IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON HAPPINESS AND STRESS: COMPARISON OF PRECLINICAL AND

CLINICAL MEDICAL STUDENTS

INTRO

The aim of this study is to view the differences in stress and happiness and other factors among
preclinical and clinical year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

METHODOLOGY

A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University,
Thailand. An electronic survey was sent to all undergraduate medical students who volunteered to
participate. We gathered demographic information, happiness and stress-related characteristics, and
scores from the Thai version of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Thai-OHQ) and the Thai Stress
Questionnaire (Thai-ST5).

CONCLUSION

During the first COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand, there was no difference in happiness or stress
levels between the two groups. Promoting knowledge of health satisfaction and exercising regularly for
medical students should be implemented to promote happiness.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8169377/

IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON WORKING STUDENTS: RESULTS FROM THE LABOUR FORCE
SURVEY AND THE STUDENT LIFESTYLE SURVEY

INTRO

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastating damage to employment globally, particularly
among the non-standard workforces. The objective of this study was to identify the effects of the
pandemic on the employment status and lives of working students in Japan.

METHODOLOGY

The Labour Force Survey was used to investigate changes in students' work conditions from
January 2019 to May 2020. In addition, the Student Lifestyle Survey was carried in late May 2020 to
evaluate the economic and health conditions of university students during the pandemic. Students at a
national university in Tokyo were asked about recent changes in their education, work, and lives in this
study.
CONCLUSION

During the Japanese pandemic, over half of working students lost their jobs, affecting their lives,
studies, and health. The impact of economic insecurity on students' studies and health must be tracked
throughout time, and the safety net for underprivileged students must be expanded.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/1348-9585.12209