Differences in Stress Perception of Medical Students Depending on In-Person Communication and Online Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive psychological stress in medical students affects their mental health and causes problems such as burnout and depression. Furthermore, changes in the learning environment to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a psychological effect on medical students. However, the relationships between medical students' perceived stress and different methods of communication, including in-person and online communication, remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in stress perception of medical students depending on in-person communication and online communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This study was a cross-sectional study conducted from September to October in 2020. All of the students of Okayama Univ

SUBMITTER: Tokumasu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9865011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature