An Analysis of Psychological Distress Profiles and their Correlates in Interdisciplinary Health-care Professional Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health-care professional (HCP) students experience high levels of burnout, characterized by work- and school-related stress. Burnout is associated with a host of negative psychological and health outcomes. It may also contribute to cognitive dysfunction and decreased work productivity and may be related to trait mindfulness. This study cross-sectionally explored psychological distress and its correlates in a sample of interdisciplinary HCP students using cluster analysis.

Method

Fifty-seven interdisciplinary HCP students completed validated measures of burnout, depressive and anxiety symptoms, perceived stress, and rumination, which were entered into a cluster analysis. A neuropsychological test measured executive function; validated questionnaires assessed work p

SUBMITTER: Mladen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6769213 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature