SPICE-19: a 3-Month Prospective Cohort Study of 640 Medical Students and Foundation Doctors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is paucity of data around the support that medical students have been provided with, need to be provided with, and would like to be provided with during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students and establish the support they require.

Methods

A prospective, observational, multicentre study was conducted in 2020. All medical students and interim foundation year 1 doctors were eligible to participate.

Results

Six hundred forty individuals participated from 32 medical schools. Participants reported a drop in their mood following the onset of the pandemic (p < 0.001). This drop in mood was evident in both May and August. Participants did have an improved mood in August compared to

SUBMITTER: Bandyopadhyay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8294310 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature