The impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on health science students well-being in Lithuania: is there a difference according to gender

Background Methods Results Conclusion COVID-19 has spread globally, with 110,974,862 confirmed cases and 2,460,792 deaths worldwide. Many studies have demonstrated the impact of infectious disease outbreaks on psychological problems. It seems indispensable to understand the effects of pandemic situation especially in students population. We conducted this study to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on health science students well-being.Students from two major health science universities of Lithuania were asked to fill out a form consisting of 19 questions aimed to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and students emotional feelings (stress, anxiety, depression) related to this effect. Independent sample t-test was performed to evaluate the difference of means of scores between males and females.Total of 1545 students filled out the form, of which 84.9% (n = 1311) were female. Females experienced greater negative effect of pandemic situation on their family relationships (t = 2.16, p = 0.03), education process (t = 2.33, p = 0.02) and belief in future (t = 4.49, p < 0.001). Female students also experienced more negative emotional feelings associated with stress, anxiety and depression on friendships (t = 2.92, p = 0.004), family relationship (t = 3.7, p < 0.001), their health (t = 3.97, p < 0.001), education process (t = 3.98, p < 0.001) and belief in future (t = 5.7, p < 0.001).Female health science students, differently than males, experience greater negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown and more negative emotional feelings, such as stress, anxiety and depression, related to it and their well-being. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health-Science Students of Lithuania-A National Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

(1) Background: the relationship between the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is understudied. Moreover, health science students are the future leaders and advocates of vaccination efforts. Therefore, it is essential to understand the origins of vaccine hesitancy and evaluate if the adverse psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic influence it. (2) Methods: we shared an anonymous questionnaire among health-science students via institutional emails of two Lithuanian universities. Results were summarized with odds ratios and mean differences. (3) Results: a total of 1545 health sciences students answered the questionnaire. Almost a fifth of the respondents claimed that they were unsure about getting vaccinated, and nearly one out of ten claimed that they would not get vaccinated. Medicine students, non-infected students, and students who volunteered in a COVID-19 ward were significantly more willing to get vaccinated compared to other health science students. Vaccine hesitant respondents reported a more significant negative effect of COVID-19 on their income and belief in the future. (4) Conclusions: the results of this study showed that negative psychosocial impact on income and 'belief in future' were positively associated with vaccine hesitancy. Having been diagnosed with COVID-19 was significantly associated with being doubtful towards vaccination.

Attitudes and Knowledge of European Medical Students and Early Graduates about Vaccination and Self-Reported Vaccination Coverage-Multinational Cross-Sectional Survey.

Vaccination is one of the most useful preventive interventions in healthcare. The purpose of our study was to gain overview of the opinions, knowledge, and engagement in vaccination practices among medical students (MS) and junior doctors (JD) in Europe. The survey was distributed from March 2016 until August 2016 via the e-mail and social media of the European Medical Students' Association. In total, 1821 responses from MS and JD from 34 countries in the European region were analysed. The majority of respondents agreed that vaccines are useful (98.7%) and effective (97.2%). Although the necessity of revaccination was supported by 99.2%, only 68.0% of the respondents went through with it. Even though the potential benefit of the flu vaccination seems to be acknowledged by our participants, only 22.1% of MS and JD declared getting the flu shot every or every other season. MS and JD were in favour of specific mandatory vaccination for medical staff (86.0%) and medical students (82.7%). Furthermore, we analysed the self-reported vaccination coverage of our participants regarding 19 vaccines. Of the respondents, 89.5% claimed to provide advice about vaccination to their friends and family. In conclusion, European MS and JD have a very positive attitude towards vaccination. However, their behaviour and knowledge demonstrate certain gaps which should be further addressed in medical education.