Table 4.
Support sought by medical students by year in May and August. These values do not total 100% as some participants sought multiple forms of support and other participants sought no support
| Stage of training | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of study total who sought support in May | % of study total who sought support in August | |||||||||
| Year 1 (n = /75) | Year 2 (n = /110) | Year 3 (n = /113) | Year 4 (n = /149) | Year 5 (n = /105) | Year 1 (n = /75) | Year 2 (n = /110) | Year 3 (n = /113) | Year 4 (n = /149) | Year 5 (n = /105) | |
| Online material/videos for self-support | 12 (9) | 15 (16) | 16 (18) | 15 (22) | 14 (15) | 4 (3) | 6 (7) | 10 (11) | 12 (18) | 6 (6) |
| Online face-to-face support | 11 (8) | 17 (19) | 15 (17) | 17 (26) | 24 (25) | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 8 (9) | 5 (7) | 4 (4) |
| Letters, emails, or any other form of written support | 1 (1) | 10 (11) | 9 (10) | 10 (15) | 12 (13) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) | 9 (13) | 8 (8) |
| Financial guidance | 9 (7) | 16 (18) | 14 (16) | 21 (31) | 21 (22) | 3 (2) | 5 (6) | 3 (3) | 5 (8) | 4 (4) |
| Information on COVID-19 symptoms | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 5 (5) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 3 (5) | 1 (1) |
| Information on COVID-19 management | 4 (3) | 6 (7) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 7 (7) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 3 (4) | 2 (2) |
| Support on exercise and diet | 17 (13) | 13 (14) | 11 (12) | 10 (15) | 8 (8) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 5 (6) | 3 (4) | 4 (4) |
| Support on exam preparation | 23 (17) | 30 (33) | 31 (35) | 33 (49) | 32 (34) | 7 (5) | 12 (13) | 9 (10) | 9 (13) | 8 (8) |
| Support on course material | 24 (18) | 30 (33) | 30 (34) | 34 (51) | 25 (26) | 7 (5) | 9 (10) | 10 (11) | 13 (20) | 10 (11) |
| Support with accommodation | - | - | - | - | - | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Support with job applications/placements | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 3 (5) | 7 (7) |
| Other | 4 (3) | 15 (16) | 12 (14) | 15 (23) | 18 (19) | 3 (2) | 7 (8) | 7 (8) | 12 (18) | 10 (11) |