2009, Number 1
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Arch Med Fam 2009; 11 (1)
Depression, Family Dynamics, and Academic Performance in Medical Students
Osornio-Castillo L, García-Monroy L, Méndez-Cruz AR, Garcés-Dorantes LR
Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 11-15
PDF size: 62.97 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To describe the relationship between family dynamics, depression, and academic achievement among medical students.
Materials and Methods: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample was randomized, with 252 second-semester, medical-student study participants divided into two groups according to their academic situation (regular, and irregular), to whom we applied a validated version of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation (FACES III) instrument and a validated Center for Epidemiologic Studies- Depression (CES-D) assessment, both validated for Mexican population.
Results: We found that 28.8% of students presented depression, among whom the majority were females (70.7%). Student t tests showed no significant differences between both groups in terms of depression and family dynamics; however, we observed that the percentage of functional families was higher in the regularstudent group.
Conclusions: I Irregular medical-school students of tend to present more non-functional families, and we identified an inversely proportional relationship between depression and functional families among medical students.
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