Table 1 Relationships among professional and wellness factors and quartiles of hours per week studying during dedicated preparation periods (DPPs)
From: Student well-being during dedicated preparation for USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 exams
Quartile 1a | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 81 | 135 | 57 | 49 | n/a |
Hours per week studying during DPPs, median (IQR) | 42 (20-50) | 65 (60-70) | 80 (75-80) | 90 (84-100) | n/a |
Percent responding got better | |||||
Medical knowledge base | 91% | 94% | 98% | 100% | <. 001 |
Confidence to care for patients | 61% | 52% | 56% | 62% | 0.909 |
Confidence in medical school | 48% | 37% | 39% | 34% | 0.477 |
Confidence to get first choice of specialty | 39% | 40% | 28% | 49% | 0.462 |
Percent responding got worse | |||||
Sleeping | 36% | 47% | 54% | 49% | 0.008 |
Eating healthy foods | 59% | 49% | 53% | 62% | 0.716 |
Exercising | 65% | 54% | 77% | 77% | 0.082 |
Time with friends | 90% | 94% | 96% | 98% | 0.118 |
Time with family | 81% | 83% | 86% | 94% | <. 001 |
Time away from academic work | 69% | 74% | 79% | 83% | 0.002 |
Relationships with colleagues | 33% | 37% | 32% | 38% | 0.702 |
Relationships with loved ones | 41% | 40% | 51% | 45% | 0.496 |
Balance in personal and professional life | 76% | 79% | 86% | 79% | 0.445 |
Personal anxiety levels | 74% | 83% | 89% | 79% | 0.564 |
Burned out from medical school | 75% | 76% | 79% | 79% | 0.559 |
Overall quality of life | 61% | 73% | 74% | 81% | 0.027 |
Percent responding weekly or more often | |||||
Burned out from work and studying | 59% | 77% | 77% | 68% | 0.131 |
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | 40% | 58% | 56% | 51% | 0.311 |