Table 3.
Shared questions
| Which of the following are concerns or stressors for you at this time?** | Medical Student | Resident | Did not specify level | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My personal health and well-being | 2281 (43.4%) | 440 (43.7%) | 58 (25.8%) | 2779 (42.8%) |
| The health and well-being of my family members | 3518 (66.9%) | 605 (60.1%) | 87 (38.7%) | 4210 (64.9%) |
| The health and wellbeing of the public | 2761 (52.49%) | 509 (50.6%) | 72 (32.0%) | 3342 (51.5%) |
| My personal financial situation | 1391 (26.5) | 200 (19.9%) | 51 (22.7%) | 1642 (25.3%) |
| The financial situation of others | 2089 (39.7%) | 339 (33.7%) | 57 (25.3%) | 2485 (38.3%) |
| The impact of this pandemic on my learning | 3046 (57.9%) | 468 (46.5%) | 71 (31.6%) | 3585 (55.2%) |
| Other | 253 (4.81%) | 83 (8.24%) | 9 (4.00%) | 345 (5.31%) |
| Would you consider yourself more anxious during this time than you typically are during the year? | Medical Student (N = 4361) | Resident (N = 737) | Did not specify level (N = 131) | Total (N = 5229) |
| Yes | 2505 (57.4%) | 547 (74.2%) | 65 (49.6%) | 3117 (59.6%) |
| No | 1779 (40.8%) | 181 (24.6%) | 51 (38.9%) | 2011 (38.5%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 77 (1.8%) | 9 (1.22%) | 15 (11.5%) | 101 (1.93%) |
| Are you practicing social or physical distancing? | Medical Student (N = 4367) | Resident (N = 742) | Did not specify level (N = 132) | Total (N = 5241) |
| Almost always | 3206 (73.4%) | 430 (58.0%) | 72 (54.5%) | 3708 (70.7%) |
| As much as I can | 1099 (25.2%) | 293 (39.5%) | 51 (38.6%) | 1443 (27.5%) |
| Not at all | 49 (1.1%) | 13 (1.75%) | 4 (3.03%) | 66 (1.26%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 13 (0.3%) | 6 (0.81%) | 5 (3.79%) | 24 (0.46%) |
| Have you had to quarantine or self-isolate? | Medical Student (N = 4360) | Resident (N = 741) | Did not specify level (N = 130) | Total (N = 5231) |
| Yes | 596 (13.7%) | 160 (21.6%) | 19 (14.6%) | 775 (14.8%) |
| No | 3749 (86.0%) | 574 (77.5%) | 103 (79.2%) | 4426 (84.6%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 15 (0.34%) | 7 (0.94%) | 8 (6.15%) | 30 (0.57%) |
| Are you being asked by others to provide medical expertise or information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic?** | Medical Student | Resident | Did not specify level | Total |
| Yes – Family | 2477 (38.2%) | 529 (52.5%) | 71 (31.6%) | 3077 (47.4%) |
| Yes – Friends | 1965 (30.3%) | 452 (44.9%) | 60 (26.7%) | 2477 (38.2%) |
| Yes – Others | 591 (9.10%) | 180 (17.9%) | 23 (10.2%) | 794 (12.3%) |
| No | 1392 (21.4%) | 111 (11.0%) | 38 (16.9%) | 1541 (23.7%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 46 (0.71%) | 10 (0.99%) | 5 (2.22%) | 61 (0.94%) |
| Are you using social media to communicate to others about COVID-19? | Medical Student | Resident | Did not specify level | Total |
| Yes – Twitter | 506 (7.79%) | 123 (12.2%) | 25 (11.1) | 654 (10.1%) |
| Yes – Instagram | 1065 (16.40%) | 135 (13.4%) | 37 (16.4%) | 1237 (19.1%) |
| Yes – Facebook | 1208 (18.6%) | 247 (24.5%) | 38 (16.9%) | 1493 (23.0%) |
| Yes - Other | 352 (5.42%) | 78 (7.75%) | 25 (11.1%) | 455 (7.01%) |
| No | 2220 (34.2%) | 347 (34.5%) | 45 (20.0%) | 2612 (40.2%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 58 (0.89%) | 9 (0.89%) | 11 (4.89%) | 78 (1.20%) |
N=respondents for each question; questions were not mandatory so total number of responses per question does not equal the total number of participants throughout the study; **“select all that apply” question percentages calculated using sample size for each level of training (N = 5260 for medical students, N = 1007 for residents, N = 225 for participants who did not specify) or the total sample size (N = 6492) if not specified