Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Setia Alam, 40170, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Sultan Idris Shah, Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 27;24(1):2621. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20100-z.
Mental health problems among junior doctors in Malaysia pose a significant concern, as they not only adversely affect their overall well-being but also impact the quality of health services they provide. Therefore, it is important to implement interventions aimed at preserving their mental health. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sanubari Optimal Health Program (OHP) intervention in enhancing the mental well-being of junior doctors in Malaysia.
The study utilised a quasi-experimental design involving 204 junior doctors who participated in the intervention. The Sanubari OHP Intervention Package was employed alongside self-administered questionnaires for mental health and well-being assessment. To evaluate the effects over time, repeated measures ANOVA was employed to analyse within-group and between-group changes in various endpoints, as measured at different assessment time points.
The study revealed that self-efficacy and adaptive coping behaviours scores increased over time among the intervention group and decreased among the control group. Yet, depression and anxiety scores decreased significantly over time among the intervention group but not in the control group. No significant differences were observed in well-being and maladaptive coping strategies among the groups.
This study showed promising results regarding the effectiveness of Sanubari OHP in improving mental well-being among junior doctors.
马来西亚初级医生的心理健康问题令人担忧，因为这不仅对他们的整体健康产生负面影响，还会影响他们提供的医疗服务质量。因此，实施旨在保护他们心理健康的干预措施非常重要。本研究旨在评估 Sanubari 最佳健康计划（OHP）干预措施对提高马来西亚初级医生心理健康的效果。
本研究采用准实验设计，涉及 204 名参与干预的初级医生。Sanubari OHP 干预套餐与心理健康和幸福感的自我评估问卷一起使用。为了评估随时间的效果，采用重复测量方差分析来分析不同评估时间点测量的不同终点的组内和组间变化。
研究表明，干预组的自我效能感和适应性应对行为评分随时间增加，而对照组则随时间减少。然而，干预组的抑郁和焦虑评分随时间显著下降，但对照组没有。两组的幸福感和不良应对策略没有显著差异。
本研究表明，Sanubari OHP 在改善初级医生心理健康方面具有良好的效果。
