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Factors associated with depressive symptoms in a sample of Brazilian medical students
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica, Vol 33, Iss 4, Pp 595-604
- Publisher :
- Associção Brasileira de Educação Médica.
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Abstract
- 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
Details
- Language :
- Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 19815271 and 01005502
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8234b16ce2ec464d8a22a71ceed81bb7
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-55022009000400010