The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review
The main purpose of our review study was to estimate depression prevalence among Saudi Arabian medical students according to the published articles and try to reveal the main associated factors. A systematic search was performed through PubMed/Medline and Google Scholar databases. A review of 18 stu...
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| description | The main purpose of our review study was to estimate depression prevalence among Saudi Arabian medical students according to the published articles and try to reveal the main associated factors. A systematic search was performed through PubMed/Medline and Google Scholar databases. A review of 18 studies published between January 2010 and March 2019 was composed of the following selection of necessary articles approved by PICO (population, intervention, control, and outcomes) criteria. The prevalence of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia ranged from 30.9% to 77.6% with a mean prevalence of 51.5%. Depression severity was evaluated by various questionnaires, so we summarized the extracted data and revealed that medical students tend to have moderate to severe depression to a greater extent than mild depressive symptoms (33.27% vs 29.9%). The findings of this review suggest a high incidence of depression among medical students and the influence of associate sociodemographic factors. Females are considered to be at a higher risk of depression. First-year medical students are the most susceptible to develop depressive symptoms. Smoking is strongly associated with depression severity. Marital status, eating habits, usage of stimulants, and sleep disturbances are within significant findings of our review study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61665e7f369a458b9c0400495ae49c232022-12-22T01:32:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632020-01-01962608261410.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_255_20The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic reviewMohammed I AlJaberThe main purpose of our review study was to estimate depression prevalence among Saudi Arabian medical students according to the published articles and try to reveal the main associated factors. A systematic search was performed through PubMed/Medline and Google Scholar databases. A review of 18 studies published between January 2010 and March 2019 was composed of the following selection of necessary articles approved by PICO (population, intervention, control, and outcomes) criteria. The prevalence of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia ranged from 30.9% to 77.6% with a mean prevalence of 51.5%. Depression severity was evaluated by various questionnaires, so we summarized the extracted data and revealed that medical students tend to have moderate to severe depression to a greater extent than mild depressive symptoms (33.27% vs 29.9%). The findings of this review suggest a high incidence of depression among medical students and the influence of associate sociodemographic factors. Females are considered to be at a higher risk of depression. First-year medical students are the most susceptible to develop depressive symptoms. Smoking is strongly associated with depression severity. Marital status, eating habits, usage of stimulants, and sleep disturbances are within significant findings of our review study.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=6;spage=2608;epage=2614;aulast=AlJaberdepressionmedical studentsprevalencesaudi arabia |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed I AlJaber The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care depression medical students prevalence saudi arabia |
| title | The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review |
| title_full | The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review |
| title_short | The prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review |
| title_sort | prevalence and associated factors of depression among medical students of saudi arabia a systematic review |
| topic | depression medical students prevalence saudi arabia |
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