Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of the Medical Students in the Western Uttar Pradesh, India
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https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v10i3.959Keywords:
COVID-19, mental health, medical students, medical educationAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic put the entire country on a lockdown and resulted in a multitude of changes in our everyday lives. It profoundly affected various sectors with medical students being no exception. With the shift to online learning, disruption of clinical rotations and increased uncertainty surrounding the healthcare system, medical students have faced unprecedented challenges. They were already vulnerable to poor psychological well-being due to the high-pressure environment that they study and train in; mental health of medical students may be significantly affected by the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This research explores the consequences of the pandemic on the mental health of medical students. This cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of 6 months at a tertiary care hospital in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 340 medical undergraduate students across all phases of their professional course were included in the study after they provided a written informed consent. A pre-validated questionnaire was administered via google form. The questionnaire consisted of 15 multiple choice questions which were close-ended responses. The majority of the participants agreed that delay in the entrance exam was very stressful for them, with family pressure to score good marks as everyone was at home during the lockdown. More than half of the participants agreed that the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and clinical skill were hampered during the pandemic. They even had difficulty in understanding and imagining various concepts of anatomy due to inability to perform dissections. Our study showed that most of the participants agreed that delay in the entrance exam was very stressful and more than half of the participants agreed that the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and clinical skill were hampered during the pandemic.
International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 10 No. 03 Jul’26 Page: 187-192
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