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ArticleInternational journal of applied & basic medical research

Prevalence of Psychological Distress among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Bijoor Shivananda Nayak, Vincent Rodrigues, Srikanth Umakanthan

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Article in International journal of applied & basic medical research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Pradeep Kumar SahuCentre for Medical Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Bijoor Shivananda NayakDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Vincent RodriguesDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Srikanth UmakanthanDepartment of Para-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Abstract

backgroundStressful environment in medical school often has a negative effect on students' psychosocial well-being. An in-depth understanding of how medical students experience psychological distress and coping is necessary for the prospective students.

objectivesTo estimate the prevalence of psychological distress among undergraduate medical students and its association with some demographic factors. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 380 medical students in the University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine. The questionnaires used in this study consisted of two components - (i) the demographic information that required participants to provide their gender, age, year of study, and nationality and (ii) Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 items to measure the levels of psychological distress among participants.

resultsAnxiety was the most prevalent psychological distress among medical students, with 63% of them having anxiety symptoms. Depression was found to be the second most common psychological distress, with a prevalence of 51%, while 48% of the students suffered from stress. In further analysis, we found that Trinbagonian students were more depressed than the students from Caribbean Community and other nationality. Higher anxiety score was significantly associated with gender and age of the students. There was a significant association between students from different age groups and level of stress.

conclusionsA considerable number of students studying medicine are suffering from psychological distress. Intervention programs to address the mental health problems of such students should be initiated.

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