Chaudhary Priti, Patra Apurba, Singal Anjali, Arora Kamal Kumar
Additional Professor, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India.
Maedica (Bucur). 2024 Dec;19(4):750-755. doi: 10.26574/maedica.2024.19.4.7502024;.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread public concern and stress, particularly among medical undergraduates, who faced heightened anxiety due to the uncertainty of the disease resurgence. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, anxiety experiences and perceived mental healthcare needs of undergraduate medical students in India through an online multicentric survey.
A semi-structured pilot-tested questionnaire was administered online via Google Forms and distributed through social media platforms. The survey was carried out over a period of three months during the pandemic (2020-2021). Students were given five days to respond and incomplete or late submissions were excluded. Data were collected and analyzed using MS Excel and appropriate statistical tests, with a significance level of 0.05.
Out of all respondents to the survey, 55.3% reported frequently thinking about the pandemic, while 5.9% were always paranoid about infection. Social contact avoidance was common, with 40.5% of respondents always avoiding contact and 36.3% avoiding large gatherings. Sleep disturbances were reported by 16.9% occasionally and 3.8% regularly. Social media posts about COVID-19 affected 56.1% of participants. Notably, 62.4% expressed a desire to discuss pandemic-related worries and 85.2% acknowledged the need for mental health support during periods of heightened panic. Most respondents (86.5%) agreed that mental health professionals should assist in managing pandemic-related stress.
The study highlights significant psychological impacts of COVID-19 on medical students, with emphasizing the need for targeted mental health interventions. Raising awareness and providing accessible mental health resources are crucial to addressing their needs, particularly as the threat of new COVID-19 variants persists. Studying mental health impacts across diverse populations will aid in planning effective strategies for broader pandemic-related mental health challenges.
新冠疫情引起了广泛的公众关注和压力，尤其是在医学本科生中，由于疾病复发的不确定性，他们面临着更高的焦虑。本研究旨在通过在线多中心调查评估印度医学本科生对新冠疫情的知识、态度、焦虑体验以及感知到的心理健康需求。
通过谷歌表单在线发放一份经过预测试的半结构化问卷，并通过社交媒体平台进行分发。该调查在疫情期间（2020 - 2021年）持续了三个月。学生有五天时间进行回复，不完整或逾期提交的问卷被排除。使用MS Excel和适当的统计测试收集和分析数据，显著性水平为0.05。
在所有参与调查的受访者中，55.3%报告经常思考疫情，而5.9%总是对感染感到偏执。避免社交接触很常见，40.5%的受访者总是避免接触，36.3%避免参加大型聚会。16.9%的受访者偶尔报告有睡眠障碍，3.8%的受访者经常有睡眠障碍。关于新冠疫情的社交媒体帖子影响了56.1%的参与者。值得注意的是，6
