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Prevalence of psychological stress, depression and anxiety among medical students in Egypt

Fawzy, Mohamed, Hamed, Sherifa A.·2017·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.027
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Poor psychological health in medical students has been reported nationwide. This study estimated the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among medical students who were enrolled in a public university in Upper Egypt and determine the association of these morbidities with the students' basic socio-demographic variables. This cross-sectional study included 700 students. A self-administered, questionnaire for the socio-demographic characteristics, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire were used for assessment. High frequencies of depression (65%), anxiety (73%) and stress (59.9%) were reported. Stress scores were significantly higher than depression and anxiety (P=0.001). 55.7% were poor sleepers. In univarate analysis, females, those living in the University campus/students' residence facility, in the preclinical years and with lower academic achievement had higher scores of DASS and PSQI compared to their comparative partners. Significant correlations were reported between stress with depression, anxiety and PQSI scores (P=0.0001). In multivariate analysis, stress scores were significantly associated with female sex, depression and anxiety scores. We conclude that depression, anxiety and stress symptoms are common in medical students of Assiut University relative to other schools and female gender was significantly correlated with these findings.

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Authors
Fawzy, M., & Hamed, S. A.
Affiliations
Assiut University Hospitals (EG)
Corresponding author
Hamed, Sherifa A.
ORCID
Hamed, Sherifa A.
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-09
Volume
255
Pages
186-194
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.027
OpenAlex
W2615784653
Cited by
455
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 74 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 46 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 2
FWCI
39.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Keywords
psychological stress, depression, anxiety, medical students, sleep quality, prevalence, sociodemographic factors, sex differences, academic performance, Assiut University
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Egypt, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Students, Medical, Prevalence, Young Adult

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