Medical students’ mental health, professional pride, and intention to work in the front-line during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013; 2. Department of Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen Fujian 361004; 3. Department of Nursing Medicine, Yiyang Medical College, Yiyang Hunan 413002; 4. Department of Hospital
Infection Control and Preventive Healthcare, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen Fujian 361004, China
intention to work in the front-line during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
and provide a reference for psychological intervention.
Methods: We used the depression-anxiety-stress scale and self-designed questionnaire on
professional pride, intention to work in the front-line and the extent of family support.
Medical students from 4 medical schools in Fujian and Hunan were investigated. Their
mental health status, professional pride and first-line work willingness with different
characteristics were compared, and the influential factors for professional pride and firstline
work willingness were analyzed.
Results: A total of 266 valid questionnaires were collected. During the pandemic, there
were significant differences in the proportion of depressed students among different college
and universities, majors and stages (P<0.05), and the professional pride was significantly
different (P<0.001). Medical students with different mental health status showed significant
differences in professional pride (P<0.01). Marriage, pressure and extent of family support
were the influential factors for their professional pride (P<0.05). The latter two were also
influential factors for their intention to work in the front-line (P<0.05).
Conclusion: During the pandemic, students from college and nursing have relatively better
mental health and higher professional pride. The professional pride is low in medical
students who married, with abnormal stress or low family support. The intention to work in
front-line is decreased in students with abnormal stress or low family support.
詹娟，孙圣华，谢丽华，文益江，傅建国. 2019 冠状病毒病大流行期间医学生心理健康、职业自豪感与一线工作意愿[J]. 中南大学学报(医学版), 2020, 45(6): 649-656.
ZHAN Juan, SUN Shenghua, XIE Lihua, WEN Yijiang, FU Jianguo. Medical students’ mental health, professional pride, and intention to work in the front-line during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Journal of Central South University(Medical Scienc, 2020, 45(6): 649-656.
