Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Learning of Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study From Karachi

Anwar, Adina; Khan, Erum Behroz; Nisar, Munizha; Din, Rameesha Qutub ud; Azim, Syed Rubaba; Awan, Tamseel Tanwir

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v70i6.4324

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“…Similar higher female predominance was also observed by Huseyin (74.5%) in Turkey and Zhang (62%) in China [6,10]. Contrasting male predominance of 52% as compared to 48% females was however reported in a study conducted in Saudi Arabia [18]. The reason for contrasting male dominance may be due to differences in cultural norm These findings support the statistically significant and contrasting results in all the quality of life domains between hostelites and non-hostelites reported in our study.…”

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Post COVID-19 pandemic assessment of quality of life of dental students using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire

Bashir

Alam

Nayab

et al. 2023

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BACKGROUND: COVID-19 bitterly jolted the lives of masses around the globe, and affected the physical, mental, health, and quality of life of majority of individuals. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life of dental students of public and private colleges and those residing in college accommodation and own home using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 402 dental students of a private and public university. Students’ T-test was used to compare the data. Relationship between gender, institute and accommodation (college accommodation or own home) was assessed by multiple linear regression. P-value of < 0.05 was taken significant. RESULTS: The participants rated their quality of life to be good (mean Score 3.99±SD 0.93) during the post COVID-19 pandemic, while satisfaction with health was neutral to satisfactory (3.77±SD 0.87). A significant difference regarding physical health and social relationship domains was observed between the private and public university students. Significant differences in all domains of QOL was also reported among students living in own homes verses those students utilizing college accommodation. CONCLUSION: The post COVID-19 quality of life of dental students in both private and public institutes differed with respect to physical and environmental domains. The difference was more significant among the student living in college accommodation and those living at home, which underscores that effort should be made to facilitate the students to improve their quality-of-life post pandemic so that they may be more focused on studies and perform better.

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Post COVID-19 pandemic assessment of quality of life of dental students using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire

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Nayab

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“…Psychological distress was identified as the most prevalent mental health problem for university students (Gibbons et al, 2019). Anxiety, depression, and stress are among the psychological issues university students experience (Waseem et al, 2020;Khan et al, 2020;Aruta et al, 2022). Restrictions could have caused these psychological problems during pandemic-related lockdown (Alzueta et al, 2021).Psychological distress poses a threat to the safety and well-being of university students.…”

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Bending not breaking: coping among Filipino University students experiencing psychological distress during the Global Health Crisis

Serrano

Reyes²

2022

Curr Psychol

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and well-being (Deasy et al., 2014) and needs prevention and early intervention measures.Young people, particularly university students, are at greater risk for psychological distress in health emergencies (Bert et al., 2020) and traumatic events (Villani et al., 2021). Previous studies have reported that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, university students experienced mental health challenges (Mudenda, 2021;Cao et al., 2020) and high levels of psychological distress (Hughes et al., 2022;Akbar & Aisyawati, 2021). Psychological distress was identified as the most prevalent mental health problem for university students (Gibbons et al., 2019). Anxiety, depression, and stress are among the psychological issues university students experience (Waseem et al., 2020;Khan et al., 2020;Aruta et al., 2022). Restrictions could have caused these psychological problems during pandemic-related lockdown (Alzueta et al., 2021).Psychological distress poses a threat to the safety and well-being of university students. It is linked with risk behaviors and physical illness (Deasy et al., 2014), reduced students' academic performance (Mudenda, 2021), andThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) brought about a pandemic that negatively impacted individuals' mental health (Sameer et al., 2020). It led to the experience of psychological stress, fear (Arvidsdotter et al., 2016), accumulated anxiety, and worries about health. The pandemic has led to significant psychological distress for everyone. Psychological distress (PD) is a state of poor psychological well-being, characterized by undifferentiated mixtures of symptoms extending from depression and anxiety symptoms (Drapeau et al., 2012). Its occurrence is detrimental to mental health

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“…72 % of students in this study believed that covid 19 pandemic caused a waste of time in line with the findings of a similar Pakistani study (75.4%). 4 More than 2/3rd of the students were worried about their professional exams and clinical rotation which increased anxiety about Covid 19 in medical students similar to the conclusions of a study conducted at the University of South Carolina. 5 Majority 85.1 % of the students especially of clinical years had no clinical rotations which were similar to the situation of medical students worldwide.…”

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The Impact of Covid-19 on the Education of Medical Students of Federal Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan

Bukhari¹,

Saleem²,

Saleem³

et al. 2023

JMS

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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of covid-19 on the learning of medical students of Federal Medical College, Islamabad. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 215 medical students of Federal Medical College, Islamabad from October to December 2021. A pretested validated tool was used to collect primary data from medical students via random sampling. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. The chi-square test was used to see the association between various variables. Results: This study included 54.9% (118) females and 45.1% (97) males. 188 (87.4%) students reported that they were taking online classes. Most of the students, 181 (84.2%) thought that COVID-19 affected their study durations. The pandemic has caused wastage of time was reported by 155 (72.1%) students and 60 (27.9%) stated pandemic had given them extra time to clear their concepts. More than 2/3rd of the students (78.6%) were concerned about their professional examinations due to the present situation of the pandemic. Among all the respondents, 177 (82.3%) were not satisfied with this method of learning and also 184 (85.6%) students have lost interest in their studies. Most of the students 173 (80.5%) were facing difficulty in establishing the boundary between their work and home and 180 (83.7%) were missing classroom engagement. Conclusion: Covid 19 has severely affected medical education. E-learning is not suitable for medical students as most of their learning involves practical performance and interaction with patients. Keywords: Covid-19, medical students, medical education, online learning

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Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Learning of Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study From Karachi

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Post COVID-19 pandemic assessment of quality of life of dental students using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire

Post COVID-19 pandemic assessment of quality of life of dental students using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire

Bending not breaking: coping among Filipino University students experiencing psychological distress during the Global Health Crisis

The Impact of Covid-19 on the Education of Medical Students of Federal Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan

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