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ArticleBMC medical education2021

Residency training amid the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the impact on mental health and training, a lesson from Iran.

Ashraf Moini, Khadije Maajani, Ramesh Omranipour, Mohamad-Reza Zafarghandi, Ashraf Aleyasin, Roya Oskoie, Sadaf Alipour

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Article in BMC medical education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Iranian Psychiatric Trainees' and Early Career Psychiatrists' Well-being, Work Conditions, and Education.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ashraf MoiniBreast Disease Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Khadije MaajaniDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ramesh OmranipourBreast Disease Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohamad-Reza ZafarghandiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ashraf AleyasinDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roya OskoieOffice of the Department of Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sadaf AlipourBreast Disease Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. sadafalipour@yahoo.com.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRImam Khomeini Hospital · IRShariati Hospital · IRSina Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 has affected the training programs and the clinical schedules of surgical wards in many countries, including Iran. Also, the continuous involvement with COVID-19 patients has caused stress in health care workers; among them, residents are on the frontlines of care delivery. Therefore, we designed a study to assess the mental effects of these circumstances, and the effects on General Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology residency training in the busiest surgical departments of our university.

methodsParticipants of this cross-sectional study were residents of General Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the conventional sampling method was used. We used a questionnaire consisting of 47 questions (mostly using multiple choice questions and answers on the Likert scale) about personal, familial, and demographic characteristics; training activities, and mental effects of COVID-19.

resultsThe response rate was 63.5%. (127 filled questionnaires). Around 96% of the residents had emotional problems, 85.9% were highly stressed about contracting COVID-19, 81.3% were worried about transferring it to their families; and 78% believed that their residency training had been impaired.

conclusionOverall, our study shows the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health and the training of residents. We propose that appropriate emotional support and suitable planning for compensation of training deficits is provided for residents.

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COVID-19GynecologyInternship and ResidencyObstetricsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIranMental HealthPandemicsPregnancySARS-CoV-2CoronaphobiaGeneral surgeryGynecologyMental healthObstetricsResidencyStressTraining

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