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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 27-32 |
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Psychological effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic on medical students: A national cross-sectional survey of Mainland China
Qinghua Guan, Lianrui Guo, Zhu Tong, Yingfeng Wu, Yongquan Gu, Jianming Guo
Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jianming Guo
Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/VIT.VIT_39_20
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the psychological effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on medical students in China.
METHODS: In February 2020, an online survey was performed using a WeChat app with an online survey program to collect and analyze the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health of medical students across China.
RESULTS: Overall, 757 medical students responded to the survey. About 2.24% reported middle and high levels of anxiety since the COVID-19 outbreak began, and 14.40% reported middle and high levels of depression. Bachelor's students and those whose residence registration was located in a rural area were more likely to have anxiety and depression, compared with postgraduates and students whose residence registration location was an urban area, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 epidemic is associated with a low but real rate of psychological trauma in the medical students of China, and protective programs are needed to lessen this adverse effect.
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