Psychological Impact of the Civil War and COVID-19 on Libyan Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Autor: | Moutaz Elgzairi, Ahmad Bouhuwaish, Muhammed Elhadi, Ahmed Khaled, Fatimah Elkhafeefi, Abdulmueti Alhadi, Alsafa Elgherwi, Sarah Alhaddad, Abdulmuez Abdulmalik, Ahmed Msherghi, Ahmed Alsoufi, Ala Khaled, Hind Alameen, Anis Buzreg, Marwa Biala, Amna Elmabrouk |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Generalized anxiety disorder
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cross-sectional study civil war lcsh:BF1-990 education 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Suicidal ideation GAD-7 Depression (differential diagnoses) General Psychology Original Research SARS-CoV-2 05 social sciences COVID-19 PHQ-9 anxiety medicine.disease Displacement (psychology) Patient Health Questionnaire lcsh:Psychology medical student depression Anxiety medicine.symptom 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 11 (2020) Frontiers in Psychology |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570435 |
Popis: | Objective We aim to determine the psychological status of medical students during the COVID-19 outbreak and civil war in Libya. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students from 15 medical schools between April 20 and May 1, 2020. The demographic characteristics, generalized anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) results were collected. Results Of the 3,500 students, 2,430 completed the survey. The mean (± SD) score of anxiety symptoms determined by the GAD-7 was 7.2 (5.1). A total of 268 (11%) students had a GAD-7 score of ≥15, which is indicative of moderate to severe anxiety. A total of 1,568 (64.5%) students showed different degrees of anxiety: mild, 910 (37.5%); moderate, 390 (16%); and severe, 268 (11%). Anxiety was significantly associated with living status and internal displacement (p < 0.05). The mean (+SD) score of depressive symptoms determined by the PHQ-9 was 9.7 (6.3). A total of 525 (21.6%) students had a PHQ-9 score of ≥15, which is indicative of moderate to severe depression. Approximately 1,896 (88%) students were diagnosed with mild (PHQ ≥ 5) depression. Moderate to severe depression was found in 525 (21.6%) students. Suicidal ideation was present in 552 patients (22.7%). Depression was only statistically associated with the year of study (p = 0.009). Conclusion These data highlight that medical students in Libya are at risk for depression, especially under the current stressful environment of the civil war and COVID-19 outbreak. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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