Yang David, Oral Evrim, Kim Jasmine, Craft Timothy, Moore Michelle B
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Jun;9(3):1040-1050. doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01043-2. Epub 2021 Apr 19.
Recent data reported that 21.5% of medical students in the United States of America (USA) are Asian American (AA). With the growing focus on developing medical school wellness programs, authors conducted a systematic, nationwide survey to assess prevalence of depression among AA medical students with a focus on disaggregating the AA population.
A survey tool comprised of PHQ-9 and depression history, and questions on social support were emailed to members of the Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association enrolled in a USA medical school during the 2016-2017 academic year. Participants were grouped as East Asian American (EAA), Southeast Asian American (SEAA), and South Asian American (SAA). We evaluated associations between depression and regional ethnicity, depression history, and perceived support.
A total of 457 AA medical students were surveyed. SAA medical students were more likely to endorse symptoms of depression than EAA students. Students who identified as female were more likely to endorse symptoms of depression than their male-identifying counterparts. There was no significant relationship between students' perception of the support they received and their depressive symptoms.
Medical school administration should be aware of the unique needs of the heterogeneous population that comprises AA medical students. SAA students and those who identify as female are more likely to endorse symptoms of depression than their AA counterparts. Further research must be done to evaluate the factors that influence the mental health needs of AA medical students.
最近的数据显示，在美国，21.5%的医学生是亚裔美国人（AA）。随着对医学院健康项目的日益关注，作者开展了一项全国性的系统调查，以评估AA医学生中抑郁症的患病率，并着重对AA群体进行细分。
一份由PHQ-9、抑郁病史以及关于社会支持的问题组成的调查问卷，通过电子邮件发送给了在2016 - 2017学年就读于美国医学院的亚太裔美国医学生协会成员。参与者被分为东亚裔美国人（EAA）、东南亚裔美国人（SEAA）和南亚裔美国人（SAA）。我们评估了抑郁症与地区种族、抑郁病史以及感知到的支持之间的关联。
共对457名AA医学生进行了调查。SAA医学生比EAA医学生更有可能认可抑郁症症状。自我认定为女性的学生比自我认定为男性的学生更有可能认可抑郁症症状。学生对所获得支持的感知与他们的抑郁症状之间没有显著关系。
医学院管理部门应了解构成AA医学生的异质群体的独特需求。SAA学生以及自我认定为女性的学生比他们的AA同龄人更有可能认可抑郁症症状。必须开展进一步研究以评估影响AA医学生心理健康需求的因素。
