沙特第一代医学生与非第一代医学生之间的抑郁和焦虑的比较:一个横截面研究
Ahmad H Almadani1,2,3, Abdullah A Alsubaihi4, Hesham A Alsqabi4
1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Medicine
|July 26, 2024
概括
这项研究发现,与非第一代学生相比,第一代医学学生的抑郁症得分更高. 焦虑和抑郁有显著的关联,女性和早期的学生报告了更高的症状.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 抑郁和焦虑是全球重要的心理健康挑战.
- 医学学生面临着独特的压力因素,可能会影响他们的心理健康.
- 了解与这些疾病相关的社会人口因素对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计沙特国王大学医学学生中抑郁症和焦虑症的患病率.
- 调查这些情况与社会人口统计学因素之间的关联,特别是比较第一代和非第一代学生.
- 在医学学生群体中识别风险群体.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及367名沙特国王大学医学学生的横截面研究.
- 数据采集于2023年12月,使用评估社会人口因素的问卷,患者健康问卷-9 (PHQ-9) 和通用焦虑障碍7项量表 (GAD-7).
- 统计分析以比较不同学生群体 (一代,性别,学习年份) 的分数,并评估协会.
主要成果:
- 与非第一代学生 (8.10) 相比,第一代学生 (9.54) 的PHQ-9平均得分明显高 (P=0.042).
- 女性报告的GAD-7和PHQ-9平均得分明显高于男性 (P<0.001).
- 一年级和三年级的学生表现出焦虑和抑郁的平均得分最高 (P<0.001),这两种情况之间存在显著的关联 (P<0.001).
结论:
- 第一代医学学生可能面临更高的抑郁症风险.
- 性别和学习年份是与医学生焦虑和抑郁症状增加相关的重要因素.
- 应该制定干预措施来支持处于风险的医学学生群体,并建议进一步进行多中心研究.
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