Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant increase in distress and mental health illnesses has been identified in medical students during their training. As a result, medical schools have attempted to understand factors linked to well-being. Wellness questionnaires present a useful approach to identifying students with risk factors for mental health to provide appropriate resources for support and referrals. This study aims to identify validated questionnaires in the literature that measure medical student wellness.

Methods

A scoping review methodology was selected and an exhaustive search of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, EPIC, and Education Source, was performed from 1999 to May 27, 2021. A compilation of validated wellness evaluation tools, surveys and questionnaires assessing wel

SUBMITTER: Haykal KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612562 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature