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Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in the post-quarantine context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peruvian medical students.
Alejandro-Salinas, Rodrigo; Rojas-Cueva, Alexandra C; Visconti-Lopez, Fabriccio J; Osorio-Martinez, Miriam L; Toro-Huamanchumo, Carlos J.
  • Alejandro-Salinas R; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
  • Rojas-Cueva AC; Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina - UPC, Lima, Peru.
  • Visconti-Lopez FJ; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
  • Osorio-Martinez ML; Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina - UPC, Lima, Peru.
  • Toro-Huamanchumo CJ; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Heliyon ; 8(5): e09446, 2022 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1851162
ABSTRACT

Background:

In March 2020, the Peruvian state introduced quarantine as a measure to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. It has been suggested that being in quarantine is associated with the development of symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The present study aims to explore the factors associated with the development of PTSD in a post-quarantine context due to COVID-19 in medical students.

Objectives:

To evaluate the factors associated with the development of post-quarantine PTSD symptoms in medical students from a Peruvian university.

Methods:

Analytical cross-sectional study. The objective will be developed after the lifting of the quarantine in Peru. Medical students enrolled during the 2020-01 academic cycle of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences will be included. To collect the outcome variable (PTSD), the Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) will be used. The associated factors will be collected through a form that will be validated by experts and piloted in the field. The crude and adjusted coefficients will be calculated, using bivariate and multivariate linear regression models, respectively. We will use the "manual forward selection" technique to obtain a final model with minimally sufficient fit. After each model comparison and decision, multicollinearity will be evaluated with the variance inflation factor and matrix of independent variables.

Results:

Not having health insurance, having relatives or close friends who contracted the disease and having a lower family income are factors associated with PTSD in the post-quarantine context of the COVID-19 pandemic in medical students at a Peruvian university.

Conclusions:

Clinical evaluation is important for medical students with a high probability of having PTSD symptoms. We recommend conducting a longitudinal study to identify causality and other unstudied factors related to PTSD.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Heliyon Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.heliyon.2022.e09446

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Heliyon Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.heliyon.2022.e09446