Depression in Premedical Undergraduates

Fang, Daniel; Young, Christina B.; Golshan, Shahrokh; Fellows, Ian E.; Moutier, Christine; Zisook, Sidney

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“…Several studies do not find the relationship 1,15 while other studies show significant association between the two variables. 26,29 For example, Fang et al 29 suggests that female students are more vulnerable to certain stress and thus more prone to suffer from stress-related depression. This is similar to another study, which involved pharmacy students.…”

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Assessing Stress among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in University of Malaya

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Aziz²

2015

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Health care students, particularly pharmacy students, are believed to experience a higher level of stress as compared to their age-matched peers. This cross-sectional study determined the sources and predictors of stress among 273 undergraduate pharmacy students at a Malaysian public university using the Derogatis Stress Profile instrument. The response rate was 100%. Pearson's correlation was used to examine the association between Grade Point Average (GPA) and stress levels. Paired and Independent t-tests as well as ANOVAs were used to compare the mean stress scores on various variables.Our findings showed that these students did not demonstrate significantly higher levels of stress than the general population, even though their perceived stress levels were significantly higher (mean=53.55 ± 7.87; p< 0.001). The most frequently reported stress was related to academic matters. Additionally, there was a weak, statistically significant negative correlation between stress level and GPA (r=-0.159, p=0.009) indicating that as stress levels increases, students' GPA decreases. Second year students were found to be the most stressed although stress levels were not statistically different among students across the various academic years. Thus, targeted interventions such as redesigning the curricula may be an effective way of alleviating stress to provide a favourable learning environment for pharmacy students.Keywords: Derogatis Stress Profile, perceived stress, pharmacy undergraduates, stress levels, healthcare.Key Messages: Pharmacy students' perceived stress levels were significantly higher than the general population. The most frequently reported stress was related to academic matters. There was a weak, negative correlation between stress level and grade point average. Curriculum review could be performed to provide a favourable learning environment for pharmacy students.

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2015

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“…It is concluded that experiences in the university may hinder adaptation, good academic performance (Hussain et al, 2013;Ramírez et al, 2009;Shamsuddin et al, 2013;Wristen, 2013) and effect the mental health of the student (Baptista et al, 2012;Bitsika & Sharpley, 2012;Fang et al, 2010;Gonçalves et al, 2012;Osada et al, 2010). Conversely, social skills can promote mental health (Adlaf et al, 2001;Bolsoni-Silva & Loureiro, 2014;Bolsoni-Silva & Loureiro, 2015a), adaptation (Monteiro et al, 2008), academic performance (López-Bárcena et al, 2009) and remaining in the university.…”

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“…The school characteristic, the year of the student in the university, also seems to influence the social skills repertoire (Bolsoni-Silva et al, 2010) and mental health problems. It has been highlighted that mental disorders are more frequent in the first academic year (Bolsoni-Silva & Loureiro, 2015b, Fang et al, 2010, Adlaf et al, 2001, although Shamsuddin et al (2013), with older students of earlier years generally presenting more indicators of anxiety and depression. Another school characteristic associated with mental health problems concerns the area of the course, which has been addressed in the studies of Cerchiari et al (2005), Neves and Dalgalarrondo (2007) and Bolsoni-Silva and Loureiro (2015).…”

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“…It appears that academic experiences that do not guarantee good quality of life can influence academic performance (Hussain, Guppy, Robertson & Temple, 2013;Ramírez, Hernández & García-Campayo, 2009;Shamsuddin et al, 2013;Wristen, 2013) and mental health (Baptista et al, 2012;Bitsika & Sharpley, 2012;Fang et al, 2010;Gonçalves et al, 2012;Osada, Rojas, Rosales & Veja-Dienstmaier, 2010). Conversely, having good social interactions promotes mental health (Adlaf et al, 2001), and the social skills repertoire can help in facing challenges and problems, positively influencing the adaption to university (Monteiro et al, 2008), mental health (Bolsoni-Silva & Loureiro, 2015b) and academic performance (López-Barcena et al, 2009).…”

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Prediction of course completion by students of a university in Brazil

Bolsoni-Silva

Barbosa

Brandão³

et al. 2018

Psico-USF

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The conclusion of the undergraduate course by university students in the time predicted by the curriculum is desirable for young people and for society. The aim was to verify the reliability, sensitivity and specificity of a broad set of predictors for academic performance of university students, who completed the undergraduate course within the time predicted by the curricula, through data mining methodology, provided by the Support Vector Machines algorithm. A simple approach is proposed for the prediction of course completion by students in a university in Brazil. The dataset has 170 students who finished the course and 117 who did not finish. With the proposed methodology, it was possible to predict the course completion by students with an accuracy of 79.5% when using the 19 original variables. An accuracy of 75% was found using only 05 variables: Course, year of the course, gender, initial and final academic performance.

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“…Previous studies described women as being particularly at risk of developing higher levels of mental distress before and during the dissection course (Hancock et al,2004; Boeckers et al,2010). Anatomists should get to know more about the ethnic minorities they teach, as these were also found to have a greater prevalence of depression (Fang et al,2010), and anatomy teachers might be less familiar with their understanding of death and dying. Future studies might also focus on an objectivation of these data by implementing validated instruments like the “Brief Symptom Inventory” (Franke,2000), “Medical Student Stress Profile” (MSSP) (O'Rourke et al,2010), the newly developed by Dyrbye et al (2010) “Medical Student Well‐Being Index” (MSWBI), or by obtaining biological samples from students to assess stress and its effects on the immune system (Lester et al,2010).…”

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Reduction of mental distress in the dissection course by introducing the body donor experience through anatomical demonstrations of organ systems

Böckers

Baader

Fassnacht

et al. 2012

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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The practice of dissection teaches students not only the foundations of anatomical knowledge but also encourages the development of professional competencies. Yet, the dissection of cadavers in the gross anatomy course can be a stress factor for medical students. There are a minor proportion of students who demonstrate strong emotional reactions in anticipation of being confronted with a cadaver. Therefore, in 2008, the authors implemented a voluntary course entitled, "Anatomical demonstrations of organ systems" (AD-OS) in advance of the dissection course to ease this psychological burden. The question of whether attendees of AD-OS showed less mental distress at the start of the dissection course compared with those that had not or only infrequently visited AD-OS was addressed. AD-OS attendees assessed their expected mental distress using a five-point Likert scale before starting the dissection course and a second time at the end of their first day, after they had been confronted with a cadaver. AD-OS was evaluated as excellent and the majority of students participated actively during teaching sessions. Overall, female students showed higher levels of mental distress. AD-OS attendees assessed themselves as being less burdened by mental distress than members of the control group. Longitudinal analysis revealed that students who visited AD-OS showed a marked decrease of their mental distress level, comparing prospective and retrospective ratings. This was significantly (P < 0.001; Z = -6.061) different from nonattendees or those who visited AD-OS only infrequently. AD-OS satisfied its intended teaching goals and proved that a step-by-step introduction of dissection through anatomical demonstrations helped to reduce the mental distress of students. Future studies are planned to measure mental distress with objective instruments.

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Depression in Premedical Undergraduates

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Assessing Stress among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in University of Malaya

Assessing Stress among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in University of Malaya

Prediction of course completion by students of a university in Brazil

Reduction of mental distress in the dissection course by introducing the body donor experience through anatomical demonstrations of organ systems

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