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1. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on enrollment in undergraduate health-related studies in Spain

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Jaume-Miquel March-Amengual, Irene Cambra-Badii, Consolación Pineda Galán, Ester Busquets-Alibés, Montse Masó Aguado, Anna Ramon-Aribau, Lydia Feito Grande, Agustí Comella Cayuela, Nuria Terribas i Sala, Elena Andrade-Gómez, Naiara Martínez-Perez, and Javier Jerez-Roig more...

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COVID-19, Health, Education, Higher, Graduate, Students, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine
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Abstract The aim of this study was to determine whether the pandemic has reinforced the choice of pursuing health-related bachelor’s degrees, and to identify underlying factors that could contribute to that impact. This is a cross-sectional study using an online survey of 2,344 students of nursing, physiotherapy, medicine, psychology and podiatry who started health-related bachelor’s degrees after the COVID-19 outbreak in Spanish higher education institutions. The pandemic influenced the choice of these studies by increasing the desire to help others (33.2%), by increasing citizenship values (28.4%), and by increasing the desire to contribute to improving the situation of the country (27.5%). Women had a significantly greater influence on the increase in social values related to the practice of the profession produced by the pandemic, whereas men and the bachelor’s degree in podiatry were more influenced by salary prospects. An increased desire to help others was significantly higher among women and nursing and medical students. Podiatry and psychology were the degrees were most influenced by the pandemic, as more students decided to pursue them, something they had previously doubted, while in nursing, psychology, and medicine the pandemic reinforced their interest in pursuing the degree the most. Students personally affected by COVID-19 reported being more influenced in reconsidering their professional path and in reinforcing their desire to pursue the health-related studies. more...

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2023
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2. Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Academic Performance in First Year College Students

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Jaume-Miquel March-Amengual, Irene Cambra Badii, Joan-Carles Casas-Baroy, Cristina Altarriba, Anna Comella Company, Ramon Pujol-Farriols, Josep-Eladi Baños, Paola Galbany-Estragués, and Agustí Comella Cayuela more...

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Students, Medical, Stress (Psychology), Medicina, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, education, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Estudiants universitaris, Burnout, Psychological, Psychological Distress, burnout, psychological distress, academic performance, mental health, university students, medical students, Cross-Sectional Studies, Estrès (Psicologia), Surveys and Questionnaires, Academic Performance, Humans, Medicine, Mental health, College students, Burnout, Professional, Salut mental, Stress, Psychological
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Background: The first years of university can be very challenging for students. Previous research has focused on the study of the prevalence of burnout and of psychological distress in medical students. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms and burnout reported by first-year students, the relationship between these variables and their academic performance, and the differences between health and non-health sciences students. Methods: An observational study with a cross-sectional design was performed. Students of health sciences (medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, psychology), and non-health sciences (biology, social sciences, business management, and engineering) undergraduate programs completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS). Students' grades for the first semester were collected. Results: A sample of 506 students participated. Prevalence of psychological distress was 27.1% and burnout was 7.3%. Academic performance was unaffected in relation to either psychological distress or burnout. Non-health sciences students showed a greater risk of depression. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of the high prevalence of psychological distress in the first year of college. Even when burnout prevalence was low, the results suggest the need to introduce prevention programs to improve the psychological wellbeing of these students. Keywords: burnout; psychological distress; academic performance; mental health; university students; medical students more...

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2022
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