Introduction

Pharmacy student-perceived stress may impact academic experiences. This research aimed to investigate whether there was an increase in student-perceived stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Current pharmacy students were surveyed in May 2020 at a public pharmacy school that utilizes an active learning design and follows a flipped classroom approach. In addition to measuring perceived stress, the survey measured coping behaviors, self-efficacy, and emotional status. The collected data were compared with archived data that were collected for internal use in 2018. Student's t-test analyses were used to compare 2020 with 2018 data.

Results

A total of 66 students completed the 2020 survey (response rate 26.2%) and 192 students completed the 2018 survey (response rate 63.2%). On a scale from 0 (never or not applicable) to 5 (multiple times each day), average student-perceived stress was 1.75 (SD = 0.93) in 2020. This value of perceived stress presented a slight, but not statistically significant, reduction from 1.85 (SD = 1.04) in 2018. Comparing 2018 and 2020 datasets showed no significant differences in coping behavior, self-efficacy, or emotional status.

Conclusions

Based on the sample with the lower response rate that completed the survey in 2020, student-perceived stress did not increase during online, remote learning associated with the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to the sample with a higher response rate prior to the pandemic. Perhaps the COVID-19 related changes were seamless to students due to their aptitude for remote, online learning.

中文翻译：

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间向在线教育过渡的药学学生压力

介绍

药学学生感受到的压力可能会影响学业经历。这项研究旨在调查学生是否因 COVID-19 大流行而感到压力增加。

方法

2020 年 5 月，在一所采用主动学习设计并遵循翻转课堂方法的公立药学院对在读药学专业的学生进行了调查。除了测量感知压力外，该调查还测量了应对行为、自我效能和情绪状态。将收集的数据与 2018 年收集供内部使用的存档数据进行比较。学生t检验分析用于比较 2020 年与 2018 年的数据。

结果

共有 66 名学生完成了 2020 年的调查（回复率 26.2%），192 名学生完成了 2018 年的调查（回复率 63.2%）。在从 0（从不或不适用）到 5（每天多次）的范围内，2020 年学生的平均感知压力为 1.75 (SD = 0.93)。感知压力的这个值略有下降，但没有统计学意义从 2018 年的 1.85 (SD = 1.04) 开始。比较 2018 年和 2020 年的数据集显示，在应对行为、自我效能或情绪状态方面没有显着差异。

结论

根据 2020 年完成调查的响应率较低的样本，与大流行之前响应率较高的样本相比，与 COVID-19 大流行相关的在线远程学习期间，学生感受到的压力并未增加。也许 COVID-19 相关的变化对学生来说是无缝的，因为他们有远程在线学习的能力。