Zoom fatigue among medical students: Predictors and association with depression

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the associated factors of Zoom fatigue and explore its correlation with depression among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1st to 6th-year Thai medical students. The online survey included a demographic and health behavior questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Thai version of the Zoom Exhaustion & Fatigue Scale (ZEF-T).
Results: Among the 386 participating students, 221 (57%) were female, with a mean age of 20.6 years. The prevalence of Zoom fatigue was 9.6%. The prevalence of depression was 61.9%, and there was a significant correlation between depression and the Zoom fatigue (p = 0.004).

研究目的：本研究旨在评估Zoom疲劳的相关因素，并探讨其在COVID-19疫情期间与医学生抑郁症之间的相关性。研究方法：本研究为横断面研究，针对泰国1至6年级的医学生进行。在线调查包括人口统计学和健康行为问卷、患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）以及泰语版本的Zoom疲劳与疲乏量表（ZEF-T）。研究结果：在参与研究的386名学生中，221名（57%）为女性，平均年龄为20.6岁。Zoom疲劳的患病率为9.6%。抑郁症的患病率为61.9%，抑郁与Zoom疲劳之间存在显著相关性（p = 0.004）。