Abstract Background: Outbreaks can impose considerable psychological stress that may lead to unpredictable negative outcomes on learning, performance and overall psychological well-being. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate Anxiety and Psychological Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic among faculty of medicine students, Suez Canal University, Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional analytic descriptive design was used. About 381 medical students from Suez Canal university agreed to complete an anonymous online survey-based study collected demographic data as well as the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)) to assess anxiety and psychological stress, respectively. The survey was conducted during the summer of 2020. Results: From those surveyed, 82.4% and 64% of respondents were screened positive for anxiety and psychological stress, respectively. Students in clinical years have a higher level of anxiety (P=0.017) and stress (P=0.004) compared to the students in pre-clinical study years. Conclusions: Covid-19 has harmful psychological consequences on university medical students. Keywords: Anxiety; Covid-19; Stress; Medical students.
Soltan, E., Salama, H., & El-Zoghby, S. (2021). Anxiety and Psychological Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic among Faculty of Medicine Students, Suez Canal University, Egypt. The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 5(2), 81-91. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2022.62872.1069
MLA
Enayat Soltan; Hend Mikhail Salama; Safaa Mohammed El-Zoghby. "Anxiety and Psychological Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic among Faculty of Medicine Students, Suez Canal University, Egypt". The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 5, 2, 2021, 81-91. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2022.62872.1069
HARVARD
Soltan, E., Salama, H., El-Zoghby, S. (2021). 'Anxiety and Psychological Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic among Faculty of Medicine Students, Suez Canal University, Egypt', The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 5(2), pp. 81-91. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2022.62872.1069
VANCOUVER
Soltan, E., Salama, H., El-Zoghby, S. Anxiety and Psychological Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic among Faculty of Medicine Students, Suez Canal University, Egypt. The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 2021; 5(2): 81-91. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2022.62872.1069