Mental health status of medical students and analysis of influencing factors
Objective To understand the current situation of the mental health of medical students in a university,to explore in depth the influencing factors of the mental health of medical students,and to provide clues and reference bases for the mental health counseling and education of medical students.Methods A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted on 1 767 medical students enrolled in a university school in Xinjiang using a general condition questionnaire and an emotional self-assessment scale,and combined with one-way and logistic regression analyses to explore the mental health status of medical students and their in-fluencing factors.Results The incidence rates of stress,anxiety and depression were 17.0%(300/1 767),37.6%(665/1 767)and 29.4%(520/1 767)respectively.Univariate analysis found statistically significant differences between different grades,ethnicity,family economic status,physical activity,appetite status,sleep status,and getting along with classmates or friends(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis revealed that fam-ily economic status,physical exercise,sleep status,and getting along with classmates or friends were the main influencing factors for the occurrence of psychological problems among students in a medical school in Xin-jiang(P<0.05).The partial correlation results found a positive correlation(P<0.05)between the two of stress,anxiety and depression,with the largest correlation coefficient(0.57)between the stress and anxiety scores.Conclusion Medical students in a university in Xinjiang are experiencing different degrees of psycho-logical problems of stress,anxiety and depression.It is important to strengthen the psychological monitoring of poor medical students,pay close attention to students with poor sleep quality,and guide them to have a reg-ular work and rest schedule and to maintain a moderate level of exercise.
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