Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and stress in medical residents of a Brazilian academic health system

BackgroundSeveral studies correlate medical residency with the occurrence of mental health disorders, Burnout Syndrome and quality of life impairment. It has been demonstrated that mental health disorders increase medical errors and lead to less effective patient care. Considering such context, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety, depression, stress and to identify its correlates with Burnout Syndrome and quality of life in a sample of medical residents and fellow physicians of the largest Brazilian academic health system.MethodsIn 2017, 1648 participants were voluntarily and anonymously surveyed online about demographic characteristics, Burnout Syndrome, mental symptoms, and quality of life measured by validated questionnaires. Responses were captured through REDCap platform and multivariate statistical analyses were performed with STATA 15.ResultsA total of 606 (36.8%) residents/fellows physicians completed the survey. Depression symptoms were present in 19%, anxiety symptoms in 16% and stress symptoms in 17.7% of the sample.Burnout Syndrome was present in 63% of the sample. Multivariate analysis showed a statistical significant positive correlation between Burnout Syndrome and depression, anxiety and stress symptoms and a negative correlation between mental symptoms and quality of life scores.ConclusionsMental health symptoms prevalence in this study is similar to other studies and their occurrence is positively correlated with Burnout Syndrome among medical residents/fellow physicians of the largest Brazilian academic health system. These results are relevant and must be confirmed by multicentric longitudinal studies. This study reinforces the importance of debating interventions to improve mental health among doctors in training.

Palavras-chave

Medical residents, Mental health, Burnout syndrome, Quality of life

URI

https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/33170

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Coleções

Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MPS
Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICr
Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/InCor
Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/IPq
Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/23
Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/36

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