Perception of Plastic Surgery and the Role of Media Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND Due to the strict nationwide COVID-19 comprehensive protective measures, which included home quarantine, all Chinese medical students began taking online classes beginning in the spring semester of 2020. Home quarantine, online classes, and the stress surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic may have triggered increased mental health problems of medical students. Although there has been an increasing literature on depression among medical students, studies focusing on positive psychological resources such as resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic still need to be expanded. OBJECTIVE The present study aims at assessing depression of medical students taking online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigating the role of coping styles as a mediator between resilience and depression. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 666 medical students with stratified sampling in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in China was completed between March 20th, 2020 and April 10th, 2020. The participants responded to a self-administered smartphone-based questionnaire which included Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), and Ego-Resilience scale (ER-89). Hierarchical linear regression and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used in this study. RESULTS The prevalence of depression in the participants was 9.6% in this study. Regression analysis revealed that grade (the year in which the medical student was in their training), how well they adapted to online classes, their levels of resilience, and their coping styles were independent predictors for depression. Resilience and positive coping style were negatively related to depression and negative coping style was positively related to depression. SEM showed that the effect of resilience on depression was partially mediated by coping styles. CONCLUSIONS It was found in the present study the prevalence of depression was slightly low and coping styles mediated the association between resilience and depression among medical students during COVID-19, which was of significant implications for further study. Future studies and interventions are supposed to be aimed at improving resilience and promoting positive coping style.

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Role of Anatomy Dissection in This Digital Era: A Cross Sectional Study on Medical Students Perceptions

Indian Journal of Anatomy ◽

10.21088/ija.2320.0022.7118.4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 23-28

Author(s):

Navgire Varsha R ◽

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Gaikawad Jyoti R ◽

Gangane Suresh D ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Digital Era

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The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between stress and life satisfaction among Chinese medical students: a cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-015-0297-2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Meng Shi ◽

XiaoXi Wang ◽

YuGe Bian ◽

Lie Wang

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Chinese Medical Students ◽

The Relationship

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The role of difficulties in emotion regulation in predicting empathy and patient-centeredness in pre-clinical medical students: a cross-sectional study

Psychology Health & Medicine ◽

10.1080/13548506.2021.2001549 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Stefano Ardenghi ◽

Selena Russo ◽

Marco Bani ◽

Giulia Rampoldi ◽

Maria Grazia Strepparava

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Patient Centeredness ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Difficulties In Emotion Regulation

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Perception of Plastic Surgery and the Role of Media Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.12999 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hatan Hisham Mortada ◽

Yara Aayed Alqahtani ◽

Hadeel Zakaria Seraj ◽

Wahbi Khalid Albishi ◽

Hattan A Aljaaly

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Plastic Surgery ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Male Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

King Abdulaziz University ◽

The Mean

BACKGROUND Although plastic surgery has been gaining a lot of popularity recently, there seems to be limited perception and a poor understanding of this field by both medical professionals, including medical students, and the general public. This might alter referral patterns as well as medical students’ choice to pursue a career in plastic surgery. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and perception of plastic surgery among medical students and to explore the influencing factors underlying particular beliefs. METHODS Data for this cross-sectional study were collected between August 22 and December 22, 2017. The questionnaire was formulated on the basis of our own study objectives and from available questionnaires with similar objectives. It was composed of 14 questions divided into three main parts: demographics, the specialty of plastic surgery, and media involvement and its effect on plastic surgery. The study was conducted via an online questionnaire among medical students in all years at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were considered significant at P<.05. All analyses were performed using SPSS, version 20. RESULTS A total of 886 medical students participated in this study. We achieved a response rate of 56.79%. The mean age of the participants was 21.2 years. The mean awareness score was 9.7 (SD 4.2) for female students and 8.3 (SD 4.2) for male students (P<.001). The condition most commonly known to be treated by a plastic surgeon was burns (70.3% of responses). CONCLUSIONS Medical students do not have adequate awareness of plastic surgery, and early exposure to this specialty may enhance their awareness.

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