scholarly journals A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Medical Students of a Teaching Hospital in South India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (29) ◽  
pp. 1438-1442
Author(s):  
Tinju James
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
South India ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depression among Medical Students of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (220) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil Shrestha ◽  
Neharika Shrestha ◽  
Smriti Khanal ◽  
Sujata Dahal ◽  
Roshan Lama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Binary Data ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Teaching ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Negative Effect

Introduction: Depression is one of the major problems encountered by medical students. This maycause a negative effect on cognitive functioning and learning of students resulting in poor healthcare and service delivery in future. The presence of this major problem is necessary to be evaluated.Enough recent data regarding its prevalence is not available in our country. Thus, the main aim ofthis study is to find the prevalence of depression among medical students of a tertiary care teachinghospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which was conducted among undergraduatemedical students of a tertiary teaching hospital over a four-month period (July to October 2019).Ethical clearance was received from the Institutional Review Committee of the same tertiary teachinghospital. Random sampling technique was used to collect data to meet the calculated sample size.Data analysis was done in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Point estimate at 95% ConfidenceInterval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: The prevalence of depression among selected medical students of Kathmandu MedicalCollege and Teaching Hospital is 59 (27.2%) at 95% Confidence Interval (21.28-33.12%). Thirty (14%)of the participants were mildly depressed, 21 (10%) moderately depressed while 8 (4%) were severelydepressed according to Beck’s Depression Index II. Conclusions: Prevalence of depression among medical students is relatively significant as foundin similar studies done in other centres. Thus appropriate programs and strategies should beimplemented to avoid depression from causing a negative effect on cognitive functioning andlearning of students. Favourable environment where students are able to talk about their mentalhealth issues is a must.

scholarly journals Prevalence of anxiety and depression among domestic and foreign medical students in Poland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Anna Jaroszewska ◽  
Szymon Tyras ◽  
Martyna Dziewit ◽  
Joanna Jaroszewska ◽  
Katarzyna Podhorodecka
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Depression Disorders

Introduction: Depression and anxiety disorders are much more common among medical students than in the general population. Due to additional risk factors, foreign students may be particularly vulnerable. Despite this, there is still an insufficient number of studies analyzing the prevalence of mental disorders among foreign medical students, especially in Poland. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess and compare the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders between domestic and foreign medical students in Poland. Material and methods: An anonymous internet survey containing questions about socio-demography and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire was distributed among students. Based on the field of study and country of origin, participants were divided into 3 groups – Polish medical student group (PMG, n = 214); foreign medical student group (FMG, n = 59) and control group, which were Polish students of other faculties (CG, n = 476). The study groups were compared using the χ2 test. Results and discussion: The prevalence of depression disorders was 30%, 31% and 28% (PMG, FMG and CG, respectively). No statistically significant difference was observed between the study groups (P = 0.77). The prevalence of anxiety disorders was 57%, 90% and 59% (PMG, FMG and CG, respectively). Anxiety disorders were more common among FMG as compared to PMG and CG (P < 0.01 in both cases). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression and anxiety among medical students in Poland is high. Foreign medical students appear to be particularly vulnerable to anxiety disorders.

scholarly journals Comparison of psychological stress, depression and anxiety among medical and engineering students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1213
Author(s):  
Shabeer Chenganakkattil ◽  
Jibin Babu K. ◽  
Shafeen Hyder
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Randomized Sampling ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Medical Career

Background: Medical students encounter multiple emotions in transformation from insecure students to young knowledgeable physicians, leading to a growing concern about psychological distress in medical training. Torturous admission protocols, portions beyond horizons, new skills to be mastered, expectations of family members, competition and the uncertainty involved about the future comprise a few among the background stressors. The objective was to study stress, depression and anxiety in medical students in comparison with engineering students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted comparing perceived stress, depression and anxiety among 150 medical and 150 engineering students selected through randomized sampling. Perceived Stress Scale, Zung depression and Zung anxiety scales were administered to the selected students.Results: Seventy-two percentage of medical students perceived moderate and high levels of stress compared to 56.7% of engineering students in this study.  Overall prevalence of depression was higher among medical students (20.6%) compared to engineering students (15.3%). Anxiety was also higher among medical students (19.4%) compared to engineering students (11.3%).Conclusions: Medical students perceived more stress when compared to engineering students. Rates of depression and anxiety were also higher among them. Stress interventional strategies need to be designed to improve the psychological wellbeing of the students and consequently improve the doctor patient relationship. This study suggests to promote stress management modalities early in the medical career.

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