Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among medical residents in Tunisia: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms and the associated risk factors among Tunisian medical residents.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Faculty of Medicine, Tunis.

Participants

All Tunisian medical residents brought together between 14 and 22 December 2015 to choose their next 6-month rotation.

Intervention

The items of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) questionnaire were employed to capture the prevalence of anxiety and/or depression among the residents. The statistical relationships between anxiety and depression (HAD score) and sociodemographic and work-related data were explored by Poisson regression.

Results

1700 out of 2200 (77%) medical residents (mean age: 28.5±2 years, female: 60.8%) answered

SUBMITTER: Marzouk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature