Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Med Teach. 2010;32(7):e270-5. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.490282.
Studying a specific illness could lead medical students to an incorrect interpretation of certain physical symptoms, so that symptoms which were previously considered normal are now regarded as a true sign of an illness.
To examine the appraisal of self-health state, the existing fear of morbidity and the level of health-related anxiety among medical students throughout medical school.
Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to first through sixth year medical students at the Tel-Aviv University Medical School. The questionnaires were distributed to all the students who were present on the study days.
We observed a significant rise in the emotional-distress process with entering the clinical years followed by a significant decrease later on. Similar pattern was seen in health anxiety and in preoccupation with and fear of illness and death. While the perceptual-cognitive process increased gradually, there was no change in interference with life scores.
"Medical student's disease" should be regarded as a phenomenon depending on the years of learning. By breaking it down into its components, one can better characterize it and predict its onset. By defining it as a normal process, one can assist in guiding medical students to reduce their level of anxiety and distress.
研究某种特定疾病可能导致医学生对某些身体症状产生不正确的解释，从而使以前被认为正常的症状现在被视为疾病的真正迹象。
在整个医学院期间，检查医学生对自身健康状况的评估、对发病的现有恐惧以及与健康相关的焦虑程度。
在特拉维夫大学医学院，向一年级至六年级的医学生分发匿名问卷。在学习日向所有在场的学生分发问卷。
我们观察到，随着进入临床学年，情感困扰过程显著增加，随后显著下降。健康焦虑以及对疾病和死亡的关注和恐惧也呈现出类似的模式。虽然感知认知过程逐渐增加，但生活干扰评分没有变化。
“医学生的疾病”应被视为一种取决于学习年限的现象。通过将其分解成各个组成部分，可以更好地描述它并预测其发病。将其定义为正常过程，可以帮助指导医学生降低他们的焦虑和困扰程度。
