Depressive Symptoms and Burnout Among Medical Students: a Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive symptoms and burnout are common among medical students. However, few studies have investigated their trajectory over the course of medical school.

Objective

Evaluate year-by-year changes in depressive and burnout symptoms over the course of medical school training.

Design

Prospective study.

Participants

Medical students who matriculated at a private medical school in Maryland from 2010 to 2016 (n=758).

Main measures

Clinically significant depressive symptoms were defined as a score of ≥10 on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). High emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment were defined as scores of ≥ 27, ≥10, and ≤33

SUBMITTER: Ranasinghe PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature