Factors associated with depressive symptoms in a sample of Brazilian medical students

OBJECTIVES: 1 - Verify the prevalence of depressive symptoms in first to fourth-year medical students using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). 2 - Establish correlations between target factors and higher or lower BDI scores. 3 - Investigate the relationship between the prevalence of depressive sym...

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Autores: Macedo, Paula Natalie Arraes Guedes, Nardotto, Luciana Loureiro, Dieckmann, Luiz Henrique Junqueira [UNIFESP], Ferreira, Yngrid Dieguez, Macedo, Barbara Arraes Guedes, Santos, Maria Aparecida Pedrosa Dos, De Marco, Mario Alfredo [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/5386
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-55022009000400010
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5386
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Depression
Students
Medicine
Prevalence
Depressão
Estudantes
Medicina
Prevalência
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: 1 - Verify the prevalence of depressive symptoms in first to fourth-year medical students using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). 2 - Establish correlations between target factors and higher or lower BDI scores. 3 - Investigate the relationship between the prevalence of depressive symptoms and the demand for psychological care offered by the Centro Universitário Lusíada. METHOD: Cross-sectional study of 290 first to fourth-year medical students; implementation of the BDI, socio-demographic survey, and evaluation of satisfaction with progress. RESULTS: The study sample was 59% female and 41% male. Mean BDI was 6.3 (SD 5.8). Overall prevalence of depressive symptoms was 23.1%. The following associations were statistically significant (p<0.05): among students for whom the course failed to meet original expectations, who were dissatisfied with the course, or who came from the interior of the State (20.5%, 12.5%, and 24.4% of the total sample, respectively), for 40%, 36.1% and 36.4%, respectively, the BDI was consistent with some degree of depression. CONCLUSION: The study showed that there is higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in medical students than in the general population