Survey of order-oriented general medical students’ participation in the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic and its impact on their professional self-identity
ZHOU Peisen1, YANG Chenbin1, LI Zhangping1, LI Xiaokun2, ZHAO Wenjuan3, XIN Chengyuan4, LIN Jin5, WU Huilei5, ZHU Xuebo6
1.Department
of Emergency, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China; 2.School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 3.Academic Affairs Office of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China; 4.College of Continuing Education, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, China; 5.Wenzhou Medical University Renji College, Wenzhou 325035, China; 6.Academic Affairs Office, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
ZHOU Peisen,YANG Chenbin,LI Zhangping, et al. Survey of order-oriented general medical students’ participation in the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic and its impact on their professional self-identity[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2020, 50(4): 272-277，284.
Abstract：Objective: To investigate the order-oriented general medical students’ participation in the prevention and control of COVID-19 and its influence on their professional self-identity, which may serve as a support for the targeted development of professional identity in the education of future general medical practitioners. Methods: A questionnaire was developed according to the literature and guidelines, which included basic information of the respondents, acquisition of covid-19 epidemic information, participation in epidemic resistance, and the impact of the epidemic on professional self-identity. The questionnaire was conducted randomly students from Wenzhou Medical University, Jilin Medical University and Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were used to analyze the factors in the COVID-19 epidemic that impact on their professional self-identity. Results: Totally 3 321 valid questionnaires were collected. Of all the respondents, 40.6% (1 347/3 321) were male and 59.4% (1 974/3 321) female; 6.0% (198/3 321) were CPC members and 94.0% (3 123/3 321) were not; 64.1% (2 129/3 321) were juniors and 35.9% (1 192/3 321) seniors; 70.6% learned about COVID-19 for over 30 minutes; 72.4% learned about COVID-19 voluntarily; 92.4% had read state-published COVID-19 guidelines; 59.0% showed willingness to sign up in first-line fight against the epidemic; 23.6% had participated in this epidemic prevention and control; the epidemic had a positive impact on 87.7% students’ professional self-identity. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis showed that grade (OR=1.653, 95%CI=1.314-2.080, P<0.001), learning time (OR=0.633, 95%CI=0.500-0.803, P<0.001) and method (OR=1.750, 95%CI=1.380-2.220, P<0.001) about COVID-19, reading national guidelines for COVID-19 (OR=2.264, 95%CI=1.630-3.144, P<0.001), willingness to participate (OR=7.334, 95%CI=5.529-9.729, P<0.001), actual participation in this epidemic prevention (OR=1.543, 95%CI=1.101-2.12, P=0.012) were independent factors influencing their professional self-identity. Conclusion: In the COVID-19 epidemic, the majority of students can learn the information concerned voluntarily, participate in epidemic prevention and control to raise their sense of professional identity. It is suggested that the order-oriented general medical students, especially seniors, should be engaged themselves more in major public health events, take the initiative to learn relevant information from professional authorities, and promote their willingness and actual participation in the major public health events.
