Abstract
Objective: To study the impact of covid-19 on
medical education and anxiety level of medical
students.
Methodology: This prospective cross sectional study
was done at Shifa College of mMedicine, Islamabad,
Pakistan from 1
st October 2020 to 15th November
2020. Medical students were randomly selected and a
preformed questionnaire was circulated among them
via Online Google forums. We used GAD-7 scale.
Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.
Results: Out of 122 respondents, 69 (56.5%) were
female. Mean age was 22.1 ± 1.7 years. Almost all
students had online education during COVID-19,
however, 64 (52.4%) of them faced communication
problems during online education. Only 32 (26.2%)
were satisfied with this method. In this study, 46
(37.7%) respondents had anxiety; 38.0% had moderate
to severe and 27.0% had mild anxiety. Most of the
anxious respondents were significantly younger (21.6
vs. 22.5 years, p = 0.01). Females were significantly
more anxious (69.6% vs. 30.4%) than males (p <
0.03).
Conclusion: During Covid-19 pandemic, anxiety and
stress levels have increased among medical student.
Keywords: Covid-19, pandemic, medical students,
psychosocial impact, online education.
