Τίτλος:
The role of medical students during COVID-19 era. A review
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Background and aim of the work: Since December 2019, the world has been facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical students could not remain uninvolved. Our aim is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health, and to evaluate their awareness and aptitude for contributing to the fight against COVID-19. Methods: An in-depth search of the literature was performed in Pubmed database, for studies investigating the preferred source of information about COVID-19, the knowledge on virus transmission, COVID-19 clinical symptoms and preventive measures against its spread, and the impact of COVID-19 on mental health among medical students. Their potential roles during the COVID-19 pandemic were also investigated. Results: Twenty studies were included. The majority of medical students prefer social media to acquire knowledge about COVID-19. They are adequately informed about COVID-19 transmission and symptoms, as well as preventive measures against COVID-19, although wear-ing a face-mask is not so popular among them. Their mental health is affected, mainly expressed as a fear of infection. Possible alternative roles of students during pandemic may be providing information to the public and tracing contacts of infected people. Conclusions: Medical students have an adequate level of knowledge upon COVID-19 and implement proper strategies to prevent its spread. Further training is essential to im-prove some aspects in this field. Despite the negative impact of COVID-19 on their mental health, they could assist healthcare systems under appropriate precautions. (www.actabiomedica.it). © Mattioli 1885.
Συγγραφείς:
Magklara, E.
Angelis, S.
Solia, E.
Katsimantas, A.
Kourlaba, G.
Kostakis, G.
Tsakotos, G.
Zaoutis, T.
Filippou, D.
Περιοδικό:
Acta Biomedica
Εκδότης:
Mattioli 1885 Publishing Company
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
aptitude; Article; awareness; coronavirus disease 2019; coughing; diarrhea; disease surveillance; dyspnea; fatigue; health care system; human; knowledge; medical student; mental health; pandemic; prevalence; questionnaire; sneezing; social media; training; virus transmission; attitude to health; health care personnel; medical student; prevention and control; psychology, COVID-19; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel; Humans; Mental Health; SARS-CoV-2; Students, Medical
DOI:
10.23750/abm.v92i1.10873
