Authors
Anwar Bibi
Associate professor, community medicine HITEC-IMS Taxila
Sidra Farooq
Assisstant professor, community medicine HITEC-IMS Taxila
Robina Mushtaq
Professor of community, Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt
Aashi Ahmed
Professor of Community Medicine, HITEC-IMS Taxila
Raima Siddiqui
Lecturer Community Medicine , HITEC-IMS Taxila
Mohsin Raza
Lecturer Community Medicine, HITEC-IMS Taxila
Keywords
Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, e-learning, Medical students, Online learning, Stress.
Abstract
Introduction:
The students faced new worries and issues with the discontinuation of on-campus teaching and the change to online education during the COVID-19 quarantine. This significant change had a detrimental effect on their mental health and cognitive functioning.Objective:
1. To assess depression, anxiety & stress among medical students during online learning.2. To determine the association of depression, anxiety & stress with gender & residential status of the students.
Study Design:
Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study:
Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt. 06 months (December 2020-May 2021).Material and Methods:
Data collection was done by Google Forms, using Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scale (DASS) 21questionnaire (Cronbach alpha >0.70). The Google form link was shared with all 500 MBBS students through their class WhatsApp groups. Only 180 students submitted the response giving a response rate of 36%. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 was used for data analysis. The descriptive variables were determined as Means & Standard Deviation (SD), frequencies & percentages. The Chi-square test executed the inferential analyses, with a predetermined alpha (α) < 0.05.Results:
: Male students were 60(33.3 %) and female students were 120(66.6%) . The proportion of rural students was 32 (17.8%) and 148 (82.2%) were urban students. Stress was reported more than anxiety and depression among the students. Gender did not significantly correlate with depression, anxiety, or stress (p-value>0.5). Depression was significantly more reported among rural students than urban students (p-value <0.05).Conclusion:
Male students were 60(33.3 %) and female students were 120(66.6%) . The proportion of rural students was 32 (17.8%) and 148 (82.2%) were urban students. Stress was reported more than anxiety and depression among the students. Gender did not significantly correlate with depression, anxiety, or stress (p-value>0.5). Depression was significantly more reported among rural students than urban students (p-value <0.05).How to cite this article
Bibi A, Farooq S, Mushtaq R, et al. Online learning: depression, anxiety and stress symptomatology among students of wah medical college during covid-19 quarantine. HMDJ. 2024; 04(01): 08-11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69884/hmdj.4.1.1234
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