Association of scopophobia with online learning fatigue among medical students in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scopophobia can be described in the medical field as the fear of being watched or stared at. Despite the relevance of scopophobia in remote learning scenarios, which have always existed and have been largely expanded during the pandemic in medical education, studies on this topic are exceedingly rare worldwide. Hence, to fill up this gap, a cross-sectional study of medical students was developed to assess the association of scopophobia with the prevalence of online learning fatigue.

Methods

A cross-sectional, quantitative, analytical study was carried out in Medical Schools of Brazil. To assess the risk of scopophobia, questions were developed, based on the literature on the topic. The Zoom Exhaustion & Fatigue Scale (ZEF) was used, and the questions have currentl

SUBMITTER: Alencar MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079143 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature