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The immediate psychological effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on medical and non-medical students in China

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Xie, Lin, Luo, Hong, Li, Mei, Ge, Wenjie, Xing, Bingyu, Miao, Qunfang·2020·International Journal of Public Health

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Objectives To investigate the immediate psychological effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on medical and non-medical students.Methods An online survey of 805 medical students and 1900 non-medical students was conducted from Feb 4, 2020 to Feb 7, 2020, in China. The questionnaire measured the subjective estimated severity of COVID-19, the impact of the outbreak, and the levels of anxiety and depression of both medical and non-medical students.Results Medical students estimated COVID-19 to be more serious and disastrous than non-medical students, while they scored lower than non-medical students on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and less severe anxiety and depression than non-medical students. The students experienced greater impact from the outbreak and a higher rate of anxiety and depression with increased time focusing on the outbreak. The difference in psychological effects between medical and non-medical students was further enlarged when focusing time was prolonged.Conclusions The immediate psychological effects of COVID-19 on medical and non-medical students exhibit different characteristics. The outcome of this study provides implication that providing accurate and transparent information about the epidemic and appropriate COVID-19-based knowledge in accessible ways will contribute to the public's mental health during the outbreak.

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  • COVID-19 can cause increased psychological symptoms such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety in patients.

    “Evidence suggests that this disease has psychological consequences on healthcare workers, students, psychiatric patients and general workers, especially for COVID-19 patients [4–13].”

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    The Results report anxiety and depression among students during the COVID-19 outbreak, while the Discussion says the participants were all in good health. The Introduction and Discussion discuss PTSD, depression, and distress in patients or survivors of earlier epidemics, but do not establish those symptoms in COVID-19 patients. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Xie, L., Luo, H., Li, M., Ge, W., Xing, B., & Miao, Q.
Affiliations
Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
Corresponding author
Miao, Qunfang
Venue
International Journal of Public Health
Published
2020-09-10
Volume
65
Issue
8
Pages
1445-1453
ISSN
  • 1661-8556 (ISSN-L)
  • 1661-8564
OpenAlex
W3086417498
Cited by
53
References
35
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 2
FWCI
5.09
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • International Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, psychological impact, medical students, non-medical students, anxiety, depression, perceived severity of COVID-19, Impact of Event Scale, student mental health
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Anxiety, China, Depression, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Pneumonia, Viral, Severity of Illness Index, Students, Students, Medical, Coronavirus Infections, Risk Assessment, Young Adult, Pandemics

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