Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic

Abstract In March 2020, the WHO declared the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Peru was among the most affected countries, and one of the first ones to impose a strict lockdown. As a consequence, Peruvian universities were forced to change their classes from an in-person to a remote methodology during...

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Main Authors: Jesus M. Castagnetto, Dante E. Hancco-Monrroy, Luz M. Caballero-Apaza, Denices Abarca-Fernández, Fany A. Condori-Cardoza, Raul de Lama-Morán, Jose R. Carhuancho-Aguilar, Sandra Gutiérrez, Martha H. Gonzales Sota, Nancy Berduzco-Torres, Roberto C. Delgado Bolton, Luis Vivanco
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05508-5
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Nancy Berduzco-Torres
Roberto C. Delgado Bolton
Luis Vivanco
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description Abstract In March 2020, the WHO declared the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Peru was among the most affected countries, and one of the first ones to impose a strict lockdown. As a consequence, Peruvian universities were forced to change their classes from an in-person to a remote methodology during the academic year 2020–21. During this period, a cross-sectional online survey-based study was performed in medical and nursing faculties from four Peruvian universities (two of them public). The study sample, composed by 1707 undergraduate students (441 males) attending classes from home, answered three scales for measuring specific elements of professionalism (clinical empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning abilities) in medicine and nursing, and four scales for measuring loneliness, anxiety, depression, and subjective wellbeing. In addition, 15 demographic, epidemiological, and academic variables (including dropout intention) were also collected. All this information is presented in a dataset that is available to other researchers and medical and nursing educators. Information concerning the data records, technical validation, and usage notes are also reported.
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spelling doaj-art-b96ab2ef2dd24266bb62fd6ab078a1042025-08-20T04:01:47ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-07-011211810.1038/s41597-025-05508-5Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemicJesus M. Castagnetto0Dante E. Hancco-Monrroy1Luz M. Caballero-Apaza2Denices Abarca-Fernández3Fany A. Condori-Cardoza4Raul de Lama-Morán5Jose R. Carhuancho-Aguilar6Sandra Gutiérrez7Martha H. Gonzales Sota8Nancy Berduzco-Torres9Roberto C. Delgado Bolton10Luis Vivanco11Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional del AltiplanoFacultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional del AltiplanoFacultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional del AltiplanoUniversidad Peruana UniónCentro de Investigación de Educación Médica – Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de PorresCentro de Investigación de Educación Médica – Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de PorresUniversidad Nacional San Agustín de ArequipaUniversidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del CuscoUniversidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del CuscoServicio Cántabro de SaludCentro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, Fundación Rioja Salud (FRS)Abstract In March 2020, the WHO declared the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Peru was among the most affected countries, and one of the first ones to impose a strict lockdown. As a consequence, Peruvian universities were forced to change their classes from an in-person to a remote methodology during the academic year 2020–21. During this period, a cross-sectional online survey-based study was performed in medical and nursing faculties from four Peruvian universities (two of them public). The study sample, composed by 1707 undergraduate students (441 males) attending classes from home, answered three scales for measuring specific elements of professionalism (clinical empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning abilities) in medicine and nursing, and four scales for measuring loneliness, anxiety, depression, and subjective wellbeing. In addition, 15 demographic, epidemiological, and academic variables (including dropout intention) were also collected. All this information is presented in a dataset that is available to other researchers and medical and nursing educators. Information concerning the data records, technical validation, and usage notes are also reported.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05508-5
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Jose R. Carhuancho-Aguilar
Sandra Gutiérrez
Martha H. Gonzales Sota
Nancy Berduzco-Torres
Roberto C. Delgado Bolton
Luis Vivanco
Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
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title Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
title_full Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
title_fullStr Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
title_short Professionalism, emotional wellbeing, and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
title_sort professionalism emotional wellbeing and dropout intention in health professions students during the pandemic
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