An assessment of mental health of Mexican and Colombian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
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| contents | An assessment of mental health of Mexican and Colombian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic D. Xipe Pacheco-Tobón Edgar Bautista-Soto Claudia Arellano-Ramírez Daniela Orozco-García Lucia Ramos-Ruiz Eliana Herbales-Martinez Leonardo M. Porchia Ricardo Pérez-Fuentes M. Elba Gonzalez-Mejia Medicina 19 21 DASS COVID México Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused the cessation of academic activities from the face-to-face format to confinement and virtual classes, in which little is studied about its effect on mental health.Objective Determine levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Mexico and Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, depression, anxiety, and stress were compared by gender, education status, and country.Method A cross-sectional study was carried out with 426 medical students. Data was collected using an online survey containing the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire.Results Overall scores for depression, anxiety, and stress were 6.7 ± 1.2, 8.8 ± 1.2, and 5.6 ± 1.2, respectively. Females had significantly higher overall scores for depression (.24-fold increase), anxiety (.25-fold increase), and stress (.40-fold increase) than males (p ≤ .01). The risk for anxiety and stress by school year showed that basic years were associated with higher scores than advanced years (.25 and .38-fold increase, respectively). For females, starting medical school did show an increased risk of depression when compared to male students in their basic years (.38-fold increase). Lastly, students from Mexico had an increased risk for depression and anxiety (p ≤ .022 and p ≤ .004, respectively) but not for stress (p ≤ .402), when compared to students from Colombia.Discussion and conclusion Significant anxiety and depression were observed in medical students from Mexico and Colombia. Factors associated with an increased risk of depression and anxiety are students in their basic years as well as being female. 2023 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58275096005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/58275096005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2023.010 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.2 Vol.46 |
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| spellingShingle | An assessment of mental health of Mexican and Colombian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic D. Xipe Pacheco-Tobón Medicina 19 21 DASS COVID México An assessment of mental health of Mexican and Colombian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic D. Xipe Pacheco-Tobón Edgar Bautista-Soto Claudia Arellano-Ramírez Daniela Orozco-García Lucia Ramos-Ruiz Eliana Herbales-Martinez Leonardo M. Porchia Ricardo Pérez-Fuentes M. Elba Gonzalez-Mejia Medicina 19 21 DASS COVID México Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused the cessation of academic activities from the face-to-face format to confinement and virtual classes, in which little is studied about its effect on mental health.Objective Determine levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Mexico and Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, depression, anxiety, and stress were compared by gender, education status, and country.Method A cross-sectional study was carried out with 426 medical students. Data was collected using an online survey containing the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire.Results Overall scores for depression, anxiety, and stress were 6.7 ± 1.2, 8.8 ± 1.2, and 5.6 ± 1.2, respectively. Females had significantly higher overall scores for depression (.24-fold increase), anxiety (.25-fold increase), and stress (.40-fold increase) than males (p ≤ .01). The risk for anxiety and stress by school year showed that basic years were associated with higher scores than advanced years (.25 and .38-fold increase, respectively). For females, starting medical school did show an increased risk of depression when compared to male students in their basic years (.38-fold increase). Lastly, students from Mexico had an increased risk for depression and anxiety (p ≤ .022 and p ≤ .004, respectively) but not for stress (p ≤ .402), when compared to students from Colombia.Discussion and conclusion Significant anxiety and depression were observed in medical students from Mexico and Colombia. Factors associated with an increased risk of depression and anxiety are students in their basic years as well as being female. 2023 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58275096005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/58275096005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2023.010 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.2 Vol.46 |
| title | An assessment of mental health of Mexican and Colombian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| topic | Medicina 19 21 DASS COVID México |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58275096005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/58275096005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58275096005/movil |