Musculoskeletal Health of Medical Students During Covid-19 Lockdown

Abstract

Objective: The COVID-19 outbreak has had serious global economic, psychological, and physical effects, resulting in many related consequences. All universities in Turkey shifted to online classes during the lockdown. Medical students also had to stay at home for long periods due to distance education and follow their online classes in non-ergonomic positions. Our study aims to examine the musculoskeletal health of medical students during the COVID-19 lockdown. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study on medical students using an online-based platform to measure medical student’s musculoskeletal health. In combination with sociodemographic questions, the Expanded Nordic Musculoskeletal System Questionnaire was utilized to evaluate musculoskeletal pains. Results: It has been observed that male students exercised significantly more than female students during the lockdown. As the daily exercise duration of the students increased, their upper back pain decreased. Upper back, neck, lower back, and shoulder were the body parts with the highest pain prevalence overall. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 lockdown, reduction in exercise time and intense curriculum may cause various musculoskeletal system problems in medical students. These findings may be useful in discovering new educational models aimed at both reducing sedentary time and promoting physical activity in medical students.

Keywords

• Medical students
• Musculoskeletal health
• COVID-19

Ethical Statement

Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Approval Date: 01/08/2021, Decision No: 2021/18)

Kovid-19 Karantinası Sırasında Tıp Öğrencilerinin Kas-İskelet Sağlığı

Abstract

Amaç: COVID-19 salgını küresel anlamda ciddi ekonomik, psikolojik ve fiziksel bir çok etkileri oldu ve buna bağlı çok sayıda sonuçlar doğurdu. Karantina döneminde Türkiye'de bulunan tüm üniversiteler çevrimiçi derslere geçti. Tıp öğrencileri de uzaktan eğitim nedeniyle uzun süre evde ikamet etmek zorunda kaldı ve çevrimiçi derslerine ergonomik olmayan pozisyonlarda takip etti. Çalışmamızın amacı, COVID-19 karantinası sırasında tıp öğrencilerinin kas-iskelet sistemi sağlığını incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, tıp öğrencileri üzerinde kesitsel bir çalışma olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tıp öğrencilerinin kas-iskelet sistemi sağlığını ölçmek için çevrimiçi tabanlı bir platform kullanıldı. Kas -iskelet ağrılarını değerlendirmek için sosyo-demografik sorularla birlikte Genişletilmiş İskandinav Kas-İskelet Sistemi Anketi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Karantina döneminde erkek öğrencilerin kız öğrencilere göre önemli ölçüde daha fazla egzersiz yaptığı gözlemlendi. Öğrencilerin günlük egzersiz süreleri arttıkça sırt bölgesi üst kısım ağrılarının azaldığı görüldü. Üst sırt, boyun, alt sırt ve omuz genel olarak en yüksek ağrı prevalansına sahip vücut bölgeleriydi. Sonuç: COVID-19 karantinası sırasında, egzersiz süresinin azaltılması ve yoğun müfredat program etkisiyle tıp öğrencilerinde çeşitli kas-iskelet sistemi sorunlarına neden olabilmektedir. Bu bulgular, tıp öğrencilerinde hem hareketsiz geçirilen zamanı azaltmayı hem de fiziksel aktiviteyi teşvik etmeyi amaçlayan yeni eğitim modellerinin keşfedilmesinde faydalı olabilir.

Keywords

• Tıp öğrencileri
• Kas-iskelet sağlığı
• COVID-19

Ethical Statement

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu (Onay Tarihi: 01/08/2021, Karar No: 2021/18)

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