Villalón López Francisco J, Moreno Cerda María Ivonne, GonzáLez Venegas Williams, Soto Amaro Adrián Alonso, Arancibia Campos Javiera Valentina
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Centro de educación médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2022 Aug;150(8):1018-1025. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872022000801018.
Medical students are especially prone to anxiety and depression.
To characterize the presence of anxiety and depression and their association with gender and academic year among medical students.
Standardized electronic surveys about anxiety and depression symptoms were sent to 498 medical students with a response rate of 78%.
We analyzed 359 surveys. A mean of 11.4 points out of 27 was observed in the depression symptoms scale. Also, 23 and 10% of respondents had moderately severe or symptoms of depression, respectively. A mean of 8.9 out of 21 points in the anxiety symptoms scale was observed. Moderate or severe anxiety symptoms were present in 26 and 15% of respondents, respectively. Women and preclinical students had higher depression and anxiety scores.
A high presence of anxiety and depression symptoms was characterized among medical students during the pandemic. Preclinical students and women had higher scores in both scales.
医学生尤其容易出现焦虑和抑郁情绪。
描述医学生中焦虑和抑郁情绪的存在情况及其与性别和学年的关联。
向498名医学生发送了关于焦虑和抑郁症状的标准化电子调查问卷,回复率为78%。
我们分析了359份调查问卷。在抑郁症状量表中,平均得分为27分中的11.4分。此外,分别有23%和10%的受访者有中度严重或抑郁症状。在焦虑症状量表中,平均得分为21分中的8.9分。分别有26%和15%的受访者有中度或重度焦虑症状。女性和临床前学生的抑郁和焦虑得分更高。
在疫情期间,医学生中焦虑和抑郁症状的发生率较高。临床前学生和女性在两个量表上的得分更高。