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. 2023 Apr 14;11(1):115.
doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01157-8.

Depression and opinion of dental students regarding the hybrid learning model during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marco Felipe Salas Orozco  1 , Wendy Yesenia Escobar de González  2 , Nuria Patiño Marín  3 , Jesús Ramón Castillo Hernández  4 , Juan Carlos Hernandez-Cabanillas  5 , Ivan Olivares Acosta  5 , Ricardo Martinez Rider  3 , Miguel Angel Casillas Santana  6
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Depression and opinion of dental students regarding the hybrid learning model during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marco Felipe Salas Orozco et al. BMC Psychol. .

Abstract

Background: The global spread of COVID-19 forced schools at all educational levels to close, which was repeated in more than 60 countries. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of dental students world wide. This study hypothesizes that the prevalence of depression in dental students from El Salvador is higher than that reported in studies from Europe, Asia, and North America.

Methods: This study was an online cross-sectional survey performed at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Salvador. The PHQ-9 questionnaire was applied to know the level of depression of the students, and a questionnaire focused on learning the opinion of the students on the hybrid teaching model adopted. Approximately 450 students participated in both questionnaires.

Results: Regarding the levels of depression present in the students, 14% had minimal depression, 29% had medium depression, 23% had moderate depression and, 34% had severe depression. The students had an excellent opinion regarding the hybrid learning model.

Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in dental students in El Salvador seems to be higher than that reported in studies in non-Latin American countries. Therefore, universities must generate care plans for mental health to avoid these harmful effects on students during future contingencies.

Keywords: COVID-19; Dental students; Depression; Epidemiology; Pandemics; Prevalence.

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I declare that the authors have no competing interests as defined by BMC or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and discussion reported in this paper.

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Results of the frequency and percentage of the different degrees of depression
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