Resilient Coping is More Important Than Previous Virtual Learning Experience: Predicting Pharmacy Student Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• DOI: 10.2147/amep.s402178
• Publication Date: 2023-04-28T03:10:26Z
• Authors: Michael H Campbell; Sandeep Maharaj; Katija Khan; Bidyadhar Sa; O Peter Adams; Md Anwarul Azim M...
• Keywords: Coursework; Pandemic; Perceived Stress Scale

The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a swift transition to online learning in medical and health sciences. This study investigated the associations of previous experience with learning, current confidence resilient coping skills perceived stress reported by pharmacy students during emergency learning.Undergraduate (N=113, response rate = 41%) completed an online, self-report, cross-sectional survey April-June 2020. Measures included Likert items measuring prior comfort levels Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), Perceived Stress 10-Item Version (PSS-10). Experience, scores, internal consistency for BRCS PSS-10 were summarized. A linear regression model examined education, gender, stress.Of 113 respondents (78% female, mean age 22.3 years), > 50% had only occasional coursework, examinations, but 63% expressed learning. Mean scores 23.8 13.3, respectively, both scales demonstrated good (α 0.80). score was single predictor (r2 0.18, p < 0.001). Female gender not significant (p 0.11). multiple explained moderate variation (adjusted R2 0.19).PSS-10 indicated among teaching. Most some exposure examinations. Higher resiliency experience, predicted lower stress.