Department of Biochemistry, Dow International Medical College (Ojha Campus), Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Medicine, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Jul;55(5):849-853. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0304-2. Epub 2018 Aug 25.
The aim of the present was to assess and compare the mental health of male and female healthcare students in a Health University of Karachi, Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted for which questionnaire was designed along the standard scoring scales of depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7) and phobia (IAPT) completed by 300 enrolled students. Females (52%) of the medical institute suffered from mild to moderately-severe depression in contrast to the males (33%). Females were found to be affected by mild anxiety and phobia (42.7 and 26% respectively) exceeding the male population (27.3 and 15.3% respectively). However, severe depression or anxiety was not observed in either gender groups significantly, suggesting a healthy mental picture of these medical students. It can be concluded that health care students in modern upgraded education systems, in contrast to evidence from literature, have been able to adopt better coping mechanisms for maintaining their mental health.
本研究旨在评估和比较巴基斯坦卡拉奇医科大学男女生医学生的心理健康状况。采用横断面研究设计，为 300 名入组学生设计了问卷，问卷采用了抑郁（PHQ-9）、焦虑（GAD-7）和恐惧症（IAPT）的标准评分量表。医学研究所的女性（52%）患有轻度至中度重度抑郁，而男性（33%）则患有轻度至中度重度抑郁。研究发现，女性受到轻度焦虑和恐惧症的影响（分别为 42.7%和 26%），高于男性（分别为 27.3%和 15.3%）。然而，无论是男性还是女性，都没有明显出现严重的抑郁或焦虑，这表明这些医学生的心理健康状况良好。可以得出结论，在现代升级教育系统中的医学生，与文献中的证据相反，已经能够采取更好的应对机制来维护他们的心理健康。
