| Journal: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000457896 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Authors: | Villalón López, Francisco J1 Moreno Cerda, María Ivonne1 GonzáLez Venegas, Williams1 Soto Amaro, Adrián Alonso1 Arancibia Campos, Javiera Valentina1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidad Diego Portales, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Season: | Ago |
| Volumen: | 150 |
| Number: | 8 |
| Pages: | 1018-1025 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English 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 and Methods: 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 |
| Disciplines: | Psicología, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Psicología social, Estudiantes de medicina, Ansiedad, Depresión, Pandemia |
| Keyword: | Social psychology, Pandemia, Anxiety, Depression, Medicine students |
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