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Table 2 Assessment of mental health

From: Impact of COVID-19 on Malaysian dental students’ physical, mental, financial and academic concerns

In light of COVID-19, how often did you:

*1

n (%)

*2

n (%)

*3

n (%)

*4

n (%)

*5

n (%)

Mean ± SD

Feel anxious about your future?

32 (9.1)

64 (18.1)

88 (24.9)

77 (21.8)

92 (26.1)

3.38 ± 1.291

Feel stressed?

18 (5.1)

57 (16.1)

128 (36.3)

92 (26.1)

58 (16.4)

3.33 ± 1.087

Feel anxious regarding the uncertainty about how long current crisis will last?

30 (8.5)

66 (18.7)

117 (33.1)

75 (21.2)

65 (18.4)

3.22 ± 1.196

Feel you could not cope with all of the things that you had to do?

27 (7.6)

76 (21.5)

114 (32.3)

77 (21.8)

59 (16.7)

3.18 ± 1.174

Feel angry because things were outside of your control?

30 (8.5)

79 (22.4)

134 (38.0)

71 (20.1)

39 (11.0)

3.03 ± 1.100

Feel you were unable to control important things in your life?

38 (10.8)

85 (24.1)

119 (33.7)

64 (18.1)

47 (13.3)

2.99 ± 1.179

Feel depressed?

81 (22.90)

88 (24.9)

96 (27.2)

56 (15.9)

32 (9.1)

2.63 ± 1.248

Feel lonely?

77 (21.80)

98 (27.8)

95 (26.90)

51 (14.4)

32 (9.1)

2.61 ± 1.229

  1. 1 (Not concerned at all) 5(Extremely concerned) *1 (Never) 5(Always)