Medical students mental health, professional pride, and intention to work in the frontline during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2020.200440
- Author:
Juan ZHAN
1
;
Shenghua SUN
2
;
Lihua XIE
2
;
Yijiang WEN
3
;
Jianguo FU
4
Author Information
1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013. 192736866@qq.com.
2. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013.
3. Department of Nursing Medicine, Yiyang Medical College, Yiyang Hunan 413002.
4. Department of Hospital Infection Control and Preventive Healthcare, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen Fujian 361004, China. 4359673@qq.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coronavirus disease 2019;
intention to work in front-line;
medical students;
mental health;
professional pride
- MeSH:
Betacoronavirus;
China;
Coronavirus Infections;
psychology;
Family;
Humans;
Intention;
Mental Health;
Pandemics;
Pneumonia, Viral;
psychology;
Professionalism;
Social Support;
Stress, Psychological;
Students, Medical;
psychology;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2020;45(6):649-656
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To understand medical students' mental health, professional pride, and intention to work in the front-line during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and provide a reference for psychological intervention.
METHODS:We used the depression-anxiety-stress scale and self-designed questionnaire on professional pride, intention to work in the front-line and the extent of family support. Medical students from 4 medical schools in Fujian and Hunan were investigated. Their mental health status, professional pride and first-line work willingness with different characteristics were compared, and the influential factors for professional pride and first-line work willingness were analyzed.
RESULTS:A total of 266 valid questionnaires were collected. During the pandemic, there were significant differences in the proportion of depressed students among different college and universities, majors and stages (<0.05), and the professional pride was significantly different (<0.001). Medical students with different mental health status showed significant differences in professional pride (<0.01). Marriage, pressure and extent of family support were the influential factors for their professional pride (<0.05). The latter two were also influential factors for their intention to work in the front-line (<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:During the pandemic, students from college and nursing have relatively better mental health and higher professional pride. The professional pride is low in medical students who married, with abnormal stress or low family support. The intention to work in front-line is decreased in students with abnormal stress or low family support.
