Medical students' crisis-induced stress and the association with social support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical schools are challenged to guard student wellbeing given the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak combined with an already high prevalence of mental distress. Although social support is generally associated with less crisis-induced stress, it is unknown whether this applies to medical students during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Objectives

The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on perceived stress of medical students was assessed by comparing their perceived stress levels during the outbreak to both their own baseline and the previous cohort's pre-COVID-19 stress levels. Then, the association between social support and stress during the COVID-19 outbreak was assessed.

Methods

Dutch Year-1 medical students of cohort 2019 (n = 99) completed the 14

SUBMITTER: Broks VMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9714810 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature