Determinants of Poor Mental Health of Medical Students in Portugal-A Nationwide Study.

ABSTRACT: Medical students are a population that is vulnerable to the development of anxiety, depression, and burnout. This observational cross-sectional study sought to assess the levels of distress and identify precipitating factors in all students enrolled in a Portuguese medical school during the academic year of 2022/23. Students (n = 768) were surveyed via validated instruments to measure anxiety, depression, and burnout. Sociodemographic information was also collected through a questionnaire. The study indicated that almost half of this population had depressive symptoms. No differences were found in distress levels between medical schools, and when comparing curricular years, higher levels of distress were found in the pre-clinical years in comparison to the clinical ones. Burnout, being a w

SUBMITTER: D'Alva-Teixeira V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10379586 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature