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Introduction:Medical students are at high risk of developing risk factors for mental disorders. Objectives:To determine the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression among second year medical students of a university in São Paulo, Brazil, and to identify their reasons for seeking mental health services. Materials and methods:Cross-sectional mixed-methods study conducted in 74 second year medical students, who completed an online survey that included an ad hoc questionnaire, the validated versions for Brazilian population of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and open-ended questions about the reasons for seeking and using the mental health services offered by the medical school and their motivation to continue with their medical training. A qualitative analysis of the responses to the open-ended questions was performed. Results:Mean scores in the Trait-Anxiety and State-Anxiety scales were 47.52 and 48.17 (moderate anxiety), while the mean score in the BDI was 11.67 (mild depression). Transgender students and those who were beneficiary of a quota system or social and/or economic support program had higher scores in the State-Anxiety scale (53.00 and 49.32 points; high anxiety) and in the BDI (12.00 and 13.99). Furthermore, 36.48% of the students had used the mental health services offered by the school of medicine and 85.13% reported having sought emotional support from friends and the medical school. Answers to the open-ended questions revealed that the main reasons that led students to seek the school’s mental health service were anxiety, depression, stress, and attention deficit. Conclusion:In the present study, second year medical students had mild depression symptoms, as well as moderate levels of State and Trait anxiety. In addition, the main reasons for seeking and using the mental health services offered by the medical school were anxiety, depression stress, and academic orientation (attention deficit).
Introducción.Los estudiantes de medicina tienen un alto riesgo de desarrollar factores de riesgo de trastornos mentales.
Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de síntomas tanto de ansiedad como de depresión en estudiantes de segundo año de medicina de una universidad de São Paulo, Brasil, e identificar sus razones para buscar servicios de salud mental.
Materiales y métodos.Estudio transversal de métodos mixtos realizado en 74 estudiantes de segundo año de medicina. Los estudiantes completaron una encuesta en línea que incluía un cuestionario ad hoc, las versiones validadas para población brasileña del Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) y el State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), y preguntas abiertas sobre las razones para buscar y utilizar los servicios de salud mental ofrecidos por la Facultad de Medicina y sobre su motivación para continuar su formación médica. Se realizó un análisis cualitativo de las respuestas a las preguntas abiertas.
Resultados.Las puntuaciones promedio en las escalas de Ansiedad-Rasgo y Ansiedad-estado fueron de 47.52 y 48.17 (ansiedad moderada), mientras que la puntuación promedio en el BDI fue 11.67 (depresión leve). Los estudiantes transexuales y los que eran beneficiarios de un sistema de cuotas o de un programa de apoyo social y/o económico obtuvieron puntuaciones más altas en la escala Ansiedad-Estado (53.00 y 49.32 puntos; ansiedad alta) y en el BDI (12.00 y 13.99). Además, 36.48% de los estudiantes había utilizado los servicios de salud mental ofrecidos por la Facultad de Medicina y 85.13% declaró haber buscado apoyo emocional en amigos de la facultad. Las respuestas a las preguntas abiertas revelaron que las principales razones que llevaron a los estudiantes a buscar el servicio de salud mental de la facultad fueron la ansiedad, la depresión, el estrés y el déficit de atención.
Conclusiones.En el presente estudio, los estudiantes de segundo año de medicina presentaron síntomas leves de depresión y niveles moderados de ansiedad Estado y Riesgo. Además, las principales razones para buscar los servicios de salud mental ofrecidos por la facultad de medicina fueron la ansiedad, la depresión, el estrés y la orientación académica (déficit de atención).
Title
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and reasons for seeking mental health services among medical students from São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Vitor Miyashiro-Arias da Silva

; Silva-Mendonça, Vitor
Section
INVESTIGACIÓN ORIGINAL
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3168791945
Copyright
© 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.
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