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Article

An Investigation into the Pressures Experienced by Medical Masters Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Its Alleviation Methods

by
Heyu Meng
1,2,3,
Jianjun Ruan
1,2,3,
Yanqiu Chen
1,2,3,
Zhaohan Yan
1,2,3,
Xiangdong Li
1,2,3 and
Fanbo Meng
1,2,3,*
1
Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Key Laboratory for Cardiovascular Genetic Diagnosis, Jilin Provincial Cardiovascular Research Institute, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
2
Jilin Provincial Molecular Biology Research Center for Precision Medicine of Major Cardiovascular Disease, Jilin Provincial Cardiovascular Research Institute, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
3
Jilin Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Endothelial Function and Genetic Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, Jilin Provincial Cardiovascular Research Institute, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2022, 10(6), 1072; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061072
Submission received: 7 May 2022 / Revised: 2 June 2022 / Accepted: 6 June 2022 / Published: 9 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Indirect Effects of the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health)
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The COVID-19 pandemic can be seen as a traumatic event during which time medical students have been required to perform dual roles both as students and as medical workers. In this study, we aimed to use the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) to judge the pressures on medical students and to identify effective ways to relieve these pressures. In this cross-sectional study, the subjects were recruited under informed consent according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Students undertaking Masters degrees at the China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University were randomly selected and data were collected through questionnaire surveys. Our data showed significant differences in the levels of pressure experienced by Masters students (p < 0.05). In the student population that showed increased pressure, females were significantly more stressed than males (p < 0.05). In addition, the pressures persisted after a holiday period (p < 0.05) but were reduced by undertaking recreational activities. The psychological pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic were higher in female medical students compared to males. We showed that recreational activities including chatting with friends reduced psychological pressures in female medical students.
Keywords: COVID-19; PSS-14; medical students; gender; relaxation method COVID-19; PSS-14; medical students; gender; relaxation method

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Meng, H.; Ruan, J.; Chen, Y.; Yan, Z.; Li, X.; Meng, F. An Investigation into the Pressures Experienced by Medical Masters Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Its Alleviation Methods. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1072. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061072

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Meng H, Ruan J, Chen Y, Yan Z, Li X, Meng F. An Investigation into the Pressures Experienced by Medical Masters Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Its Alleviation Methods. Healthcare. 2022; 10(6):1072. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061072

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Meng, Heyu, Jianjun Ruan, Yanqiu Chen, Zhaohan Yan, Xiangdong Li, and Fanbo Meng. 2022. "An Investigation into the Pressures Experienced by Medical Masters Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Its Alleviation Methods" Healthcare 10, no. 6: 1072. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061072

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Meng, H., Ruan, J., Chen, Y., Yan, Z., Li, X., & Meng, F. (2022). An Investigation into the Pressures Experienced by Medical Masters Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Its Alleviation Methods. Healthcare, 10(6), 1072. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061072

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