depression, anxiety, stress, and resilience in faculty members of birjand university of medical sciences following the covid-19 pandemic

Background: considering the covid-19 pandemic, the mental state of the faculty members of medical universities responsible for educating students in various fields of medicine needs to gain attention. objectives: this study aimed to analyze the psychological state of the birjand university of medical sciences faculty members following the covid-19 pandemic. methods: in this study, 122 faculty members of birjand university of medical sciences, iran, completed an online questionnaire containing demographic information along with two standard scales of depression, anxiety, and stress-21 (dass-21) and connor-davidson resilience scale-25 (cdrisc-25). the data were analyzed using an independent t-test and anova. results: the prevalence of moderate to very severe depression, anxiety, and stress in the target group was 32%, 50%, and 41.8%, respectively. the lecturer rank members showed significantly lower resilience (p = 0.03). however, individuals with administrative positions had substantially higher resilience and lower depression and stress levels (p < 0.001). the resilience level was significantly higher in the participants with 10 - 20 years of work (p = 0.02). master graduate members showed more depression and anxiety (p < 0.001). there was a significant negative relationship between resilience and stress, depression, and anxiety (p < 0.001). conclusions: the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in the target group was considerable. strengthening resilience according to its protective role could be an effective solution.