医学学生的心理健康差异基于课程和性别
Maxim Jestin1, Shelly Sharma2, Deval Jhaveri2
1Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA. jestinmaxim@gmail.com.
BMC medical education
|December 20, 2023
概括
基于问题的学习 (PBL) 课程中的医学学生报告了较少的焦虑,抑郁和情绪疲劳. 这项研究强调了课程差异以及睡眠和运动对学生心理健康的影响.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 学生心理健康 学生心理健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 医学学生中精神健康问题的高患病率.
- 对课程对学生幸福感的影响的理解有限.
- 需要探索影响焦虑,抑郁和情绪疲劳的因素.
研究的目的:
- 评估医学学生之间焦虑,抑郁和情绪疲劳的差异.
- 根据性别,学年和课程类型 (PBL与LBL) 进行心理健康结果比较.
- 识别潜在的基于课程的干预措施,以改善学生的心理健康.
主要方法:
- 匿名在线调查分发给罗恩-维尔图亚骨科医学院的817名医学学生.
- 利用经过验证的人口统计,焦虑,抑郁,情绪疲劳和健康行为的问卷.
- 学生自行选择了基于问题的学习 (PBL) 或基于讲座的学习 (LBL) 的轨道.
主要成果:
- 222名学生完成了调查.
- 女性报告的焦虑,抑郁和情绪疲劳水平高于男性.
- 与基于讲座的学习 (LBL) 同龄人相比,基于问题学习 (PBL) 的学生表现出较低的情绪疲劳.
- 在第一年和第二年之间,情绪疲劳显著增加.
- 较高的睡眠和运动与较低的情绪疲劳相关.
结论:
- 男学生和那些在PBL课程中的学生经历的精神困扰较少.
- 减少PBL学生的情绪疲劳是优化医学教育的新发现.
- 性别仍然是精神痛苦经历的一个重要因素.
- 研究结果表明,专注于睡眠,运动和课程设计,以改善医学学生的心理健康.
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