A Comparison of Pre- and Post-Clinical Simulation Anxiety Levels of Undergraduate Medical Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to compare the anxiety of undergraduate medical students who were conducting clinical simulation (CS) prepandemic, during the pandemic, and postvaccination. The participants carried out an emergency simulation in a high-fidelity clinical skills laboratory. A prospective, simulation-based clinical cohort study of sixth-year undergraduate medical students was performed over three time periods: from 1 January to 15 April 2019; from 28 September to 18 December 2020; and from 11 May to 18 May 2022. The primary outcome was anxiety level (pre- and postsimulation) measured with the STAI test. Data on student demographics and baseline vital signs (before CS) were collected. A total of 373 students were ultimately included. A total of 40.2% of the cases were prepande

SUBMITTER: Martin-Sanchez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023953 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature