Prevalence of Depression; A Cross-Sectional Study Among MBBS Students of Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha Pakistan

Uttra, Ambreen Malik; Uttra, Malik Ghulam Muhammad; Rauf, Abdul; Uttra, Mehreen Malik; Hasan, Umme Habiba; Batool, Amna

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“…Interestingly, depression was significantly higher among students in the lower age group and those studying in their 1st year of MBBS. This is consistent with a study conducted in Pakistan reporting higher rates of depression among students in earlier phases of their medical careers (Uttra et al 2017). Moreover, Puthran et al (2016 have found a reduced tendency of depression in later years of the medical course.…”

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Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Hasan

Hossain

Gupta

et al. 2020

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Background Depression is a major morbidity and the most common mental disorder among the medical students in medical schools globally. Undergraduate students suffer stress more due to their academic curriculum than the students of other faculties. In low-resource settings like Bangladesh, there is a dearth in research on the mental health of undergraduate medical students. This pilot study was conducted to add to the existing limited evidence by reporting the prevalence of depression and describing sleeping pattern and suicidal tendencies among medical students. Relevantly, we have investigated the overall mental health status among the medical students in Bangladesh. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in two medical colleges of Dhaka between July 2013 and December 2013, among 221 Bangladeshi medical students from first to fifth year. By the convenience sampling technique, data were collected by a pretested, structured, self-administered questionnaire and analysis was done by SPSS version 18.0. Depression was assessed by the validated Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) tool among the respondents. Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used for assessing overall mental health status. Results Depression was found in 38.9% of participants, with 3.6%, 14.5%, and 20.8% being severe, moderate, and mild depression, respectively. 17.6% of medical students had suicidal tendency or attempted suicide at least once after attending medical school. The sleeping hours were inadequate and altered after starting this stressful academic course. 33.5% of medical students had poor mental health status. There was a statistically significant association between poor mental health status in the age group less than 22 years old and initial academic study year (1st to 3rd of MBBS). Conclusion The findings are suggestive of a higher prevalence of depression among early-year medical students and marginal predominance in males. Suicidal tendency is also higher. This calls for further investigation with situation analysis, qualitative explorations, and surveys to explore the burden of such disorders in Bangladesh.

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Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Hasan

Hossain

Gupta

et al. 2020

J Public Health (Berl.)

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“…Interestingly, depression was significantly higher among students in the lower age group and those studying in the first year of MBBS. This is in consistent with a study conducted in Pakistan reporting higher rates of depression among students in earlier phases of medical carrier (Uttra et al 2017). Moreover, Puthran et al have found a reduced tendency of depression in later years of the medical course (Puthran et al 2016).…”

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Depression, sleeping pattern & suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study

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2020

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Background: Depression is a major morbidity and the most common mental disorder among the medical students in medical schools globally. Undergraduate students suffer stress more due to their academic curriculum than the students of other faculties. In low resource settings like Bangladesh, there is a dearth in research on mental health of undergraduate medical students. This pilot study was conducted to add to the existing limited evidence by reporting the prevalence of depression, describing sleeping pattern & suicidal tendencies among medical students. Relevantly, we have investigated to the overall mental health status among the medical students in Bangladesh. Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in two medical colleges of Dhaka in between July 2013 to December 2013, among 221 Bangladeshi medical students from first to fifth year. By convenient sampling technique, data were collected by a pretested, structured, self-administered questionnaire and analysis was done by SPSS 18.0 version. Depression were assessed by validated PHQ-9 tool among the respondents. Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used for assessing overall mental health status.Results: Depression was found in 38.9% of participants with 3.6%, 14.5%, 20.8% of being either severe, moderate and mild depression respectively. 17.6% medical students had suicidal tendency or attempted suicide at least for once after attending medical school. The sleeping hours were inadequate and altered after starting this stressful academic course. 33.5% medical students had poor mental health status. There was a statistically significant association between poor mental health status with age group of less than 22 years and initial academic study year (1st to 3rd of MBBS). Conclusion:The findings are suggestive of a higher prevalence of depression among early year medical students and marginal predominance in males. Suicidal tendency is also higher. These calls for further investigation with situation analysis, qualitative explorations and surveys to explore the burden of such disorders in Bangladesh.

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“…Evidence suggests that at entering university, considering that it is a transient phase from high school to university, nursing students are prone to depression due to reasons such as unfamiliar educational environment, concern over failure or being far from family 6,15,18. Causes of depression in senior students include exposure to death, physical and mental illness, and fear of mistakes in clinical practice 16…”

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<p>Comparison of Depression Rate Between the First- and Final-Year Nursing Students in Kermanshah, Iran</p>

Janatolmakan

Andaieshgar

Aryan

et al. 2019

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BackgroundDepression can affect nursing students’ quality of life, academic performance, and clinical self-efficacy and may interfere with their relationship with patients. The purpose of this study was to compare of depression rate between the first- and final-year nursing students in Kermanshah, Iran.MethodsIn this descriptive–analytical study, 60 first-year and 42 last-year nursing students were enrolled. The participants were chosen using the census sampling method. The data collection tool was Beck’s Depression Inventory. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.ResultsIn our study, 61.7% (n = 37) of the first year and 38.1% (n = 16) of the last year students had varying degrees of depression. The rate of depression was significantly higher in first-year students than last-year students (p = 0.013).DiscussionGiven the relatively high rate of depression among nursing students, the need for targeted planning to control their mental health, especially in the first year of study, is of importance.

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Prevalence of Depression; A Cross-Sectional Study Among MBBS Students of Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha Pakistan

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Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Depression, sleeping pattern & suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study

<p>Comparison of Depression Rate Between the First- and Final-Year Nursing Students in Kermanshah, Iran</p>

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Prevalence of Depression; A Cross-Sectional Study Among MBBS Students of Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha Pakistan

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Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Depression, sleeping pattern &amp; suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study

<p>Comparison of Depression Rate Between the First- and Final-Year Nursing Students in Kermanshah, Iran</p>

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Depression, sleeping pattern & suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study