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：本研究旨在评估新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）大流行期间泰国医学生Zoom疲劳的相关影响因素，并探讨其与抑郁症状的相关性。
研究方法：本研究为横断面研究，研究对象为泰国1至6年级医学生。线上调查问卷涵盖人口学与健康行为问卷、患者健康问卷-9（Patient Health Questionnaire-9，PHQ-9）以及泰国版Zoom疲劳量表（Zoom Exhaustion & Fatigue Scale，ZEF-T）。
研究结果：本次研究共纳入386名参与学生，其中221名（57%）为女性，平均年龄为20.6岁。Zoom疲劳的患病率为9.6%，抑郁症状的患病率为61.9%，且二者存在显著相关性（p=0.004）。