Abstract:
Background: The lockdown due to Covid-19 has impacted certain aspects of cognition among medical students.
Aim: To explore the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on metamemory among medical students studying in a
private medical college in Pakistan.
Study design: Experimental study.
Methodology: This study with enrolled students (n=233) was carried out after ethical review committee’s (ERC)
approval at CMH Kharian Medical College (CKMC), Physiology Department, Kharian-Pakistan. Both male and
female medical students were enrolled. In phase 1, the students reported to the Physiology laboratory where age
and gender were recorded. Metamemory was measured using the Multi-factorial Memory Questionnaire (MMQ)
Satisfaction scale using the Baycrest Centre protocols for its administration and scoring. Data was analyzed by
SPSS software, version 21. MMQ-Satisfaction score was presented as mean±SD. Statistical significance was taken
at p value <0.05.
Results: Among males mean±SD for Pre Covid-19 MMQ was 43.24±9.58 while mean±SD for Post Covid-19 MMQ
males was 55.32±6.01. Significant difference was seen between Pre & Post Covid-19 MMQ scores with p-value of
<0.000. Conclusion: We concluded that significant difference was seen between Pre & Post Covid-19 MMQ
scores with p-value of <0.000. However, means among all age groups were significantly equal with the others in
Pre & Post COVID-19 MMQ. Similarly, means were significantly equal among both genders for Pre & Post COVID
19 MMQ.
