Mental health and burnout during medical school: Longitudinal evolution and covariates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students' rate of depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and burnout have been shown to be higher than those of the same-age general population. However, longitudinal studies spanning the whole course of medical school are scarce and present contradictory findings. This study aims to analyze the longitudinal evolution of mental health and burnout from the first to the last year of medical school using a wide range of indicators. Moreover, biopsychosocial covariates that can influence this evolution are explored.

Method

In an open cohort study design, 3066 annual questionnaires were filled in by 1595 different students from the first to the sixth year of the Lausanne Medical School (Switzerland). Depression symptoms, suicidal ideation, anxiety symptoms, st

SUBMITTER: Carrard V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11020803 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature