TY - JOUR AU - Salehi, Niloufar AU - Fanaei, Seyedeh Melika AU - Hosseini, Seyedayin AU - Mohseny, Maryam PY - 2022/07/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Prevalence of Anxiety and its Associated Factors among Medical Interns during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran JF - International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture JA - Int J Body Mind Cult VL - 9 IS - 4 SE - Quantitative Study(ies) DO - 10.22122/ijbmc.v9i4.387 UR - https://ijbmc.org/index.php/ijbmc/article/view/387 SP - 343-350 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Since the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, medical personnel have undergone a considerable amount of physical and mental pressure. Medical interns (MIs) are a distinct population of healthcare workers. In Iran, MIs refers to senior medical students who are undergoing their clinical training.</p><p><strong>Aim:</strong> We aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety due to COVID-19 among MIs and identify personal factors associated with anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study was carried out during April 18<sup>th</sup> to 24<sup>th</sup>, 2021. An online questionnaire containing a demographic characteristics questionnaire and the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) was sent to all of the 679 MIs of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran, through WhatsApp© messenger and 420 individuals (62% response rate) were enrolled in the study voluntarily. Independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey’s HSD post hoc test were conducted using SPSS software to identify the predictive factors for anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The results showed that 70.2% of the participants had no or mild anxiety, 25% had moderate, and 4.8% had severe anxiety. The most significant factors associated with anxiety were female gender (p &lt; 0.001) and living with parents (P &lt; 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between single and married groups (P = 0.42).</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> It is suggested that medical universities and the government collaborate to provide an adequate psychological service for MIs, focusing on female interns who are living with their family members.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> ER -