Identification of factors associated with resilience in medical students through a cross-sectional census.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research on resilience has been gaining momentum, and it has already been shown that increased resilience creates positive changes at the individual and collective levels. Understanding of the factors associated with resilience may guide specific actions directed towards different populations. The objective of this study was to investigate these associated factors within a population of medical students.

Design

Cross-sectional census.

Setting

A public medical school in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Participants

Out of a total of 551 medical students, five students were excluded due to inactive registrations, and four transferred students were also excluded, resulting in a total of 542 remaining participants.

Measures

Adopting an anonymo

SUBMITTER: Oliveira ACP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695417 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature