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COVID-19 and mental health: A systematic review of international medical student surveys.
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- Medical education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: an umbrella review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- The impact and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health experiences of medical students in Hong Kong.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- The Role of Religion with Alcohol Use for Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students in the United States.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Social support, financial status, and depression among French healthcare workers one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A National Epidemiologic Mixed-methods Study on Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use, Treatment Needs and Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Among Medical Students.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Sleep quality and associated factors in Latin American medical students: a cross-sectional and multicenter study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Symptoms of anxiety and depression among health and social science students: A multicenter study.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Factors influencing the negative emotions of undergraduate medical students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Anxiety and depressive symptoms among medical students-A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Emotional stress during the COVID-19 lockdown: how negative X/Twitter posts correlated with changes in the brain's fear network.Frontiers in nuclear medicine · 2025Article
- Anxiety and Depression Disorders in Undergraduate Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Library as a Therapeutic Landscape Promoting Health and Well-Being to Chiropractic Students: A Descriptive Report.Journal of chiropractic humanities · 2024Article
- Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Italian Nursing Students: Prevalence and Predictors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Network analysis of depression and anxiety symptoms and their associations with mobile phone addiction among Chinese medical students during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Depression and Anxiety of Portuguese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study about Prevalence and Associated Factors.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Psychological dynamics of pandemic resilience: a tale of two cultures.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Differential attitudes and outcomes of endodontics education between mainland and non-mainland chinese students during COVID-19 pandemic.BMC oral health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The medical school curriculum has imposed psychological stressors on students worldwide, some of which may induce feelings of increased depression and anxiety. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the feelings of stress, depression, and anxiety that a portion of medical students experience in their daily life. The aim of this systematic review is to gather concrete data from medical schools around the globe, and further evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted medical students' mental health. Materials and methods: Systematic search of data from PubMed, EMBASE, psycINFO, MEDLINE Complete, and Global Health for studies conducted between December 2019 and July 2021 was conducted. Data from 47 different surveys of medical students from various medical institutions throughout the world were included in this review. These surveys, administered in the form of questionnaires that utilized rating scales, measured anxiety, depression, and stress levels in medical students amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Results: The COVID-19 outbreak was found to have negative effects on medical students, most notably causing emotional and behavioral changes and detrimental mental health impacts. Higher levels of stress, depression, and anxiety have been found in medical students since the outbreak. Conclusion: This systematic review highlights the sustained high prevalence of moderate depression, anxiety and stress among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appropriate support and research on which interventions could mitigate these risks is essential in order to ensure that future physicians are properly cared for, and ultimately have the adequate tools needed to provide high quality and empathetic care to future patients.
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