Al-Hazmi Bashaer Hassan, Sabur Samia Seddeq, Al-Hazmi Raghad Hassan
Joint Program of Family Medicine Postgraduate Studies, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Joint Program of Family Medicine, National Guard Health Affairs, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Aug 25;9(8):4329-4332. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_915_20. eCollection 2020 Aug.
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is highly prevalent among adolescents. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of social anxiety disorder and its effect on the academic performance among medical students at Taibah University in Saudi Arabia.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among 504 medical students. The social anxiety disorder (SAD) was measured by the validated Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) questionnaire.
Most participants were females (56.2%) and aged ≥22 years (55.0%). Severe to very severe SAD was reported by 13.5%. Higher SAD was found among younger students ( = 0.045), singles ( = 0.021), those who were in their first and second academic year ( = 0.005) and those with lower income ( = 0.041). SAD was correlated negatively with the academic performance ( = 0.002).
SAD was relatively high among medical students and was correlated negatively with the academic performance. Rigorous efforts are needed for early detection and management of SAD.
社交焦虑障碍（SAD）在青少年中高度流行。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯泰巴赫大学医学生中社交焦虑障碍的患病率、相关因素及其对学业成绩的影响。
本横断面研究在504名医学生中进行。社交焦虑障碍（SAD）通过经过验证的社交恐惧症量表（SPIN）问卷进行测量。
大多数参与者为女性（56.2%），年龄≥22岁（55.0%）。报告有严重至非常严重社交焦虑障碍的占13.5%。在较年轻的学生（P = 0.045）、单身学生（P = 0.021）、处于第一和第二学年的学生（P = 0.005）以及收入较低的学生（P = 0.041）中发现社交焦虑障碍程度较高。社交焦虑障碍与学业成绩呈负相关（P = 0.002）。
医学生中社交焦虑障碍的患病率相对较高，且与学业成绩呈负相关。需要做出严格努力以早期发现和管理社交焦虑障碍。
