Assessment Of Factors Influencing The Mental Health Of Different Professional Year Medical Students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64252/c5r9fd88Keywords:
Mental health, stress, socioeconomic status, MBBS curriculum, language barrier.Abstract
Background:Mental health is an integral and essential component of health. High level of stress in medical education may have a negative effect on cognitive as well as learning capabilities of students.
Aims and Objectives:1.To assess various triggering factors for mental stress among medical students2.To compare the influence of various factors on mental health of different year students of MBBS.
Materials and Methods:The study was conducted among 600 medical students of both male and female from North Bengal medical college . They were divided into four groups according to professional year. Completed questionnaires had been sent to them in google form. They responded through online. The Kessler 10 Psychological Distress instrument (k10) was used to determine level of stress. Logistic regression analysis done using SPSS Software considering 95% confidence interval and p value ≤ 0.05 as significant.
Result:Among the 600 medical students , 62.7% were males and 37.3% were females. Age group (17-22 years) constitute 75.13%of the sample and age group (23-27 years) constitute 24.87% of the sample.1st Professional: 14.51%, 2nd Professional: 54.92% , 3rd Professional Part 1: 12.95%, 3rd Professional Part 2: 17.62%. It was observed that following factors had significant impact on stress level: Socioeconomic status, history of mental health issues, living in campus, history of anxiety or depression, smoking habit, drinking habit.COVID 19 significantly affected the quality of life and taking care of personal wellness . Educational language and residential factors were also important to increase stress level among medical students- history of staying in hostel ,fluency in local language, language barrier were among them .Change in MBBS Curriculum. Recent curriculum changes, academic performances also had significant effect on mental health of medical students.
Conclusion:Socioeconomic and personal factor, educational, language and academic performances were important risk factors which significantly affected mental health of medical students.
