Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aims: To determine the level of COVID-19 fear among Turkish medical students, and show the relationship the types of education (online, hybrid, face to face), age, gender, grade, and level of fear.Methods: The study was conducted with 536 medical students from 30 different universities in Turkey.The questionnaire comprised 1 open-ended and 6 multiple choice questions for assessment of the demographic structure, in addition to 7 Likert-type questions within the 'Fear of COVID-19 Scale'.Results: Participants comprised 352 (65.7%) female and 184 (34.3%) male students, with a mean age of 20.04 ± 2.59 years and they showed significantly different Fear of COVID-19 Scale scores with regard to gender.The past or current presence of COVID-19 was determined as another variable that created a significant difference in the Fear of COVID-19 Scale scores.However, no relation between the past or current presence of COVID-19 in a family member and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale scores were found.Conclusion: In this study, it is demonstrated that fear of COVID-19 is higher among females and non-infected medical students compared to males and infected ones, respectively.These results can be used in assessing the fear level of COVID-19 among medical students concerning their gender their gender and infection history.Keywords: COVID-19, medical students,
Source: TURKISH MEDICAL STUDENT JOURNAL
Authors: Berfin Tan, Beril Ay, Janset Özdemir, Okan Çalıyurt
Institutions: Trakya University, Acıbadem University
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3135316005