Mental Health Disparities among Pre-Clinical Medical Students at Saint Louis University during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities. Medical students were also particularly impacted as they coped with increased stressors due to delayed medical training and a high prevalence of mental health conditions. This study investigates mental health disparities of underrepresented in medicine (URM) students at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SLUSOM). An anonymous online survey was distributed to first- and second-year medical students at SLUSOM in February 2021. The survey queried demographic information, lifestyle factors, and pandemic-related and institutional concerns. Mental health was assessed via the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Statistical tests were run with SPSS, version

SUBMITTER: Chwa WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10885875 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature