Presencia de síntomas de ansiedad y depresión en estudiantes de medicina durante la pandemia de COVID-19 / Anxiety and depression among medical students during COVID-19 pandemic
Rev. med. Chile
; 150(8): 1018-1025, ago. 2022. tab
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in Es
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| ID: biblio-1431866
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Medical students are especially prone to anxiety and depression.AIM:
To characterize the presence of anxiety and depression and their association with gender and academic year among medical students. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Standardized electronic surveys about anxiety and depression symptoms were sent to 498 medical students with a response rate of 78%.Results:
We analyzed 359 surveys. A mean of 11.4 points out of 27 was observed in the depression symptoms scale. Also, 23 and 10% of respondents had moderately severe or symptoms of depression, respectively. A mean of 8.9 out of 21 points in the anxiety symptoms scale was observed. Moderate or severe anxiety symptoms were present in 26 and 15% of respondents, respectively. Women and preclinical students had higher depression and anxiety scores.CONCLUSIONS:
A high presence of anxiety and depression symptoms was characterized among medical students during the pandemic. Preclinical students and women had higher scores in both scales.Key words
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. med. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Country of publication:
Chile