ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF DOCTORS DURING STUDYING FOR EXAMINATION FOR SPECIALTY IN MEDICINE - TIPTA UZMANLIK SINAVINA HAZIRLANAN HEKİMLERİN ANKSİYETE VE DEPRESYON DÜZEYLERİ
Journal Title: ESTÜDAM Halk Sağlığı Dergisi - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of our study was to investigate the anxiety and depression levels of doctors and interns during studying for examination for speciality in medicine. This research is a cross-sectional study. 396 doctors and interns participated from one of the preparation course for the exam in Istanbul. Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Scale were applied to these participants. According to the scale results, 49.5% of all participants carry depressive symptoms and this percentage is 58.8% for those who have anxiety symptoms among all participants. While 40.8% of participants who graduated from university have depression symptoms, 53.3% of those who are still medical students carry depression symptoms (p=0.0029). When it is compared according to the existence of anxiety symptoms, the rates for former and latter ones are, respectively, 70.8% and %53.6 (p=0.002). When it is based on aimed speciality, those who gave respond as ‘’my exam score will shape my choice’’ have both the least anxiety and depression levels among all group. In this group, the rates for the existence of depression and anxiety symptoms are, respectively, 36.6% and 46.2% (respectively p<0.001 and p=0.002). 49.5% of all participants carry depressive symptoms and 58.8% of all participants have anxiety symptoms in our study. Because of the fact that this exam is very crucial to medical students for their professional careers, it is inevitable that this exam has some negative effects on their mental health status. Araştırmamızın amacı Tıpta Uzmanlık Sınavı’na hazırlanan hekim ve hekim adayları arasında sınava hazırlık sürecinde anksiyete ve depresyon görülme sıklıklarının belirlenmesidir. Kesitsel türde olan araştırmaya İstanbul’daki bir Tıpta Uzmanlık Sınavı Hazırlık Merkezi’nde eğitim alan 396 hekim ve hekim adayları katılmıştır. Katılımcılara Beck Depresyon Envanteri ve Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Ölçek sonuçlarına göre, katılımcıların %49.5’inde depresif belirti varlığı, % 58.8’inde ise anksiyete belirtisi varlığı bulunmaktadır. Mezunlarda depresif belirti varlığı %40.8, mezun olmayanlarda ise %53.3 olarak hesaplanmıştır (p=0.029). Anksiyete belirtisi varlığı yönünden karşılaştırıldığında ise, mezunlarda oran %70.8 iken, mezun olmayanlarda ise %53.6’dır (p=0.002). Hedeflenen branşa göre, hem depresif belirti varlığı hem de anksiyete belirtisi varlığının en az olduğu grup ‘’Alacağım puana göre tercihim netleşecek’’ yanıtını verenler olmuştur. Bu grupta depresif belirti varlığı %36.6, anksiyete belirtisi varlığı %46.2’dir (sırasıyla p<0.001 ve p=0.002). Çalışmamıza katılanların %49.5’inde depresif belirti, % 58.8’inde ise anksiyete belirtisi bulunmaktadır. Hekimlerin meslek hayatları için çok önemli olan bir sınavın, ruh sağlığı üzerinde olumsuz etkilerinin olması kaçınılmazdır.
Authors and Affiliations
Ömer Ataç, Osman Erol Hayran, Alişan Emreciksin
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