Depression, its correlates and quality of life of undergraduate medical students in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand state, India

Solanki, Hariom Kumar; Awasthi, Sadhana; Kaur, Amandeep; Pamei, Gaihemlung

doi:10.47203/ijch.2021.v33i02.023

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“…The mean age of high school students ranged from 13.2 (± 2.1) 70 to 16.9 (± 1.2) years 92 , while the mean age of university students ranged from 19.0 (± 1.1) 63 to 22.8 (± 3.0) years 63 . Most of the studies included a sample of medical students 63 – 65 , 67 , 76 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 87 , 89 , 93 , 96 nursing students 80 , 95 , and health students 68 , 73 , 78 , 85 , 88 , 94 . Only six studies included a large sample of university students 44 , 66 , 69 , 84 , 86 , 97 .…”

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“…Depression was predictive of QOL Albani et al 80 Ghassab-Abdollahi et al 76 Miguel et al 82 QOL was predictive of depression Alvi et al 89 Depression is associated with low QoL/HRQL Angkurawaranon et al 64 Aqeel et al 88 Karuniawati et al 84 Blebil et al 83 Cleofas 44 Li et al 66 Pagnin and Queiroz 96 Pillay et al 65 Ratnani et al 63 Solanki et al 87 Tejoyuwono et al 81 QOL is negatively correlated with depression Markovic et al 73 Pekmezovic et al 97 Wen et al 86 Depression is associated with QoL in the psychological domain Borges et al 79 Burger et al 78 Depressive symptoms are associated with lower general QOL, except with the general health domain and social domain Gan and Rue 67 Depression is not correlated with physical functioning and pain Jenkins et al 94 Depression negatively impacts the physical and social domains Singh et al 69 Moderate symptoms of depression negatively affect the mental and physical components Souza et al 95 Depression is not correlated with physical functioning Moutinho et al 93 Depression is not correlated with QOL Armoon et al 68 Racic et al 85 Vol. :(0123456789) www.nature.com/scientificreports/ of QOL 64,67 , while a study with a sample of 193 Brazilian students indicated that the physical domain of QOL was unaffected by depression 96 .…”

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Relationship between depression and quality of life among students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fernandes

Mendonça

Silva

et al. 2023

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The objectives of this systematic review were to estimate the prevalence of depression and to identify the relationship between depression and quality of life (QOL) among high school and university students. Literature search was performed in the Scopus, Embase, PubMed, Scielo, CINAHL and Web of Science databases, following the PRISMA methodology. The results were presented through descriptive approaches and meta-analysis. Thirty-six studies met the eligibility criteria, and twenty-six were included in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 27% (95% CI 0.21–0.33) among students, being high school and university students was 25% (95% CI 0.14–0.37) and 27% (95% CI 0.20–0.34), respectively, and most studies have shown that depression was associated with low QOL. Among the limitations of the study is the difficulty of generalizing the results found, considering the large sample of health students. New studies should be conducted considering the severity, duration, and patterns of depressive symptoms in high school and university students, to better understand the relationship between depression and QOL.

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Relationship between depression and quality of life among students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…Table 1 shows the study characteristics of the included studies comprising study population, study setting, study tool, study period, sample size and number of depressed undergraduate students along with ROB [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38].…”

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“…The prevalence of depression in the nineteen studies ranged from 16.0% to 100.0%. The pooled prevalence of nineteen studies, [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] 50.0% (95% CI: 31.0 to 70.0), was shown in Figure 2.…”

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Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Dutta¹,

Rajendran²,

Kumar³

et al. 2023

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Background: Systematic reviews have proved that there is a high rate of depression among medical students when compared with their age-matched peers. Very few studies have evaluated the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India.Objectives: To determine the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India.Materials and methods: This review was done by searching databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus for available original articles published between 2019 and 2022 on depression among Indian medical (MBBS) undergraduate students using PRISMA guidelines.Results: A total of 19 original research articles were included in this review, involving students at different medical colleges from various regions of India. The pooled prevalence of depression among 5944 medical students was 50.0% (95% CI: (31%-70%)) based on the random effect model. This meta-analysis also found that the pooled prevalence of depression among females (pooled prevalence: 38.0%, 95% CI: 20.0 to 58.0) was slightly higher than among males (pooled prevalence: 34.0%, 95% CI: 15.0 to 55.0). Conclusion:The high prevalence of depression among medical students demands regular screening for depression along with counselling services. It shows that there is a need to raise awareness among students and other stakeholders, such as parents and medical educators, concerning symptoms and signs of depression among medical students.

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The mediating role of psychological capital in the association between life satisfaction and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Wang,

Li,

Chen

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Although life satisfaction is a predictor of depressive and anxiety symptoms, the mechanisms underlying this association are poorly understood. This study examined how psychological capital (PsyCap), a positive psychological state, mediated the association between life satisfaction and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted at three medical universities in China. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 583 students. Depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, life satisfaction, and PsyCap were measured anonymously. A hierarchical linear regression analysis was performed to explore the effects of life satisfaction on depressive and anxiety symptoms. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to examine how PsyCap mediates the association between life satisfaction and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Results Life satisfaction was positively associated with PsyCap and its four components. There were significant negative associations between life satisfaction, psychological capital, resilience, optimism, and depressive and anxiety symptoms among medical students. Self-efficacy was negatively associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms. Psychological capital (a×b = -0.3201, BCa 95% CI: -0.3899, -0.2446; a×b = -0.2749, BCa 95% CI: -0.3817, -0.1996), resilience (a×b = -0.2103, BCa 95% CI: -0.2727, -0.1580; a×b = -0.1871, BCa 95% CI: -0.2520, -0.1414), optimism (a×b = -0.2100, BCa 95% CI: -0.3388, -0.1150; a×b = -0.1998, BCa 95% CI: -0.3307, -0.0980), and self-efficacy (a×b = -0.0916, BCa 95% CI: 0.0048, 0.11629; a×b = 0.1352, BCa 95% CI: 0.0336, 0.2117) significantly mediated the association between life satisfaction and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Limitations This was a cross-sectional study, and causal relationships between the variables could not be ascertained. Self-reported questionnaire instruments were used for data collection, which may have recall bias. Conclusions Life satisfaction and PsyCap can be used as positive resources to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms among third-year Chinese medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological capital and its components (self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism) partially mediated the relationship between life satisfaction and depressive symptoms, and completely mediated the relationship between life satisfaction and anxiety symptoms. Therefore, improving life satisfaction and investing in psychological capital (especially self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism) should be included in the prevention and treatment of depressive and anxiety symptoms among third-year Chinese medical students. Additional attention is needed to pay for self-efficacy in such disadvantageous contexts.

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Depression, its correlates and quality of life of undergraduate medical students in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand state, India

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Relationship between depression and quality of life among students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Relationship between depression and quality of life among students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

The mediating role of psychological capital in the association between life satisfaction and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

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