Title:
An investigation into the wellbeing of optometry students
Authors:
Anne Vorster, Barbara M Hamlett, Janike le Roux, Janke Blount, Jane Knoesen, & Lauren S Coetzee
Published:
medRxiv, 20 March 2022
[Note: This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review.]
From the abstract:
Introduction
Wellbeing is synonymous with positive mental health and impacts the efficacy of student learning. The wellbeing of optometry students is an understudied topic. The wellbeing of optometry students studying in a blended undergraduate course during the COVID-19 pandemic was also unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the status of optometry students’ wellbeing during COVID-19, by identifying their experiences of symptoms of anxiety and depression. Moreover, to determine to what extent students experience these symptoms and what specific factors influenced their wellbeing.