Impact of COVID-19 on Academic Burnout among Medical College Students in China: Findings from a Web-Based Survey.

Publisher: International Scientific Information, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9609063 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1643-3750 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 12341010 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Monit Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2014- : Smithtown, NY : International Scientific Information, Inc.
Original Publication: Warsaw, Poland : Medical Science International

Students, Medical* ; COVID-19* ; Psychological Tests* ; Self Report*; Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Pandemics ; Burnout, Psychological/epidemiology ; China/epidemiology ; Internet ; Resilience, Psychological

BACKGROUND Academic burnout can affect students' academic behavior and performance and especially damages the careers of medical college students. Medical education systems during the COVID-19 pandemic have met unprecedented challenges that have influenced medical students. This study aimed to explore the effects of psychological resilience, stress, and smartphone addiction on academic burnout among Chinese medical students. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study utilized a cross-sectional design, from March 13, 2022 to March 31, 2022, within the Wannan Medical College, where students completed a web-based survey. The Chinese version of the Academic Burnout Scale (ABS), the 10-item Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) were used in this survey. Data entry and analysis were conducted using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0. Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) was used to examine the correlations between medical college students' academic burnout and smartphone addiction and mental health. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to evaluate the factors influencing academic burnout. RESULTS Of 3190 medical college students who completed the survey, 1521 (47.7%) had some degree of academic burnout. Gender, being a student leader, grades, perceived stress, and smartphone addiction were associated with the total score of academic burnout. Psychological resilience and adapting to online classes were protective factors against academic burnout. CONCLUSIONS Academic burnout is common among medical college students in China after the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is urgent to address this situation to improve the quality of medical education.

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Perceived Stress Scale; Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale

Date Created: 20240131 Date Completed: 20240201 Latest Revision: 20240207

20240207

PMC10840366

10.12659/MSM.942317

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