Depression and Abuse During Medical Internships in Peruvian Hospitals

Objective To estimate the prevalence of depression and abuse and identify the associated factors in medical interns in Peruvian hospitals. Methods We conducted a multicentre, cross-sectional and analytical study during the months of March to May 2016. We included medical interns from 18 Peruvian hos...

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Autores principales: Vilchez‐Cornejo, Jennifer, Viera-Morón, Ronald David, Larico Calla, Gabriel Leonardo, Alvarez Cutipa, Daniela Carla, Sánchez-Vicente, Juan C., Taminche-Canayo, Ruth, Carrasco-Farfan, Carlos Andres, Palacios-Zegarra, Alexis Armando, Mendoza-Flores, Cynthia, Quispe-López, Pedro, Toro‐Huamanchumo, Carlos J.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: 2018
Materias:
Depression
Medical education
Internship And Residency
Aggression
Medical Students
Educación Médica
Depresión
Estudiantes De Medicina
Internado Y Residencia
Agresión
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Sumario:Objective To estimate the prevalence of depression and abuse and identify the associated factors in medical interns in Peruvian hospitals. Methods We conducted a multicentre, cross-sectional and analytical study during the months of March to May 2016. We included medical interns from 18 Peruvian hospitals, in Lima and provinces. We used a survey that included sociodemographic data and a scale to measure the perception of abuse (psychological, physical and sexual). In addition, we used the Spanish version of the PHQ-9 to evaluate depression. We used Poisson regression with robust variances to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs). Results A total of 402 medical interns participated in the study, the median age was 25 [IQR: 21-33], and 52.7% were male. Moreover, 25.4% of them suffered from depression. In the adjusted model, the variables associated with depression were age (PRa=1.15), the number of hours they sleep per day (PRa=1.23), being a woman (PRa=3.33), performing the internship in a province (PRa=0.25), studying at a public university (PRa=0.64), living with parents (PRa=0.65) or alone (PRa=0.33), and having perceived some type of abuse (PRa=1.07). Conclusions A quarter of surveyed medical interns had depression. Early screening is necessary to identify perceived abuse and other triggering depression factors that may adversely affect work performance and overall mental health during medical internships.

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