Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in pedagogy for undergraduate medical curriculum. Many physical clinical teachings have been replaced by online pedagogy. This study aims to evaluate the relation between medical students’ stress during COVID-19 pandemic and their a...

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Autores principales:	Michael Co, Margaret Kay Ho, Alina Ashok Bharwani, Vernice Hui Yan Chan, Evelyn Hui Yi Chan, Kam Sheung Poon
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Medical education Psychosocial COVID-19 Science (General) Q1-390 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5c9a8d853bf04561bcb2ec4502a9d4c72021-12-02T05:03:25ZCross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2405-844010.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08486https://doaj.org/article/5c9a8d853bf04561bcb2ec4502a9d4c72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021025895https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in pedagogy for undergraduate medical curriculum. Many physical clinical teachings have been replaced by online pedagogy. This study aims to evaluate the relation between medical students’ stress during COVID-19 pandemic and their academic performance at the final examination. Methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Student's stress level were evaluated by the COVID-19 Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ). Correlation of stress level and students' performance at the final examination was performed. Results: 110 out of 221 (49.8%) final-year medical students responded to the questionnaire, 13 students failed in the final examination (case) while 97 students passed in the final MBBS examination (control).Baseline demographic data between case and control were comparable. The median age for both cases and controls were 24 years.Compared to controls, cases reported higher levels of stress in all domains, namely in relation to risk of contagion, social isolation, interpersonal relationships with relatives, university colleagues and professors, academic life, and sexual life. Notably, a significantly higher proportion of cases reported academic-related stress compared to controls (p < 0.01), with 100% of cases perceiving their academic studying experience during the COVID-19 pandemic to be “very” or “extremely” stressful, compared to 35.1% of controls. Conclusion: Increased stress to academic and study during COVID-19 was associated with worse examination outcome at the final examination. Extra academic support will be needed to cater students’ need during the pandemic.Michael CoMargaret Kay HoAlina Ashok BharwaniVernice Hui Yan ChanEvelyn Hui Yi ChanKam Sheung PoonElsevierarticleMedical educationPsychosocialCOVID-19Science (General)Q1-390Social sciences (General)H1-99ENHeliyon, Vol 7, Iss 11, Pp e08486- (2021)
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topic	Medical education Psychosocial COVID-19 Science (General) Q1-390 Social sciences (General) H1-99
spellingShingle	Medical education Psychosocial COVID-19 Science (General) Q1-390 Social sciences (General) H1-99 Michael Co Margaret Kay Ho Alina Ashok Bharwani Vernice Hui Yan Chan Evelyn Hui Yi Chan Kam Sheung Poon Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
description	Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in pedagogy for undergraduate medical curriculum. Many physical clinical teachings have been replaced by online pedagogy. This study aims to evaluate the relation between medical students’ stress during COVID-19 pandemic and their academic performance at the final examination. Methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Student's stress level were evaluated by the COVID-19 Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ). Correlation of stress level and students' performance at the final examination was performed. Results: 110 out of 221 (49.8%) final-year medical students responded to the questionnaire, 13 students failed in the final examination (case) while 97 students passed in the final MBBS examination (control).Baseline demographic data between case and control were comparable. The median age for both cases and controls were 24 years.Compared to controls, cases reported higher levels of stress in all domains, namely in relation to risk of contagion, social isolation, interpersonal relationships with relatives, university colleagues and professors, academic life, and sexual life. Notably, a significantly higher proportion of cases reported academic-related stress compared to controls (p < 0.01), with 100% of cases perceiving their academic studying experience during the COVID-19 pandemic to be “very” or “extremely” stressful, compared to 35.1% of controls. Conclusion: Increased stress to academic and study during COVID-19 was associated with worse examination outcome at the final examination. Extra academic support will be needed to cater students’ need during the pandemic.
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author	Michael Co Margaret Kay Ho Alina Ashok Bharwani Vernice Hui Yan Chan Evelyn Hui Yi Chan Kam Sheung Poon
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title	Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
title_short	Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
title_full	Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
title_fullStr	Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
title_full_unstemmed	Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
title_sort	cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during covid-19 pandemic in hong kong
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/5c9a8d853bf04561bcb2ec4502a9d4c7
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Cross-sectional case-control study on medical students’ psychosocial stress during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

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