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      Sintomas de Depressão, Ansiedade e Estresse em Estudantes de Medicina e Estratégias Institucionais de Enfrentamento Translated title: Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Medical Students and Institutional Coping Strategies

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          Resumo: Introdução: Este estudo teve como propósito estimar a prevalência de sintomas de estresse, depressão e ansiedade dos estudantes de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), associando-os com outros fatores. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo epidemiológico, do tipo transversal. Participaram desta pesquisa estudantes de Medicina da UFRN, distribuídos equitativamente entre os diferentes períodos do curso. Entregaram-se 288 questionários, no entanto validaram-se 279, os demais não foram respondidos corretamente. Este estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da UFRN (Parecer nº 2.009.026) e todos os voluntários assinaram o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido (TCLE), após serem informados sobre os objetivos da pesquisa. Para a coleta dos dados, utilizaram-se os seguintes instrumentos: 1. ficha de Identificação para os dados sociodemográficos, 2. Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para Adultos de Lipp (ISSL), 3. Inventário de Depressão de Beck (IDB) e 4. Inventário de Ansiedade de Beck (BAI). Para análise dos resultados, realizaram-se análises descritivas a partir da média, do desvio padrão e da frequência dos dados coletados. A análise inferencial foi realizada para verificar a associação entre as variáveis de desfechos e os atributos dos estudantes. Resultados: Dos estudantes entrevistados, 66,3% tinham estresse e a maioria estava na fase de resistência (58,4%) com predominância de sintomas psicológicos (42,3%). Em relação à sintomatologia depressiva, 28% dos estudantes apresentavam sintomas: 51,3% com sinais de depressão de leve a moderada, 35,9% com sinais de depressão moderada e 12,8% com sinais de depressão severa. No que se refere à sintomatologia ansiosa, 66,3% dos estudantes apresentavam sinais de ansiedade em seu grau mínimo; e 33,7%, sinais de ansiedade leve, moderada ou severa. Desses últimos, 21,9% tinham sinais de ansiedade leve; 10,8%, sinais de ansiedade moderada; e 1%, sinais de ansiedade severa. Conclusões: Diante disso, acredita-se que as instituições de ensino superior devem se comprometer com o desenvolvimento integral dos seus estudantes apresentando estratégias institucionais para o enfrentamento dessa realidade.

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          Abstract: Introduction: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of stress, depression and anxiety symptoms among medical students of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, associating them with other factors. Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional epidemiological study. Medical students from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte participated in this study, distributed equally among the different periods of the course. 288 questionnaires were delivered; however, 279 were validated, while the others were not answered correctly. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of UFRN (Opinion n. 2,009,026) and all volunteers signed the free and informed consent (FIC) form, after being informed about the research objectives. The following instruments were used to collect the data: (1) Identification card for the socio-demographic data, (2) Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults of Lipp (ISSL), (3) Beck Depression Inventory - BDI, (4) Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). For the analysis of the results, descriptive analyzes were performed based on the mean, standard deviation and frequency of the collected data. Inferential analysis was performed to verify the association between outcome variables and student attributes. Results: Of the interviewed students, it was observed that 66.3% had stress symptoms and the majority was in the resistance phase (58.4%) with a predominance of psychological symptoms (42.3%). In relation to depressive symptomatology, 28% of the students had symptoms, with 51.3% showing signs of mild to moderate depression, 35.9% signs of moderate depression and 12.8% showing signs of severe depression. Regarding the anxious symptomatology, 66.3% of the students showed minimal signs of anxiety and 33.7% showed signs of mild, moderate or severe anxiety. Of the latter, 21.9% had signs of mild anxiety, 10.8% signs of moderate anxiety and 1% signs of severe anxiety. Conclusions: In view of this, it is believed that higher education institutions should commit themselves to the integral development of their students, offering institutional strategies for students to cope with this reality.

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          Prevalence of depression amongst medical students: a meta-analysis.

          Medical schools are known to be stressful environments for students and hence medical students have been believed to experience greater incidences of depression than others. We evaluated the global prevalence of depression amongst medical students, as well as epidemiological, psychological, educational and social factors in order to identify high-risk groups that may require targeted interventions.
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            Stress, Burnout and Coping Strategies in Preclinical Medical Students

            It is acknowledged that physicians do not seek the same expert aid for themselves as they would offer their patients. In their preclinical years, medical students appear to espouse comparable behavior. To many, medicine is described as a never-ending path that places the student under heavy stress and burnout from the beginning, leaving him/her vulnerable and with insufficient coping methods. Hence, the objective of this study is to 1) explore the prevalence of stress and burnout among preclinical medical students, and 2) propose solutions to decrease stress and burnout and improve medical education in the preclinical years. A detailed scholarly research strategy using Google Scholar, Scopus, Embase, MEDLINE and PubMed was implemented to highlight key themes that are relevant to preclinical medical students’ stress and burnout. Stress varied among different samples of medical students and ranged between 20.9% and 90%. Conversely, burnout ranged between 27% and 75%. Methods that help in reducing the incidence of stress and burnout by promoting strategies that focus on personal engagement, extracurricular activities, positive reinterpretation and expression of emotion, student-led mentorship programs, evaluation systems, career counseling and life coaching should be adopted.
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              Stress, anxiety, and depression among medical students in a multiethnic setting

              Background Contemporary literature suggests that medical education might adversely affect students’ mental health. Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a developing institution; hence, there has been a concern regarding the mental well-being of the students. Objectives This study was designed to assess the traits of depression, anxiety, and stress among students in relation to potential underlying reasons. Methods All 575 medical students across the 5 years of study participated by filling out the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) questionnaire anonymously twice. Firstly, 2–3 weeks before a major examination (pre-examination), and secondly, during regular classes (post-examination). Correlation was sought regarding sex, year of scholarship, attendance of a premedical university preparatory program (UPP), housing, and smoking. Subjective comments from students were also obtained. Results A total of 76.8% and 74.9% of students participated in pre-and post-examination groups, respectively. The majority were the children of expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia, and included Arabs, South Asians, and North Americans. Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was high (43%, 63%, and 41%, respectively) which reduced (to 30%, 47%, and 30%, respectively) to some extent after examinations. Saudis and those who had attended UPP had higher DASS-21 scores. Smoking and female sex predicted higher levels of “baseline” depression, anxiety, or stress. The students perceived the curriculum and schedule to be the primary causes of their high DASS-21 scores. Conclusion The students had high “baseline” traits of depression, anxiety, and stress, and these were higher if an examination was near, especially among Saudis and those who had attended UPP. Smoking and female sex predicted higher levels of “baseline” depression, anxiety, or stress. Students suggested that study burden and a busy schedule were the major reasons for their high DASS-21 scores.
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                Journal
                rbem
                Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica
                Rev. bras. educ. med.
                Associação Brasileira de Educação Médica (Brasília, DF, Brazil )
                0100-5502
                1981-5271
                2020
                : 44
                : 1
                : e040
                Affiliations
                [2] Paulo Afonso orgnameUniversidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco Brazil
                [1] Natal Rio Grande do Norte orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
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                S0100-55022020000100223 S0100-5502(20)04400100223
                10.1590/1981-5271v44.1-20190069
                b3199ed7-ecd8-4d02-af4c-12f4048ae531

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                Educação Médica,Saúde Mental,Estresse Psicolَgico,Ansiedade,Depressão,Medical Education,Mental Health,Psychological Stress,Anxiety,Depression

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