结果表明，在2019年冠状病毒病大流行期间，由于封锁措施，正在进行论文相关工作的学生表现出与压力相关的反应，这是由于对病毒传播的恐惧以及在进行论文工作时面临的各种限制，尤其是以患者为导向的数据收集和临床工作方面的限制。本研究旨在确定研究生课程的学生在大流行期间完成论文时面临的各种问题。这是一项基于问卷的前瞻性横断面研究。本研究共纳入了300名健康领域不同专业的研究生作为样本。研究于2021年6月至2021年12月进行。通过电子邮件将准备好的研究问卷发送给研究生。在所有选定的学生中，有280人对问卷给出了完整的回答。收集到的数据被录入微软Excel工作表，并进行百分比分布分析。结果发现，50.7%的研究生年龄在26 - 30岁之间，73.1%为女性，35.6%处于研究生最后一年。可以看到，6.5%的学生由于大流行无法获得伦理批准，43.1%的学生由于突发大流行无法获得委员会的许可。64.9%的学生无法为其论文收集数据，18%的学生无法向导师汇报。86.9%的研究生因无法进行论文工作而焦虑。78.9%的研究生对论文的积极性下降，89.1%的学生感到焦虑。由于持续的大流行，研究生在完成论文工作时面临许多问题。这导致了他们自身的焦虑和压力。
