Resilience and its correlates among medical students in the Eastern part of India during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

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BACKGROUND: There is a great deal of psychological pressure on medical students, which results in depression, addiction, and suicide. Resilience plays a significant role in coping with psychological distress. The study aimed to determine the resilience level of medical students in Kolkata and factors related to it.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students of a medical college in the eastern part of India during October 2020. Resilience was assessed using the validated "Adult Resilience Measure-R." Data were collected on Google Forms and analyzed using SPSS (version 16.0). Logistic regression analysis was performed to find factors associated with low resilience.

RESULTS: The study revealed that one-fourth (25.2%) of the participants had low-level resilience. Nearly half (44.9%) of them perceived their mental health status as having worsened during the lockdown. Students who did not enjoy staying at home during the lockdown and who spent <10 h of their time with their family members had higher odds of low resilience. In multivariable analysis, not enjoying staying at home during the lockdown remained the only significant predictor of low resilience.

CONCLUSION: Students should spend more time with their parents and family members and learn coping skills. Appropriate resilience training programs have to be integrated into the medical curriculum to help in coping with future challenges.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

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Journal of family & community medicine - 29(2022), 3 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 212-216

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Golui, Poulomi [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Saptarshi [VerfasserIn]
Dey, Indira [VerfasserIn]
Burman, Jayeeta [VerfasserIn]
Sembiah, Sembagamuthu [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Medical students
Pandemic
Resilience

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Date Revised 19.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_94_22

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349023948