Teaching and mental health in medical students.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
; 70(4): e20231423, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between quality of life, perceived stress, anxiety, and depression in medical students and the university teachingmethod:
traditional method versus active methodology.METHODS:
Four questionnaires were administered to volunteer students (n=361) enrolled in two institutions that employ active (Universidade Tiradentes) or traditional (Faculdade de Medicina do ABC) teachingmethodology:
socioeconomic level; brief quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref); perceived stress scale (PSS10); and depression and anxiety scale (hospital anxiety and depression scale).RESULTS:
Of the students who responded to the questionnaires (226 UNIT and 135 FMABC), 70% were female and 67% were White. The majority did not use medication for depression (90%), anxiety (81%), and stress management (91%). Regarding anxiety, it was found absence in the traditional method and moderate anxiety in the active methodology (26% UNIT×13% FMABC) (p<0.001). Regarding quality of life, it was found to be better quality of life in the environment domain at FMABC (78.12%) versus 71.88% at the UNIT (p<0.001). There was no difference between the institutions in relation to depression and perceived stress, and in quality of lifethere was only a difference in the environmental domain (p<0.001). In relation to gender, stress was higher in females (93.7%) than males (79.6%) with p<0.001.CONCLUSION:
Differences were recorded between the groups regarding anxiety, with a predominance in UNIT students (active methodology), and no differences were recorded in relation to depression, perceived stress, and quality of life in all domains, except for the environment domain, which was higher in the traditional methodology, although about one-third of participants used medication for anxiety/depression.
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Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Calidad de Vida
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Estrés Psicológico
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Salud Mental
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Depresión
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil