Table 3.
Engagement in volunteer activities and preference to engage in clinical activities during COVID-19 pandemic
| Were you involved in any volunteer opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic? | When clinical rotations and preceptorships were canceled, did you personally want to continue or discontinue in-person clinical experiences?a | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No, but considered volunteering | No, and did not consider volunteering | Chi Sq test-statistic | Continue | Discontinue | Neutral | Chi Sq test-statistic | |
| Prior experience with disaster event | ||||||||
| Yes | 145 (28.3%) | 97 (18.9%) | 33 (6.4%) | χ2(2) = 1.69, p = 0.43 | 87 (17.3%) | 115 (22.8%) | 68 (13.5%) | χ2(2) = 0.130, p = 0.94 |
| No | 139 (27.1%) | 73 (14.2%) | 26 (5.1%) | 77 (15.3%) | 96 (19.0%) | 61 (12.1%) | ||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 106 (20.6%) | 72 (14.0%) | 29 (5.6%) | χ2(2) = 3.47, p = 0.18 | 74 (14.6%) | 72 (14.2%) | 57 (11.3%) | χ2(2) = 6.48, p = 0.04, φ = 0.11b |
| Female | 180 (35.0%) | 98 (19.0%) | 30 (5.8%) | 90 (17.8%) | 142 (28.1%) | 71 (14.0%) | ||
| Year | ||||||||
| MS1 | 50 (9.7%) | 62 (12.0%) | 12 (2.3%) | χ2(6) = 172.38, p < 0.001, φ = 0.58 | 30 (5.9%) | 72 (14.2%) | 21 (4.1%) | χ2(6) = 43.48, p < 0.001, φ = 0.29 |
| MS2 | 127 (24.6%) | 14 (2.7%) | 4 (0.8%) | 59 (11.6%) | 50 (9.8%) | 33 (6.5%) | ||
| MS3 | 98 (19.0%) | 36 (7.0%) | 12 (2.3%) | 58 (11.4%) | 56 (11.0%) | 32 (6.3%) | ||
| MS4 | 12 (2.3%) | 58 (11.2%) | 32 (6.2%) | 17 (3.3%) | 37 (7.3%) | 43 (8.5%) | ||
| Across all students | 287 (55.5%) | 170 (32.9%) | 60 (11.6%) | 164 (32.3%) | 215 (42.3%) | 129 (25.4%) | ||
aQuestion had 8 (1.5%) students choose “Prefer not to respond”, which was excluded from analysis
bBecomes an insignificant finding after Holm-Bonferroni correction