Objective The aim of this study was to determine the depression, anxiety and stress levels of the students of faculty of medicine and to investigate the related factors. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted on stratified sampling method in faculty of medicine students. Sociodemographic questionnaire and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) were applied to the participants. SPSS 19 package program was used for data analysis. Mean and standard deviations are given in descriptive statistics. Kruskal Wallis test and Mann Whitney U test were used to compare the mean scores of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results In the study, 49.19% of the students had depression symptoms; Anxiety symptoms were found in 66.74% and stress symptoms in 49.80%. There were no significant differences between the scores obtained from the scale in terms of gender, marital status of parents, financial income perception, regular sports, alcohol use, and presence of chronic illness. The mean scores of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were found to be statistically significant according to the students’ class, the success of the course, the willingness to choose the medical school, whether they had a recurrence of the year, whether they had a mental problem or not (p <0,05). Conclusion In our study, high levels of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms were detected in the students; Psychological support should be provided to the students considering the risk factors of medical students who will provide health services in the future.
The objective of this study was to determine the depression, anxiety and stress levels of the students of the faculty of medicine and to investigate the related factors. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted on stratified sampling method in faculty of medicine students. Sociodemographic questionnaire and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) were applied to the participants. SPSS 19 package program was used for data analysis. Mean and standard deviations are given in descriptive statistics. Kruskal Wallis test and Mann Whitney U test were used to compare the average scores of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results in the study, 49. 19% of the students had depression symptoms; Anxiety symptoms were found in 66.74% and stress symptoms in 49.80%. There were no significant differences between the scores obtained from the scale in terms of gender, marital status of parents, financial income perception, regular sports, alcohol use, and presence of chronic illness. The average scores of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were found to be statistically significant according to the students' class, the success of the course, the willingness to choose the medical school, whether they had a recurrence of the year, whether they had a mental problem or not (p <0,05). In our study, high levels of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms were detected in the students; Psychological support should be provided to the students considering the risk factors of medical students who will provide health services in the future.
Alan : Sağlık Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Ulusal
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