Psychological Impact of the Civil War and COVID-19 on Libyan Medical Students : A Cross-Sectional Study
Copyright © 2020 Elhadi, Buzreg, Bouhuwaish, Khaled, Alhadi, Msherghi, Alsoufi, Alameen, Biala, Elgherwi, Elkhafeefi, Elmabrouk, Abdulmalik, Alhaddad, Elgzairi and Khaled..
OBJECTIVE: We aim to determine the psychological status of medical students during the COVID-19 outbreak and civil war in Libya.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students from 15 medical schools between April 20 and May 1, 2020. The demographic characteristics, generalized anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) results were collected.
RESULTS: Of the 3,500 students, 2,430 completed the survey. The mean (± SD) score of anxiety symptoms determined by the GAD-7 was 7.2 (5.1). A total of 268 (11%) students had a GAD-7 score of ≥15, which is indicative of moderate to severe anxiety. A total of 1,568 (64.5%) students showed different degrees of anxiety: mild, 910 (37.5%); moderate, 390 (16%); and severe, 268 (11%). Anxiety was significantly associated with living status and internal displacement (P < 0.05). The mean (+ SD) score of depressive symptoms determined by the PHQ-9 was 9.7 (6.3). A total of 525 (21.6%) students had a PHQ-9 score of ≥15, which is indicative of moderate to severe depression. A total of 1,896 (88%) students were diagnosed with mild (PHQ ≥ 5) depression. Suicidal ideation was present in 552 patients (22.7%). Depression was only statistically associated with the year of study (P = 0.009).
CONCLUSION: These data highlight that medical students in Libya are at risk for depression, especially under the current stressful environment of the civil war and the COVID-19 outbreak.
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11 |
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Frontiers in psychology - 11(2020) vom: 23., Seite 570435 |
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Englisch |
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Elhadi, Muhammed [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 18.04.2022 published: Electronic-eCollection Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570435 |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: We aim to determine the psychological status of medical students during the COVID-19 outbreak and civil war in Libya | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students from 15 medical schools between April 20 and May 1, 2020. The demographic characteristics, generalized anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) results were collected | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Of the 3,500 students, 2,430 completed the survey. The mean (± SD) score of anxiety symptoms determined by the GAD-7 was 7.2 (5.1). A total of 268 (11%) students had a GAD-7 score of ≥15, which is indicative of moderate to severe anxiety. A total of 1,568 (64.5%) students showed different degrees of anxiety: mild, 910 (37.5%); moderate, 390 (16%); and severe, 268 (11%). Anxiety was significantly associated with living status and internal displacement (P < 0.05). The mean (+ SD) score of depressive symptoms determined by the PHQ-9 was 9.7 (6.3). A total of 525 (21.6%) students had a PHQ-9 score of ≥15, which is indicative of moderate to severe depression. A total of 1,896 (88%) students were diagnosed with mild (PHQ ≥ 5) depression. Suicidal ideation was present in 552 patients (22.7%). Depression was only statistically associated with the year of study (P = 0.009) | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: These data highlight that medical students in Libya are at risk for depression, especially under the current stressful environment of the civil war and the COVID-19 outbreak | ||
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