COVID-۱۹ Anxiety, Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement Among Medical Stagers and Interns at Guilan University of Medical Sciences, in ۲۰۲۰

Background: Medical students, as part of the healthcare team, are directly exposed to challenging conditions during the COVID-۱۹ epidemic. This study investigated COVID-۱۹ anxiety, burnout, and academic achievement in stagers and interns of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: The present analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students and interns studying at Guilan University of Medical Sciences in the ۲۰۲۰-۲۰۲۱ academic year. Of whom, ۱۵۰ students participated in this study. Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) were used to measure anxiety and academic burnout of the students, respectively. Measuring students’ academic achievement was based on Grade Point Average (GPA). Data analysis was performed using chi-square, Mann-Whitney U test, and partial Spearman correlation Coefficient. Results: The participation rate in this study was ۹۲%. The results showed that ۶.۵% of students had high anxiety, ۱۸.۸% reported high academic burnout, and ۷۹% reported the average level of burnout score. Also, the participants’ GPA was ۱۶.۷۶±۱.۳۰. The academic burnout score was significantly higher in male students than female ones (t=-۲.۰۱; P=۰.۰۴). The GPA was significantly higher in students under ۲۴ years old than in older students (t=۴.۷۱; P=۰.۰۱). The partial correlation coefficient adjusted for sex showed a positive and significant correlation between CDAS and MBI-SS (r=۰.۳۴۶; P<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: The present study results showed that medical stagers and intern students had high academic burnout during the COVID-۱۹ epidemic, and there was a weak and direct correlation between academic burnout and COVID-۱۹ anxiety. Accordingly, to reduce the consequences of the COVID-۱۹ epidemic, appropriate therapeutic and educational interventions should be provided to empower stagers and intern students.

کلیدواژه ها:

COVID-۱۹ ، Anxiety ، burnout ، Academic achievement ، Medical students