Pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic changes in quality of life among medical trainees: impairment and recovery assessed using the WHOQOL questionnaire
More favourable QoL trajectories was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic scores were consistently lower, with marked declines followed by only partial recovery. In contrast, the pandemic period was characterized by higher and more stable trajectories, particularly with sustained improvements in the environmental domain and greater stability in psychological and social well-being.
Authors
- Alirio Bastidas
- Juliana Santos Ibáñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3894-7852)
- Fernando Ríos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6511-2263)
- Juliana Echeverri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-8269)
- M. García Guerrero
- Cristhian Duque
- Laura Munar
- Miguel Molina
- Eduardo Tuta-Quintero
- Daniela Quintero
- Diana Diaz-Quijano
- Maria Hernández
- Elias Quintero
Institutions
- Universidad de La Sabana (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08578-0
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00