TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictores académicos y sociodemográficos de ansiedad y bienestar psicológico en estudiantes mexicanos de medicina. Estudio transversal
AU - Luna, David
AU - Urquiza-Flores, Diana Ivette
AU - Figuerola-Escoto, Rosa Paola
AU - Carreño-Morales, Carolina
AU - Meneses-González, Fernando
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Academia Nacional de Medicina de México, A.C.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Introduction: Medical students report higher levels of anxiety than students from other majors. Knowledge about their psychological well-being is scarce. Objective: To identify sociodemographic and academic factors that predict the level of anxiety and psychological well-being in Mexican medical students. Method: Cross-sectional study of Mexican medical students of first (n = 59), third (n = 43) and fifth semester (n = 59), who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Psychological Well-being Scale for adults and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale. Results: Females showed higher levels of anxiety (p < 0.01). Anxiety in males was similar in the different semesters (p > 0.05); women of third and fifth semesters were more anxious than those at first semester (p < 0.01). Anxiety and psychological well-being were negatively correlated (p < 0.001). The “Less anxiety, higher level of well-being” and “More anxiety, lower level of well-being” subgroups were characterized, and a logistic regression identified that being a woman (OR = 4.70) and not practicing any religion (OR = 2.49) are predictive factors of higher levels of anxiety. Conclusions: Female medical stu-dents constitute a population at risk for higher levels of anxiety and less psychological well-being, which compromises their learning, quality of life and future professional practice.
AB - Introduction: Medical students report higher levels of anxiety than students from other majors. Knowledge about their psychological well-being is scarce. Objective: To identify sociodemographic and academic factors that predict the level of anxiety and psychological well-being in Mexican medical students. Method: Cross-sectional study of Mexican medical students of first (n = 59), third (n = 43) and fifth semester (n = 59), who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Psychological Well-being Scale for adults and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale. Results: Females showed higher levels of anxiety (p < 0.01). Anxiety in males was similar in the different semesters (p > 0.05); women of third and fifth semesters were more anxious than those at first semester (p < 0.01). Anxiety and psychological well-being were negatively correlated (p < 0.001). The “Less anxiety, higher level of well-being” and “More anxiety, lower level of well-being” subgroups were characterized, and a logistic regression identified that being a woman (OR = 4.70) and not practicing any religion (OR = 2.49) are predictive factors of higher levels of anxiety. Conclusions: Female medical stu-dents constitute a population at risk for higher levels of anxiety and less psychological well-being, which compromises their learning, quality of life and future professional practice.
KW - Gender differences
KW - Medical students
KW - Mental health
KW - Predictive factors
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U2 - 10.24875/GMM.19005143
DO - 10.24875/GMM.19005143
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 32026880
AN - SCOPUS:85079059705
SN - 0016-3813
VL - 156
SP - 40
EP - 46
JO - Gaceta Medica de Mexico
JF - Gaceta Medica de Mexico
IS - 1
ER -