Depression, anxiety, burnout and empathy among Spanish medical students

Capdevila-Gaudens, Patricia; García-Abajo, Miguel; Flores-Funes, Diego; García-Barbero, Mila; García-Estañ, Joaquín

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Depression, anxiety, burnout and empathy among Spanish medical students

dc.contributor.author	Capdevila-Gaudens, Patricia
dc.contributor.author	García-Abajo, Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Flores-Funes, Diego
dc.contributor.author	García-Barbero, Mila
dc.contributor.author	García-Estañ, Joaquín
dc.contributor.department	Centro de Estudios Universitario en Educación Médica
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-28T11:02:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-28T11:02:10Z
dc.date.issued	2021-12
dc.description	© 2021 Capdevila-Gaudens et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in PLOS. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0260359	es
dc.description.abstract	Medical Education studies suggest that medical students experience mental distress in a proportion higher than in the rest of the population In the present study, we aimed to conduct a nationwide analysis of the prevalence of mental health problems among medical students. The study was carried out in 2020 in all 43 medical schools in Spain, and analyzes the prevalence of depression, anxiety, empathy and burnout among medical students (n = 5216). To measure these variables we used the Beck Depression Inventory Test for assessing depression, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Survey for Students was used for burnout, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to assess anxiety state and trait and the Jefferson Empathy Scale 12 to obtain empathy scores. In relation to depression, the data indicate an overall prevalence of 41%, with 23.4% of participants having moderate to severe levels, and 10% experiencing suicidal ideation. Burnout prevalence was 37%, significantly higher among 6th year than among 1st year students. Anxiety levels were consistent with those reported previously among medical students (25%), and were higher than in the general population for both trait and state anxiety. The prevalence of trait anxiety was higher among women. Empathy scores were at the top end of the scale, with the highest-scoring group (>130) containing a greater percentage of women. Similarly to those published previously for other countries, these results provide a clear picture of the mental disorders affecting Spanish medical students. Medicine is an extremely demanding degree and it is important that universities and medical schools view this study as an opportunity to ensure conditions that help minimize mental health problems among their students. Some of the factors underlying these problems can be prevented by, among other things, creating an environment in which mental health is openly discussed and guidance is provided. Other factors need to be treated medically, and medical schools and universities should therefore provide support to students in need through the medical services available within their institutions.	es
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260359
dc.identifier.eisbn	PLOS ONE, 16(12), e0260359 - December 2021	es
dc.identifier.issn	1932-6203
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/136163
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Public Library of Science	es
dc.relation	Sociedad Española de Educación Médica	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Depresión	es
dc.subject	Burnout	es
dc.subject	Estudiantes de Medicina	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::37 - Educación. Enseñanza. Formación. Tiempo libre	es
dc.title	Depression, anxiety, burnout and empathy among Spanish medical students	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
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