Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study
ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms in medical students in Peru, during the second pandemic wave of COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in 405 medical students from a university in northern Peru. The D...
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| author | Danai Valladares-Garrido Danai Valladares-Garrido Pedro P. Quiroga-Castañeda Iván Berrios-Villegas J. Pierre Zila-Velasque J. Pierre Zila-Velasque Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta Marisella Chumán-Sánchez Marisella Chumán-Sánchez Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Víctor J. Vera-Ponce César J. Pereira-Victorio Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas Cristian Díaz-Vélez Cristian Díaz-Vélez Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Mario J. Valladares-Garrido |
| author_facet | Danai Valladares-Garrido Danai Valladares-Garrido Pedro P. Quiroga-Castañeda Iván Berrios-Villegas J. Pierre Zila-Velasque J. Pierre Zila-Velasque Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta Marisella Chumán-Sánchez Marisella Chumán-Sánchez Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Víctor J. Vera-Ponce César J. Pereira-Victorio Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas Cristian Díaz-Vélez Cristian Díaz-Vélez Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Mario J. Valladares-Garrido |
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| description | ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms in medical students in Peru, during the second pandemic wave of COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in 405 medical students from a university in northern Peru. The DASS-21 instrument was used to evaluate mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress), and to investigate their association with socio-educational characteristics.ResultsWe found a prevalence of depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms of 71.6% (95% CI: 66.94–75.95), 71.9% (95% CI: 67.2–76.2), and 62.7% (95% CI: 57.8–67.4); respectively. Students with eating behavior disorders had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.35), anxious symptoms (PR: 1.27), and stress symptoms (PR: 1.31). The prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.57), anxious symptoms (PR: 1.27), and stress symptoms (PR: 1.24) increased in students who did not report regular physical activity. In addition, having almost always academic exhaustion increased the prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.46), stress symptoms (PR: 1.72). On the contrary, the prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 0.79), anxious symptoms (PR: 0.73) and stress symptoms (PR: 0.82) decreased in male students. Students who reported sleeping 8 or more hours daily had a lower prevalence of stress symptoms (PR: 0.82).ConclusionSymptoms of depression and anxiety occurred in 7 out of 10 students, and stress in 6 out of 10. Among the factors associated with the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress were eating behavior disorder and not regularly exercising. Periodic evaluations of mental symptomatology are required and counseling should be promoted in medical schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17aa0c1422c94356b81cc83d69f027072023-11-28T09:56:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-11-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.12688721268872Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional studyDanai Valladares-Garrido0Danai Valladares-Garrido1Pedro P. Quiroga-Castañeda2Iván Berrios-Villegas3J. Pierre Zila-Velasque4J. Pierre Zila-Velasque5Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta6Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta7Marisella Chumán-Sánchez8Marisella Chumán-Sánchez9Víctor J. Vera-Ponce10Víctor J. Vera-Ponce11César J. Pereira-Victorio12Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas13Cristian Díaz-Vélez14Cristian Díaz-Vélez15Mario J. Valladares-Garrido16Mario J. Valladares-Garrido17Mario J. Valladares-Garrido18Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo, PeruOficina de Salud Ocupacional, Hospital de Apoyo II Santa Rosa, Piura, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo, PeruUniversidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Pasco, PeruRed Latinoamericana de Medicina en La Altitud e Investigación (REDLAMAI), Pasco, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo, PeruSociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Veritas (SCIEMVE), Chiclayo, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo, PeruSociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Veritas (SCIEMVE), Chiclayo, PeruInstituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, PeruUniversidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima, PeruSchool of Medicine, Universidad Continental, Lima, Peru0Unidad de Investigación para Generación y Síntesis de Evidencia en Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru1Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Peru2Red Peruana de Salud Colectiva, Lima, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo, Peru3South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima, Peru4Oficina de Epidemiología, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo, PeruObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms in medical students in Peru, during the second pandemic wave of COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in 405 medical students from a university in northern Peru. The DASS-21 instrument was used to evaluate mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress), and to investigate their association with socio-educational characteristics.ResultsWe found a prevalence of depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms of 71.6% (95% CI: 66.94–75.95), 71.9% (95% CI: 67.2–76.2), and 62.7% (95% CI: 57.8–67.4); respectively. Students with eating behavior disorders had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.35), anxious symptoms (PR: 1.27), and stress symptoms (PR: 1.31). The prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.57), anxious symptoms (PR: 1.27), and stress symptoms (PR: 1.24) increased in students who did not report regular physical activity. In addition, having almost always academic exhaustion increased the prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.46), stress symptoms (PR: 1.72). On the contrary, the prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 0.79), anxious symptoms (PR: 0.73) and stress symptoms (PR: 0.82) decreased in male students. Students who reported sleeping 8 or more hours daily had a lower prevalence of stress symptoms (PR: 0.82).ConclusionSymptoms of depression and anxiety occurred in 7 out of 10 students, and stress in 6 out of 10. Among the factors associated with the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress were eating behavior disorder and not regularly exercising. Periodic evaluations of mental symptomatology are required and counseling should be promoted in medical schools.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1268872/fulldepressionanxietystressCOVID-19medical studentsPeru |
| spellingShingle | Danai Valladares-Garrido Danai Valladares-Garrido Pedro P. Quiroga-Castañeda Iván Berrios-Villegas J. Pierre Zila-Velasque J. Pierre Zila-Velasque Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta Claudia Anchay-Zuloeta Marisella Chumán-Sánchez Marisella Chumán-Sánchez Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Víctor J. Vera-Ponce César J. Pereira-Victorio Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas Cristian Díaz-Vélez Cristian Díaz-Vélez Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study Frontiers in Psychiatry depression anxiety stress COVID-19 medical students Peru |
| title | Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | depression anxiety and stress in medical students in peru a cross sectional study |
| topic | depression anxiety stress COVID-19 medical students Peru |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1268872/full |
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