Factors associated with the mental health status of medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on university students, including those in medical schools, with disruption in routine education causing significant psychological distress. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with psychological distress among medical students during the period of enforced home quarantine from March through May 2020.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

One Japanese medical school.

Participants

571 medical students.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Self-administered electronic questionnaires including the K-6 scale for psychological distress, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) for self-esteem and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) for self-efficacy were distributed.

SUBMITTER: Arima M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733210 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature