Prevalence and associated factors of stress, anxiety and depression among medical Fayoum University students

Wahed, Wafaa Y. Abdel; Hassan, Safaa Khamis

doi:10.1016/j.ajme.2016.01.005

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“…In a sample of Canadian undergraduate nursing students, the rates of depression, anxiety, and stress were 33, 39, and 38%, respectively. In an Egyptian sample of university students, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 60.8, 64.3, and 62.4%, respectively . However, in a Malaysian university student sample, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 37.6, 63.0, and 23.7%, respectively, with higher scores among female students …”

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“…In an Egyptian sample of university students, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 60.8, 64.3, and 62.4%, respectively. 24 However, in a Malaysian university student sample, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 37.6, 63.0, and 23.7%, respectively, with higher scores among female students. 25 Jordanians, like most people from Arab nations, have difficulty in identifying and describing their feelings especially among males due to cultural believes that emotions is a personal entity and should not be explored.…”

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“…23 Other similar studies found higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. For example, among Egyptian university students, depression, anxiety, and stress were 62.4, 64.3, and 60.85, respectively 24 , were 37, 39, and 38%, respectively, among undergraduate Canadian nursing students, 34 and were 37.4, 63, and 23.7%, respectively, among Malaysian university students. 25 In addition, results of this study regarding the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among males and females were consistent with results of other studies who found that the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were mostly higher among female students.…”

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“…25 In addition, results of this study regarding the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among males and females were consistent with results of other studies who found that the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were mostly higher among female students. 22,24,25,34…”

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“…Despite the expansion of investment into mental health research and development of central government in Korea, there was a huge disproportion in directing the investment, with only 10% of the budget [63] is spent on studies of mental health policies, services, and humanities and social sciences issues, etc., while another 90% was spent on basic research, therapy, and diagnosis studies. As the depressive level and healthcare usage are significantly affected by multiple social-cultural-economic aspects [25,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71], such disproportionate distribution of investment might result in insufficient depression prevention and treatment among particular populations, such as university students. Re-allocation of the investment is, therefore, essential to protect the mental health of the young generation.…”

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A Scientometric Study on Depression among University Students in East Asia: Research and System Insufficiencies?

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Given that mental health issues are acute in Asian countries, particularly Japan and Korea, and university students are more vulnerable to depression than the general population, this study aims to examine the landscapes of scientific research regarding depressive disorders among university students and evaluate the effectiveness of international collaboration and funding provision on the scientific impact in Korea, Japan, and China. Based on articles retrieved from the Web of Science database during the period 1992-2018, we found that the number of scientific publications, international collaborations, and allocated funds regarding depressive disorder among university students in China (97 articles, 43 international collaborations, and 52 funds provided, respectively) overwhelmingly surpassed the case of Korea (37 articles, 12 international collaborations, and 15 funds provided, respectively) and Japan (24 articles, 5 international collaborations, and 6 funds provided, respectively). The differences in collaboration patterns (p-value < 0.05) and the proportion of allocated funds (p-value < 0.05) among Korea, Japan, and China were also noted using Fisher's exact test. Based on the Poisson regression analysis, China's associations of scientific impact with international collaboration (β = −0.322, p-value < 0.01) and funding provision (β = −0.397, p-value < 0.01) are negative, while associations of the scientific impact and scientific quality with funding provision and international collaboration were statistically insignificant. These findings hint that Korea and Japan lacked scientific output, diversity in research targets, international collaboration, and funding provision, compared to China, but the quality of either China's internationally collaborated or funded articles was contentious. As a result, policymakers in Korea and Japan are suggested to raise the importance of mental health problems in their future policy planning and resource distribution. Moreover, it would be advisable to establish a rigorous system of evaluation for the quality of internationally collaborated and funded studies in order to increase scientific impact and maintain public trust, especially in China.

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Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students

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Ramos

Torre

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IMPORTANCE Medical students are at high risk for depression and suicidal ideation. However, the prevalence estimates of these disorders vary between studies.OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in medical students.DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Systematic search of EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE, psycARTICLES, and psycINFO without language restriction for studies on the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation in medical students published before September 17, 2016. Studies that were published in the peer-reviewed literature and used validated assessment methods were included.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Information on study characteristics; prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation; and whether students who screened positive for depression sought treatment was extracted independently by 3 investigators. Estimates were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Differences by study-level characteristics were estimated using stratified meta-analysis and meta-regression. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESPoint or period prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation as assessed by validated questionnaire or structured interview.RESULTS Depression or depressive symptom prevalence data were extracted from 167 cross-sectional studies (n = 116 628) and 16 longitudinal studies (n = 5728) from 43 countries. All but 1 study used self-report instruments. The overall pooled crude prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms was 27.2% (37 933/122 356 individuals; 95% CI, 24.7% to 29.9%, I 2 = 98.9%). Summary prevalence estimates ranged across assessment modalities from 9.3% to 55.9%. Depressive symptom prevalence remained relatively constant over the period studied (baseline survey year range of 1982-2015; slope, 0.2% increase per year [95% CI, −0.2% to 0.7%]). In the 9 longitudinal studies that assessed depressive symptoms before and during medical school (n = 2432), the median absolute increase in symptoms was 13.5% (range, 0.6% to 35.3%). Prevalence estimates did not significantly differ between studies of only preclinical students and studies of only clinical students (23.7% [95% CI, 19.5% to 28.5%] vs 22.4% [95% CI, 17.6% to 28.2%]; P = .72). The percentage of medical students screening positive for depression who sought psychiatric treatment was 15.7% (110/954 individuals; 95% CI, 10.2% to 23.4%, I 2 = 70.1%). Suicidal ideation prevalence data were extracted from 24 cross-sectional studies (n = 21 002) from 15 countries. All but 1 study used self-report instruments. The overall pooled crude prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.1% (2043/21 002 individuals; 95% CI, 9.0% to 13.7%, I 2 = 95.8%). Summary prevalence estimates ranged across assessment modalities from 7.4% to 24.2%. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this systematic review, the summary estimate of the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among medical students was 27.2% and that of suicidal ideation was 11.1%. Further research is nee...

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Prevalence and associated factors of stress, anxiety and depression among medical Fayoum University students

Cited by 227 publications

References 30 publications

Alexithymia among Jordanian university students: Its prevalence and correlates with depression, anxiety, stress, and demographics

Alexithymia among Jordanian university students: Its prevalence and correlates with depression, anxiety, stress, and demographics

A Scientometric Study on Depression among University Students in East Asia: Research and System Insufficiencies?

Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students

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