Impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on study satisfaction and burnout in medical students in Split, Croatia: a cross-sectional presurvey and postsurvey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 on the burnout and study satisfaction of medical students.

Design

A cross-sectional study with a presurvey and postsurvey.

Setting

University of Split School of Medicine (USSM), Split, Croatia. The lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic lasted from late March to mid-May 2020. There was a full switch to e-learning at the USSM during this period, and all clinical teaching was stopped.

Participants

Students enrolled in the 2019/2020 academic year. Data were collected before lockdown in December 2019 and January 2020 and again after the end of lockdown in June 2020.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Study satisfaction was assessed using the study satisfaction survey. Burnout was assesse

SUBMITTER: Zuljevic MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8245286 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature