Psychological impact of COVID-19 among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students: Preliminary results
| dc.contributor.author | Abayabandara-Herath, T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Premaratne, I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ediriweera, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chandratilake, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hapangama, A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-12T08:47:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-12T08:47:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Previous studies report that the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative effect on the psychological wellbeing of medical students. We aimed to determine the psychological impact of COVID-19 and its associated factors among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students, using online versions of a demographic questionnaire and the validated Sinhala and Tamil versions of the DASS-21. Of the 418 students, majority were females, aged between 20-25 years. In the study group, 40 (9.6%), 105 (25.1%) and 7 (1.6%) of participants scored above the cut-offs for the depression, anxiety and stress subscales of the DASS-21 respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be associated with a negative impact as measured by the DASS-21 scale among this group of medical students. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry.2022;13(1):48–50. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2579-2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/25252 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychological impact of COVID-19 among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students: Preliminary results | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |