DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN PALAKKAD, KERALA, INDIA
Dr. Raseena P.A.*
ABSTRACT
Background: Mental health of a medical student remains affected throughout training due to long study and working hours, extensive course content, examinations, peer competition, uninspiring environments, sleep deprivation. Medical education is recognized as a stressful education that often negatively impacts academic performance, physical health, and psychological health. Objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among medical undergraduate students and to determine the association between the Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Socio-demographic factors among medical undergraduate students. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at tertiary medical college in Palakkad from 15th July 2024 to 15th August 2024. A total of 150 undergraduate medical students were recruited from the 1st year to the final year Medical students who were present and willing to participate voluntarily on the day of data collection were included. Information collected was socio-demographic details and Depression Anxiety Stress scale [DASS 21] was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress levels. Results: The present study found that the prevalence of depression was 58%, anxiety was 62% and stress was 40.7%, and their significance association with year of study, physical or verbal abuse by seniors. Out of 150 medical students, 57 were male and 93 were female with a mean age of 22.02 ± 1.44 years. Conclusion: The present study found that prevalence of depression 58 %, anxiety62 % and stress 40.7 % among medical undergraduates.
Keywords: Depression, anxiety, stress, medical undergraduate students.
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