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Salud Mental 2013; 36 (1)

Síntomas depresivos y rendimiento escolar en estudiantes de Medicina

Fouilloux MC, Barragán PV, Ortiz LS, Jaimes MA, Urrutia AME, Guevara-Guzmán R

Language: Spanish
References: 59
Page: 59-65
PDF size: 252.38 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The prevalence of depression among medical students is significantly higher than that from the general population or other undergraduate students and can result in dropping out, in such a way that the growing number of students who have dropped due to their poor performance or their vocational indecision could be related to the presence of this condition.
Objective and methodology: To identify if the depressive symptoms presented by medical students from first year were associated with poor performance. The study included 774 medical students in their first year (66.4% female, 33.6% male, average age: 18.6 ± 1.7 years). The Beck Inventory for Depression and the SCL90 (Symptom-CheckList) depression subscale were used.
Statistical analysis. Descriptive analyzes were performed, χ2, Student t test and logistic regression.
Results: The percentage of students with depressive symptoms was 23% (male 12.3%, women 28.4%), with a significant difference in depressive symptoms between women and men medical students (OR=2.8). 68% of students who had depressive symptoms failed a subject, which was a risk of disapproval of 2.4 times compared with those without such symptomatology. The variables sex and depressive symptomatology were found to be factors related to poor academic performance, with an increased risk for students with symptoms (OR=2.2, 95% CI=1.56-3.20).
Conclusions: Depressive symptomatology is an important risk factor for failing a subject or having a poor academic performance.


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