Well-Being, Mental Health, and Study Characteristics of Medical Students before and during the Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Medical students report high demands, stressors, pressure to perform, and a lack of resources, and are therefore at a higher risk for mental strain and burnout. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, study conditions have changed, and new challenges have emerged. Thus, this study aimed to examine medical students' well-being, mental health, and study characteristics before and during the pandemic. Data from 988 Austrian medical students were included into the cross-sectional comparisons, and 63 students were included into the longitudinal analyses (variance analyses/t-tests or appropriate non-parametric tests). Well-being before and during the pandemic did not differ significantly but the peri-pandemic cohort reported higher study satisfaction, more social support from lecturers, and less em

SUBMITTER: Huber A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature