Table 2.
Summary of Hierarchical Regressions for Variables Associated With Medical Students’ Anxiety Symptoms (GAD-7≥10).
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Adj.OR | 95%CI | p | Adj. OR | 95% CI | p | Adj. OR | 95% CI | p |
| Gender | 1.819 | 1.422; 2.328 | <.001 | 1.768 | 1.375; 2.273 | <.001 | 0.805 | 0.579; 1.120 | .198 |
| Age | 0.993 | 0.930; 1.060 | .825 | 0.990 | 0.928; 1.057 | .772 | 1.041 | 0.938; 1.155 | .447 |
| Year of course | |||||||||
| Second | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| Third | 0.972 | 0.659; 1.433 | .887 | 1.010 | 0.681; 1.498 | .960 | 1.059 | 0.631; 1.775 | .829 |
| Fourth | 0.833 | 0.550; 1.261 | .388 | 0.769 | 0.503; 1.176 | .225 | 0.751 | 0.427; 1.322 | .321 |
| Fifth | 0.634 | 0.405; 0.993 | .046 | 0.651 | 0.413; 1.026 | .064 | 0.636 | 0.346; 1.168 | .145 |
| Sixth | 0.762 | 0.478; 1.212 | .251 | 0.769 | 0.480; 1.230 | .273 | 0.905 | 0.470; 1.743 | .766 |
| Over sixth | 0.637 | 0.353; 1.149 | .134 | 0.671 | 0.370; 1.215 | .188 | 0.607 | 0.257; 1.434 | .255 |
| Judgement of choice of medical school | 2.995 | 2.307; 3.886 | <.001 | 2.415 | 1.813; 3.216 | <.001 | 0.986 | 0.680; 1.429 | .940 |
| 1st/2nd degree relatives with psychiatric disorder | 1.309 | 0.997; 1.719 | .053 | 1.266 | 0.959; 1.670 | .096 | 1.032 | 0.724; 1.473 | .860 |
| Availability of common spaces in the house | 0.621 | 0.369; 1.044 | .072 | 0.630 | 0.371; 1.070 | .087 | 0.773 | 0.398; 1.502 | .448 |
| Quality of relations with house cohabitants | 2.846 | 1.866; 4.343 | <.001 | 1.468 | 0.746; 2.889 | .267 | 1.175 | 0.538; 2.565 | .686 |
| Change of opinion about the choice of medical school after COVID-19 | |||||||||
| No change | Ref | Ref | |||||||
| Yes, opinion improved | 1.228 | 0.868; 1.737 | .246 | 1.614 | 1.031; 2.524 | .036 | |||
| Yes, opinion worsened | 2.059 | 1.492; 2.842 | <.001 | 1.142 | 0.761; 1.714 | .520 | |||
| Fear of COVID-19 infection for oneself | 1.308 | 0.996; 1.718 | .053 | 1.493 | 1.052; 2.119 | .025 | |||
| Fear of COVID-19 contagion for relative/loved ones | 1.330 | 0.966; 1.831 | .080 | 1.044 | 0.691; 1.579 | .837 | |||
| Quality of relations with house cohabitants during lockdown | 2.192 | 1.163; 4.132 | .015 | 1.131 | 0.549; 2.330 | .738 | |||
| Overall psychological condition changed due to COVID-19 | |||||||||
| No | Ref | ||||||||
| Yes, improved | 0.802 | 0.399; 1.613 | .535 | ||||||
| Yes, worsened | 1.163 | 1.163; 2.386 | .005 | ||||||
| Existential reflections related to COVID-19 | |||||||||
| No | Ref | ||||||||
| Yes, positively stimulating | 0.841 | 0.563; 1.259 | .401 | ||||||
| Yes, deeply distressing | 1.563 | 1.035; 2.361 | .034 | ||||||
| BDI-II≥14 | 1.944 | 1.359; 2.782 | <.001 | ||||||
| PSS-10 score | 1.234 | 1.192; 1.277 | <.001 | ||||||
Note. Gender: 0 = man, 1 = woman; Judging the choice of medical school: 0 = positively, 1 = negatively/no opinion; first/second degree relatives with psychiatric disorder: 0 = no, 1 = yes; Availability of common spaces in the house: 0 = no; 1 = yes; Quality of relations with house cohabitants: 0 = good/very good; 1 = poor/very poor; Fear of COVID-19 infection for oneself: 0 = no; 1 = yes; Fear of COVID-19 infection for relative/loved ones: 0 = no; 1 = yes; Quality of relations with house cohabitants during lockdown: 0 = good/very good; 1 = poor/very poor; BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-II; PSS-10: Perceived Stress Scale.