Physical health of preclinical medical students during Covid-19

Nor Azlan, Nur Khairunnisa and Razman, Amalia Izzati and Shaik Mohd Nizam, Nur Alia Iman and Anuar, Muhammad Ashraf Fithri and Abdullah, Muhammad Haikal and Ahmad Ashhar, Muhammad Ikmal Arif and Mohamad, Mohammad Muaz and Shahrir, Shahida Athirah and Johari, Muhammad Luqman ‘Afif and Zulkifli, Ahmad Najmi Abid and Zamani, Muhammad Razin and Azani, Muhammad Adam and Ahmad Haridan, Ahmad Zhareff Emir and Mohd Radzuan, Hazulin and Abd. Rahim, Nour El Huda and Saharudin, Shahida and Wan Omar, Wan Fatein Nabeila (2021) Physical health of preclinical medical students during Covid-19. In: International Undergraduate Medical Research Conference 2021, 2 - 3 November 2021, Virtual (ZOOM). (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several preventive measures have been put in place including movement restriction and closure of non-essential services in Malaysia including educational premises and shifting towards online learning. Physical inactivity may impact medical students’ quality of life, particularly their physical and mental health, as both are especially influenced by doing physical activity. This study aimed to assess the physical health of medical students during the pandemic. This study has been approved by the institutional research committee (Research ID: 735). All Year 1 and Year 2 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) medical students were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. Participants were asked to complete an online, self-administered abbreviated World Health Organisation Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire from July until August 2021. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26 (IBM, New York). We received 158 responses, consisting of 77 Year 1 and 81 Year 2 students. All participants were undertaking online remote learning at the time of study. The mean score for overall quality of life was 14.58 (3.23) whereas the physical health domain mean score was 14.18 (2.48). We found that the requirement for medical treatment scored the highest 17.70 (3.42) whereas work capacity scored the lowest 12.25 (3.95). There was no significant difference in the scores between 14.50 (2.56) and 13.87 (2.37) for Year 1 and Year 2 students in the individual items (p=0.107- 0.862). We concluded that despite the nationwide lockdown, the medical students in IIUM reported acceptable-good quality of life and physical health. This could be due to their adaptation to the new norms by applying the right coping strategy. Future study to re-assess their quality of life is due should the lockdown are further extended or tightened.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	7963/93717
Subjects:	Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Basic Medical Kulliyyah of Medicine
Depositing User:	Dr Wan Fatein Nabeila Wan Omar
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2021 12:12
Last Modified:	15 Nov 2021 12:12
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/93717

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