Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital and National Institute for Child and Family Development, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Int J Med Educ. 2023 Jul 24;14:88-99. doi: 10.5116/ijme.64a7.bffb.
This study aims to find the prevalence of mental health problems and the rates of seeking mental health care among health-related students, as well as identifying factors associated with seeking mental health care.
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among students from the Faculty of Medicine at a university in the 2021 academic year. A total of 832 students voluntarily completed an online survey measuring mental health problems and factors influencing mental health care seeking. Descriptive and analytic statistics including t-test, Pearson's chi-square test, and binary logistic regression analysis, were used to analyze the data.
Among the participants, 46.80% (n = 389) reported experiencing mental health problems, but only 16.97% (n = 66) of them sought mental health care. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that female (OR = 2.63 (1.08 - 6.43)) and LGBTQ (OR = 4.26 (1.36 - 13.37)) students, and those with a positive attitude toward professionals (OR = 1.10 (1.02 - 0.19)), were more likely to seek formal mental health care than those who did not.
The study findings indicate that mental health problems are prevalent among health-related students, yet formal mental health care uptake is low. To address this issue, mental health screening programs, improved knowledge and attitudes about mental health care, and mental health training for academic staffs who work with health-related students are necessary. Future studies should explore interventions to increase the uptake of mental health services among health-related students.
本研究旨在调查医学生心理健康问题的普遍程度和寻求心理健康服务的比例，并确定与寻求心理健康服务相关的因素。
在 2021 学年，对某大学医学院的学生进行了一项横断面在线调查。共有 832 名学生自愿完成了一项在线调查，该调查测量了心理健康问题和影响寻求心理健康服务的因素。采用 t 检验、Pearson χ2 检验和二项逻辑回归分析等描述性和分析性统计方法来分析数据。
在参与者中，46.80%（n=389）报告存在心理健康问题，但只有 16.97%（n=66）的人寻求了心理健康服务。二项逻辑回归分析显示，女性（OR=2.63（1.08-6.43））和 LGBTQ（OR=4.26（1.36-13.37））学生，以及对专业人员持积极态度（OR=1.10（1.02-0.19））的学生比没有的学生更有可能寻求正式的心理健康服务。
研究结果表明，心理健康问题在医学生中较为普遍，但正式寻求心理健康服务的比例较低。为了解决这个问题，需要开展心理健康筛查计划、提高对心理健康服务的认识和态度，并对与医学生合作的学术人员进行心理健康培训。未来的研究应探讨干预措施，以增加医学生对心理健康服务的接受度。
