Al-Houqani Fakhriya, Al-Mukhaini Ameena, Al-Kindi Rahma
Family Medicine Residency Training Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman.
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Oman Med J. 2020 Apr 30;35(2):e116. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.34. eCollection 2020 Mar.
We sought to estimate the prevalence of depression among Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) residents and determine the relationship between depression and sociodemographic characteristics.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey from January to March 2017. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to all residents enrolled under different OMSB training programs. Information was obtained on the sociodemographic characteristics. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to screen for depressive symptoms.
A total of 399 residents (158 males and 241 females) participated in the study. Overall, 115 residents had a PHQ-9 score of 5 or more, giving a prevalence of depression of 28.8%. Of those who were depressed, 85 (73.9%) had mild depression, 20 (17.4%) had moderate depression, and 10 (8.7%) had severe depression. There was a significant association between depression and participants' gender ( 0.030), level of residency ( 0.006), sleep duration ( 0.001), and exercise ( 0.019). There was no significant association between depression with the other demographic characteristics such as marital status ( 0.489), specialty ( 0.370), smoking ( 0.953), or drug use ( 0.060).
Depression is a common issue among medical residents. Health education on the harmful effects of depression needs to be addressed. Further research on the consequences of depression and its effects on quality of life and academic performance is needed.
我们试图估算阿曼医学专业委员会（OMSB）住院医师中抑郁症的患病率，并确定抑郁症与社会人口学特征之间的关系。
我们于2017年1月至3月进行了一项横断面调查。向所有参加不同OMSB培训项目的住院医师发放了一份自填式问卷。收集了社会人口学特征方面的信息。使用患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）来筛查抑郁症状。
共有399名住院医师（158名男性和241名女性）参与了研究。总体而言，115名住院医师的PHQ-9得分在5分及以上，抑郁症患病率为28.8%。在那些患有抑郁症的人中，85人（73.9%）患有轻度抑郁症，20人（17.4%）患有中度抑郁症，10人（8.7%）患有重度抑郁症。抑郁症与参与者的性别（P = 0.030）、住院医师级别（P = 0.006）、睡眠时间（P = 0.001）和运动情况（P = 0.019）之间存在显著关联。抑郁症与其他人口学特征如婚姻状况（P = 0.489）、专业（P = 0.370）、吸烟情况（P = 0.953）或药物使用情况（P = 0.060）之间没有显著关联。
抑郁症是医学住院医师中的一个常见问题。需要开展关于抑郁症有害影响的健康教育。有必要进一步研究抑郁症的后果及其对生活质量和学业成绩的影响。
