Measuring wellbeing: A scoping review of metrics and studies measuring medical student wellbeing across multiple timepoints.
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| Title: | Measuring wellbeing: A scoping review of metrics and studies measuring medical student wellbeing across multiple timepoints. |
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| Authors: | Li, Henry1 (AUTHOR) henry9@ualberta.ca, Upreti, Tushar2 (AUTHOR), Do, Victor3 (AUTHOR), Dance, Erica1 (AUTHOR), Lewis, Melanie4 (AUTHOR), Jacobson, Ryan5 (AUTHOR), Goldberg, Aviva6 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Medical Teacher. Jan2024, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p82-101. 20p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Psychology of medical students, *Counseling, *Affect (Psychology), *Psychological tests, *Medical schools, *Quality of life, *Anxiety, *Medical education, *Cognitive therapy, Well-being, Psychology information storage & retrieval systems, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Medical information storage & retrieval systems, Systematic reviews, Self-perception, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Physical activity, Support groups, Stress management, Quality assurance, Descriptive statistics, Questionnaires, MEDLINE |
| Abstract: | Studies have demonstrated poor mental health in medical students. However, there is wide variation in study design and metric use, impairing comparability. The authors aimed to examine the metrics and methods used to measure medical student wellbeing across multiple timepoints and identify where guidance is necessary. Five databases were searched between May and June 2021 for studies using survey-based metrics among medical students at multiple timepoints. Screening and data extraction were done independently by two reviewers. Data regarding the manuscript, methodology, and metrics were analyzed. 221 studies were included, with 109 observational and 112 interventional studies. There were limited studies (15.4%) focused on clinical students. Stress management interventions were the most common (40.2%). Few (3.57%) interventional studies followed participants longer than 12 months, and 38.4% had no control group. There were 140 unique metrics measuring 13 constructs. 52.1% of metrics were used only once. Unique guidance is needed to address gaps in study design as well as unique challenges surrounding medical student wellbeing surveys. Metric use is highly variable and future research is necessary to identify metrics specifically validated in medical student samples that reflect the diversity of today's students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Studies have demonstrated poor mental health in medical students. However, there is wide variation in study design and metric use, impairing comparability. The authors aimed to examine the metrics and methods used to measure medical student wellbeing across multiple timepoints and identify where guidance is necessary. Five databases were searched between May and June 2021 for studies using survey-based metrics among medical students at multiple timepoints. Screening and data extraction were done independently by two reviewers. Data regarding the manuscript, methodology, and metrics were analyzed. 221 studies were included, with 109 observational and 112 interventional studies. There were limited studies (15.4%) focused on clinical students. Stress management interventions were the most common (40.2%). Few (3.57%) interventional studies followed participants longer than 12 months, and 38.4% had no control group. There were 140 unique metrics measuring 13 constructs. 52.1% of metrics were used only once. Unique guidance is needed to address gaps in study design as well as unique challenges surrounding medical student wellbeing surveys. Metric use is highly variable and future research is necessary to identify metrics specifically validated in medical student samples that reflect the diversity of today's students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0142159X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2231625 |
