Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students

During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical and nursing students are faced with various challenges such as the need to attend online classes and juggling clinical postings under the new norm. This study aimed to assess the association between depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes among medical and...

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Main Authors: Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai, Saiful Azmi, Siti Mardhiah, Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah, Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah, Husain, Rohayah, Aidid, Edre, Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz, Musa, Ramli, Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum, Perveen, Asma, Che Mat, Khairi, Idris, Izazol
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spelling my.iium.irep.978162022-12-27T00:43:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/97816/ Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Saiful Azmi, Siti Mardhiah Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah Husain, Rohayah Aidid, Edre Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz Musa, Ramli Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum Perveen, Asma Che Mat, Khairi Idris, Izazol BF Psychology R Medicine (General) RT82 Nursing As A Profession During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical and nursing students are faced with various challenges such as the need to attend online classes and juggling clinical postings under the new norm. This study aimed to assess the association between depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes among medical and nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online self-administered questionnaire was distributed between March 2021 and July 2021 to 292 undergraduates medical and nursing students in a higher education institute on the East Coast of Malaysia. The questionnaires consisted of four parts: sociodemographic data, the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and questions related to behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study found that 23.6% and 33.6% of the students experienced anxiety and depression respectively, possibly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety was associated with a high level of behavioural changes during the pandemic with a total of 87% of the students showing behavioural changes. Therapeutic interventions such as online counselling and consultation should be implemented by the university to reduce the prevalence of depression and anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students. Tech Science Press 2022-05-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/97816/1/97816-Depression%2C%20anxiety%2C%20and%20behavioural%20changes%20during.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/97816/6/97816-Depression%2C%20anxiety%2C%20and%20behavioural%20changes%20during_Scopus.pdf Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai and Saiful Azmi, Siti Mardhiah and Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah and Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah and Husain, Rohayah and Aidid, Edre and Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz and Musa, Ramli and Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum and Perveen, Asma and Che Mat, Khairi and Idris, Izazol (2022) Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion. ISSN 1462-3730 E-ISSN 2049-8543 https://www.techscience.com/uploads/attached/file/20220503/20220503172433_96312.pdf 10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020972
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R Medicine (General)
RT82 Nursing As A Profession
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R Medicine (General)
RT82 Nursing As A Profession
Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Saiful Azmi, Siti Mardhiah
Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah
Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah
Husain, Rohayah
Aidid, Edre
Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz
Musa, Ramli
Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum
Perveen, Asma
Che Mat, Khairi
Idris, Izazol
Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
description During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical and nursing students are faced with various challenges such as the need to attend online classes and juggling clinical postings under the new norm. This study aimed to assess the association between depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes among medical and nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online self-administered questionnaire was distributed between March 2021 and July 2021 to 292 undergraduates medical and nursing students in a higher education institute on the East Coast of Malaysia. The questionnaires consisted of four parts: sociodemographic data, the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and questions related to behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study found that 23.6% and 33.6% of the students experienced anxiety and depression respectively, possibly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety was associated with a high level of behavioural changes during the pandemic with a total of 87% of the students showing behavioural changes. Therapeutic interventions such as online counselling and consultation should be implemented by the university to reduce the prevalence of depression and anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students.
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author Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Saiful Azmi, Siti Mardhiah
Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah
Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah
Husain, Rohayah
Aidid, Edre
Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz
Musa, Ramli
Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum
Perveen, Asma
Che Mat, Khairi
Idris, Izazol
author_facet Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Saiful Azmi, Siti Mardhiah
Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanah
Abas, Nurul Ain Hidayah
Husain, Rohayah
Aidid, Edre
Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz
Musa, Ramli
Syed Mohideen, Fathima Begum
Perveen, Asma
Che Mat, Khairi
Idris, Izazol
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title Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
title_short Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
title_full Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
title_fullStr Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
title_full_unstemmed Depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the Covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
title_sort depression, anxiety, and behavioural changes during the covid-19 pandemic among medical and nursing students
publisher Tech Science Press
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