Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19

Haider, Sonia Ijaz; Ahmed, Farhatulain; Pasha, Hassan; Pasha, Hadia; Farheen, Nudrat; Zahid, Muhammad Talha

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0275319

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“…12 However, medical students have demonstrated resilience and adaptability, with many finding inventive ways to complement their education, including virtual patient simulations and telemedicine encounters. 9,35 The COVID-19 pandemic has had substantial effects on students, including increased stress and changes in lifestyle and dietary habits. 36,37 These changes may lead to the onset or worsening of eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder.…”

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The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rahman¹,

Kirton²,

Roach³

et al. 2023

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Background: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed medical education and is likely to have long-lasting effects on student learning, mental well-being, and eating behaviour. This study aimed to examine the learning behaviors of medical students at the American University of Integrative Sciences (AUIS), Barbados, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based online survey was administered to medical students at AUIS from July until November 2021. The data collecting instrument recorded students’ demographic and learning behaviour information (Meo et al. 2020), and eating disorders (SCOFF questionnaire). Results: The overall response rate was 55% (n=120). In relation to learning behaviour, students agreed with the following statements: ‘deterioration in work performance and studying’ (48.4%), ‘remember subject’s contents appropriately’ (40.4%), ‘concentration on the studies’ (40.3%), ‘difficulty in performing two tasks simultaneously’ (38.7%), ‘difficulty in performing mental calculations’ (33.9%), ‘difficulty in recalling recent information’ (32.3%), and ‘difficulty in recalling old information’ (38.7%). Among the 8 dimensions of learning behaviors, deterioration in work performance or studying, and difficulties in recalling recent information were found to be significantly associated with the gender of the students. For SCOFF questionnaire, approximately 24.2% screened positive for eating disorders. Screening with the SCOFF test demonstrated that female, older (>25 years), overweight + obese, Clinical Sciences + PreMed, and non-USA-based students were at more risk of eating disorders. Conclusions: The results indicate that during the COVID-19 pandemic AUIS students have developed learning difficulties, and are likely to have eating disorders. University policymakers should take appropriate measures to support a healthy learning environment and improve students' mental well-being and eating behaviours.

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The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rahman¹,

Kirton²,

Roach³

et al. 2023

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“…The additional stress and anxiety induced by the epidemic may further impact their learning behaviour [19]. However, medical students have demonstrated resilience and adaptability, with many finding inventive ways to complement their education, including virtual patient simulations and telemedicine encounters [15,43].…”

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The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rahman

Kirton

Roach

et al. 2023

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Background: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed medical education and is likely to have long-lasting effects on student learning, mental well-being, and eating behaviour. This study aimed to examine the learning behaviours of medical students at the American University of Integrative Sciences (AUIS), Barbados, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based on-line survey was administered to medical students at AUIS from July to November 2021. The data collecting instrument recorded students’ demographic and learning behaviour information and eating disorders (SCOFF questionnaire). Results: The overall response rate was 55% (n = 120). In relation to learning behaviour, students agreed with the following statements: ‘deterioration in work performance and studying’ (48.4%), ‘remember subject’s contents appropriately’ (40.4%), ‘concentration on the studies’ (40.3%), ‘difficulty in performing two tasks simultaneously’ (38.7%), ‘difficulty in performing mental calculations’ (33.9%), ‘difficulty in recalling recent information’ (32.3%), and ‘difficulty in recalling old information’ (38.7%). Among the eight dimensions of learning behaviours, deterioration in work performance or studying and difficulties in recalling recent information were found to be significantly associated with the gender of the students. For the SCOFF questionnaire, approximately 24.2% screened positive for eating disorders. Screening with the SCOFF test demonstrated that females, older (>25 years), overweight + obese, Clinical Sciences + PreMed, and non-USA-based students were at more risk of eating disorders. Conclusions: The results indicate that during the COVID-19 pandemic, AUIS students have developed learning difficulties and are likely to have eating disorders. University policymakers should take appropriate measures to support a healthy learning environment and improve students’ mental well-being and eating behaviours.

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“…1 AC is a negative coping style in which students avoid the problems instead of facing it. 9 Medical students demonstrate a high level of burnout, which, in turn, may lead to inappropriate coping behaviours, such as alcohol and drug abuse, as well as disturbed mental health. 10 It has been seen that positive coping mechanisms had a direct and negative impact on anxiety.…”

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Resilience, coping and Personal Factors of medical students at a Public University; Karachi, Pakistan

Anum Arshad Beg,

Sidra Kanwal,

Veena Kumari Karmani

et al. 2024

J Pak Med Assoc

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Objective: To assess resilience levels of medical students, identify factors associated with it, and explore association between coping styles and resilience level among medical students. Method: The analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, from February to June 2022, and comprised medical students regardless of gender and the academic year. Data was collected using self-administered socio-demographic form, Brief Resilience Scale and Brief Cope. Data was analysed using SPSS 28. Results: Out the 301 participants, 197(65.4%) were females and 104(34.6%) were males. The overall mean age was 20.7±1.849 years. Of the total, 132(43.9%) students had low resilience, with males having better resilience compared to females (p<0.001). Higher resilience was seen in year 1 students compared to those of clinical years (p=0.029). There was a significant positive correlation between high resilience and problem-focussed coping, while a significant negative correlation was found between resilience and avoidant and emotionally focussed strategies (p<0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between resilience levels and age (p<0.025). There was a significant difference in resilience scores with respect to the last grade point average, sleep hours, and hours spent studying (p<0.05). Conclusion: More than one-third medical students demonstrated low resilience, and the majority reported adopting emotion-focussed coping style. Key Words: Resilience, psychological, adaptation, psychological, demography, sleepension, genotype, somnolence, enzyme, immunosorbent assay, adenine, guanine

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Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19

Cited by 16 publications

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The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Effects of Learning and Eating Behaviours among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resilience, coping and Personal Factors of medical students at a Public University; Karachi, Pakistan

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