Psychological distress among health professional students during the COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the drastic surge of COVID-19 patients, many countries are considering or already graduating health professional students early to aid professional resources. We aimed to assess outbreak-related psychological distress and symptoms of acute stress reaction (ASR) in health professional students and to characterize individuals with potential need for interventions.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of 1442 health professional students at Sichuan University, China. At baseline (October 2019), participants were assessed for childhood adversity, stressful life events, internet addiction, and family functioning. Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined associations of the above exposures with subsequent psychological distress and ASR in r

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225209 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature