From the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Mirza), Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, from the Department of Community Medicine (Milaat, Ramadan), from the Department of Clinical Biochemistry/Medical Education (Baig), Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Epidemiology and Statistics (Elmorsy), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, from the Faculty of Medicine (Beyari, Halawanim, Azab, Zahrani, Khayat) Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Community Medicine (Ramadan), Faculty of Medicine, Alazhar University, and from the Department of Pharmacology (Elmorsy), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2021 Apr;26(2):141-151. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2021.2.20200127.
To quantify the extent and variation of depression, anxiety and stress among medical and non-medical Saudi Arabian students.
In this cross-sectional study, students from Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, were recruited. The Faculty of Education was randomly selected to represent the non-medical colleges. The depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 items (DASS-21) was used to estimate the study outcomes.
Of the 465 undergraduates recruited in this study, 49.68% (n=231) were medical students and 50.32% (n=234) were non-medical students. Approximately 54%, 53%, and 38% of the participants were found to be suffering from depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. The analyses showed that the two groups did not differ significantly with respect to stress and depression (=0.934 and 0.423, respectively). However, the non-medical students exhibited a significantly higher anxiety score compared to the medical students (=0.002). Family conflicts was a common risk factor for the studied psychological disturbances. Female gender and travel time from home to university were significant predictors of depression and anxiety, whereas a positive history of a psychological condition increased the likelihood of depression and stress.
There was a high prevalence of anxiety, stress, and depression among the students, with a significantly higher anxiety levels among the non-medical students.
量化沙特阿拉伯医学生和非医学生的抑郁、焦虑和压力程度和变化。
在这项横断面研究中，我们招募了来自沙特阿拉伯麦加的阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学的学生。随机选择教育学院来代表非医学院校。使用抑郁、焦虑和压力量表-21 项（DASS-21）来估计研究结果。
在这项研究中，我们招募了 465 名本科生，其中 49.68%（n=231）是医学生，50.32%（n=234）是非医学生。大约 54%、53%和 38%的参与者分别患有抑郁、焦虑和压力。分析表明，两组在压力和抑郁方面没有显著差异（=0.934 和 0.423）。然而，与医学生相比，非医学生的焦虑得分显著更高（=0.002）。家庭冲突是研究中心理障碍的常见危险因素。女性性别和从家到大学的旅行时间是抑郁和焦虑的显著预测因素，而心理状况的阳性史增加了抑郁和压力的可能性。
学生中普遍存在焦虑、压力和抑郁，非医学生的焦虑水平显著更高。
