The immediate psychological effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on medical and non-medical students in China
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The immediate psychological effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on medical and non-medical students in China Lin Xie1 • Hong Luo2 • Mei Li3 • Wenjie Ge1 • Bingyu Xing1 • Qunfang Miao1 Received: 13 March 2020 / Revised: 30 July 2020 / Accepted: 31 August 2020 Ó Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) 2020
Abstract 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. Keywords COVID-19 Psychological effect Impact of event Anxiety Depression Medical student
& Qunfang Miao [email protected] Lin Xie [email protected] Hong Luo [email protected] Mei Li [email protected] Wenjie Ge [email protected] Bingyu Xing [email protected] 1
Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, Room 508, Building No.8 in Shenyuan, No.2318 of Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Department of Clinical Psychology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Psychological Counseling Center, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
Introduction Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly and widely to all the 31 provinces in the mainland of China since January 28, 2020 (NHC of the People’s Republic of China 2020a). More than 30 thousand people had been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 by February 7, 2020, including about seven hundreds deaths resulting from the disease and six thousands severe cases, according to the official website of the National Health Commission (NHC of the People’s Republic of China, 2020b). Humanto-human transmissions were identified, and the number of confirmed cases and suspected cases increased rapidly. People experienced stress in response to information on COVID-19, cha
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