Study of stress and depression in first year medical student and sources of stress among them
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Physiology - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Medical education is recognized as stressful environment that often leads to negative consequences on the academic performance, physical health and psychological wellbeing of the student. High rates of stress are well documented in medical students. This study reports the level of stress, depression and evaluation of sources of stress among first year students. Objectives: 1) To determine levels of stress and depression among first year medical students. 2)To explore the sources of stress in these students. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, 300 first year medical student were invited to participate voluntarily. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Beck's Depression Inventory, were used for screening stress and depression respectively. Results: Among 300 students responded to questionnaire, 132 were females and 168 males. 46.3% (128) had stress and 26.1% (78) had depression. 59.09% of females and 45.49% of males had stress similarly 31.81% of females and 21.42% of males had depression, the difference was not significant. Stress was found high for amount of information to be learnt followed by long hours of academic work. Other problems were difficulty in understanding the teaching language, high work load, communication difficulty with teaching staff. Non-academic problems were home-sickness, no time for recreation, non-adjustment with room-mates. Conclusion: In present study, the prevalence of psychological stress and depression was high. Female students were more prone to develop stress and depression. Early identification and appropriate intervention is a must before it could lead to psychological morbidity.
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Afshan Kausar, V G Aundhkar, T B Bhutada
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