Quality of life, anxiety and mindfulness during the prevalence of COVID-19: a comparison between medical and non-medical students
The findings of the present study indicated that medical students exhibited lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of mindfulness. Therefore, interventions aimed at reducing anxiety and increasing mindfulness among non-medical students are necessary. It is recommended that preventive approaches and psychological interventions to improve students' quality of life become an integral part of crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, reducing anxiety and enhancing mindfulness can improve the quality of education and professional performance of medical students, while also contributing to their mental well-being and effective clinical communication.
Authors
- Yaser Soltanmoradi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6726-0542)
- Mahmood Kahnooji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8851-8917)
- Musawenkosi D. Saurombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-2863)
- Alaa Hamza Hermis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-7269)
- Fatemeh Ghaedi‐Heidari
- Diala Altwalbeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-551X)
- Mohammad Ali Zakeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1500-391X)
- Hojjat Farahmandnia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8201-1286)
- Mahlagha Dehghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-829X)
- Soheila Pourmasumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-2825)
- Jie Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1884-1070)
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Quanzhou Normal University (CN)
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Alsalam University College (IQ)
- Al-Balqa Applied University (JO)
- University of Al-Qadisiyah (IQ)
- Sultan Qaboos University (OM)
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20477-x
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.20
Funders
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences