COVID-19 Pandemic Psychological Impact and Volunteering Experience Perceptions of Medical Students after 2 Years
Gómez-Durán, Esperanza L. (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)
Martin Fumadó, Carles (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Gassó, Aina M. (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)
Díaz de Castellví, Sandra (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)
Miranda-Mendizabal, Andrea (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)
Forero, Carlos G. (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)
Virumbrales, Montserrat (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)

Data:	2022
Resum:	Undergraduate healthcare students were mobilized to support healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we have scarce information regarding their experience and its impact on their wellbeing. An anonymous online survey was conducted among undergraduate students and recently graduated physicians of a medical university in Spain, regarding their symptoms and volunteering experience during the initial months of the Spanish COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents showed a high prevalence of perceived stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, measured by the PHQ-9 and GAD-7. 14. 5% reported healthcare-related volunteering tasks. Volunteering was a satisfactory experience for most of the respondents and the majority felt ready to do volunteering tasks (66. 6%). Yet, 16. 6% acknowledged not getting appropriate specific-task education before starting, 20. 8% reported not having appropriate supervision, and 33. 3% feel they did not have proper protective equipment. More than half of volunteers feared getting infected, more than 70% feared infecting their relatives or friends, and 54. 2% reported stigmatization. Volunteers showed significantly higher stress, anxiety, and depression scores than the rest of the respondents, and 32% reported a highly traumatic event during volunteering, with high scores on the IES-R in the 16% of volunteers. Our results should help guide future potential volunteering processes in emergencies, enhance academic programs at medical schools and provide valuable data for psychological support services.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	COVID-19 ; Volunteering ; Psychological impact ; Physicians
Publicat a:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 19, Num. 12 (june 2022) , ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127532
PMID: 35742780

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