ABSTRACT

Depression, anxiety and stress are the most prevalent mental health problems among health professions’ students. The study was aimed to explore the socio-demographic and educational factors associated with depression, anxiety and stress among health professions’ students. Using non-random purposeful sampling, 366 health professions’ students studied in 2018/19 were surveyed via a self-reported questionnaire that included Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and questions on sociodemographic and educational characteristics. The majority of respondents were from the School of Medicine (59.8%), with 116 males and 250 females. Sleep duration, communication problems with teaching staff, feelings of inferiority to friends and family problems were determined to be independent predictors of depression in the current study. Communication problems with teaching staff, feelings of inferiority to friends and family problems were important predictors of anxiety. Further, we found that feelings of inferiority to friends and family problems were found to be important risk factors for stress. Our results suggest that the overall prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among health professions’ students were considerably high. All students having a severe mental health issues should be supported by the student counselling centre and expert clinicians in order to confirm the diagnosis and implement subsequent treatment strategies.

摘要

抑郁、焦虑和压力是卫生专业学生最普遍的心理健康问题。该研究旨在探索与健康专业学生的抑郁、焦虑和压力相关的社会人口和教育因素。使用非随机有目的抽样，通过自我报告的问卷调查了 2018/19 学年学习的 366 名卫生专业学生，问卷包括抑郁、焦虑和压力量表 (DASS-21) 以及关于社会人口学和教育特征的问题。大部分受访者来自医学院（59.8%），其中男性 116 人，女性 250 人。睡眠时间、与教学人员的沟通问题、对朋友的自卑感和家庭问题被确定为当前研究中抑郁症的独立预测因素。与教学人员的沟通问题、对朋友的自卑感和家庭问题是焦虑的重要预测因素。此外，我们发现对朋友和家庭问题的自卑感被认为是压力的重要风险因素。我们的研究结果表明，健康专业学生中抑郁、焦虑和压力的总体患病率相当高。所有有严重心理健康问题的学生都应得到学生咨询中心和临床专家的支持，以确认诊断并实施后续治疗策略。我们的研究结果表明，健康专业学生中抑郁、焦虑和压力的总体患病率相当高。所有有严重心理健康问题的学生都应得到学生咨询中心和临床专家的支持，以确认诊断并实施后续治疗策略。我们的研究结果表明，健康专业学生中抑郁、焦虑和压力的总体患病率相当高。所有有严重心理健康问题的学生都应得到学生咨询中心和临床专家的支持，以确认诊断并实施后续治疗策略。