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PubMed: 36755476 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938892

Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life and Mental Health in 729 Medical Students in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Med Sci Monit 29:e938892

Authors: David Nugraha, Sovia Salamah, Kevin Luke, Zefo Kiyosi Wibowo, Andro Pramana Witarto, Caesariska Deswima, Nabila Ananda Kloping, Bendix Samarta Witarto, Adila Taufik Syamlan, Abyan Irzaldy, Maftuchah Rochmanti, Dewi Ratna Sari, Sakina Sakina, Firas Farisi Alkaff

Affiliations

  • Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Airlangga Medical Students Research Group (AIRMEDS-21), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
  • Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. Airlangga Medical Students Research Group (AIRMEDS-21), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga - Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Division of Pharmacology and Therapy, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Division Anatomy and Histology, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Abstract

BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health worldwide. However, its impact on medical students in Indonesia has not been well documented. This study aimed to evaluate HRQoL and mental health in 729 Indonesian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study from 31 August to 30 September 2021. The study instrument was an online questionnaire that was distributed via social media platforms. The 12-item short form version 2 (SF12v2) was used to measure HRQoL, and the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to measure mental health. RESULTS From 729 Indonesian medical students included in the analyses, 37.3% had impaired physical component and 66.9% had impaired mental component of HRQoL. The determinants were medical students' island of residence, history of hospitalization, and family member's hospitalization and death due to COVID-19. Concerning mental health, the prevalence of reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were 45.4%, 65.2%, and 60.9%, respectively. Sex, study method, grade, previous COVID-19 disease severity, comorbidities, previous learning experience, and history of family isolation were identified as the determinants of mental health. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the adverse effects of COVID-19 on HRQoL and mental health in Indonesian medical students. The results identified key associations, including SARS-CoV-2 infection and comorbidities experienced by the students, the health of their families, including grief following bereavement, and the effects of social isolation during the pandemic.

MeSH

Infections, Comorbidity, Mental Health, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Hospitalization, Clinical Medicine, History, Quality Of Life, Research, Pandemics, Covid-19

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