Objective: To assess the mental health status and associated factors of Peruvian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Descriptive, multicentre, correlational study that used the "Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)", the "Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)" and the "Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)" questionnaires to evaluate mental health problems.
Results: A total of 1,238 students from 8 Peruvian medical schools participated in the study.
Objective: To assess the mental health status and associated factors of Peruvian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Descriptive, multicentre, correlational study that used the "Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)", the "Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)" and the "Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)" questionnaires to evaluate mental health problems.
Results: A total of 1,238 students from 8 Peruvian medical schools participated in the study.