Association of depression and anxiety with characteristics related to the training of medical residents
Introduction. Higher rates of depression and anxiety have been reported in resident physicians comparedto the general population. The association with characteristics related to training has been poorly studied.Objective. To know the association of depression and anxiety with characteristics related...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-IMSS |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:58265093002 |
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| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Medicina anxiety training Depression medical residency |
| Resumo: | Introduction. Higher rates of depression and anxiety have been reported in resident physicians comparedto the general population. The association with characteristics related to training has been poorly studied.Objective. To know the association of depression and anxiety with characteristics related to training in agroup in medical residents. Method. 542 resident physicians of different grade and specialty were included.They answered the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview to identify depression and anxiety. Thetraining characteristics evaluated were: work performance; use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; grade ofresidence; frequency of guards; type of specialty; and emotional exhaustion. Other factors assessed by theirpossible association were: personal antecedent of depression and/or anxiety and presence of any medicalillness. Results. 277 women and 265 men with an average age of 28 were evaluated. The prevalence ofdepression and anxiety found was 12.2% and 47.1%, respectively, and was associated with work fatigue,decreased socio-labor performance, emotional exhaustion, harmful alcohol consumption, and personal historyof depression and/or anxiety.Discussionand conclusion.Thereare training-related characteristicsthatcould promote depression and anxiety in physicians vulnerable to depression and/or anxiety. |
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