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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and academic performance of medical postgraduates.

Yibo Yu, Qiaomei Tang, Haifei Shi, Ting Chen, Yaping Wang, Hanguang Hu, Ke Yao

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yibo YuEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Qiaomei TangEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Haifei ShiDepartment of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Ting ChenKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, Cancer Institute, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yaping WangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Hanguang HuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Ke YaoEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented a major challenge to the health, economic, and social sectors of the entire world. This study aimed to investigate the mental health and academic performance of medical postgraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from March 20 to April 20, 2022 at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: general information, mental health and academic performance. Mental health outcomes were assessed according to the Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Scale (PHQ-9). Results: A total of 153 valid questionnaires were obtained. Of the medical postgraduates in this study, (1) 41.8% had no anxiety symptoms. In addition, 51.0% had mild anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. None of the participants had a severe anxiety or depression disorder; (2) Females experienced significantly more symptoms in mental health measure scores than the males ( Conclusions: Our study found that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a mild impact on the mental health and academic performance of medical postgraduates in China. Females experienced significantly more symptoms on mental health measure scores than the males. Doctoral postgraduates showed greater academic stress than the master's postgraduates. There is uncertainty regarding how long this COVID-19 situation will persist and increasing recognition that there may be periods of recurrence in the future. We need more active curricular innovation and transformation to maintain and improve medical postgraduates' mental health and academic performance.

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Academic PerformanceCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthPandemicsSARS-CoV-2academic performanceCOVID-19 pandemiceducationmedical postgraduatesmental health

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