ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sukanya Rakkhajeekul

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Mental Health Survey in Medical Students in Khon Kaen University.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand,Vol. 53, No. 1, January-March 2008, Page 31.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: To study the mental of medical students in each year of khon kaen University, and to explore factors associated with mental health. Method: Descriptive cross sectional survey was conducted. Participations were 839 medical students in Khon Kaen University studing during academic year 2006. A self-rating questionnaire was used as a measurement. The questionnaire consist of 2 parts: 1) demographic data of population characteristics and factors associated with mental health, 2) Thai Mental Health Indicator consists of 54 items. Statistics used were percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson chi-square, Fisher exact test and Multinomial logistic regression. Results: A total number of 839 from 1,134 medical students answered the questionnaire (74%). 13% of medical students had lower than normal mental health. There was statistical significance in the difference between mental health of medical students in each year. Higher year of study had a tendency to poorer mental health. Mostly 4th year medical students had mental health lower than the norm (18%) and 1st year medical students had the least mental health lower than the norm (2.8%). Factors associated with mental health of medical students were level of class, reasons for choosing medicine, attitudes towards choosing medicine, participation in outside curriculum activities, and capacity to discuss problems with friends. Conclusion: Thirteen percent of medical students Khon Kaen University, 2006 had mental health lower than the norm. Higher year of study had more students with low mental health. Therefore there should be an intervention to help those medical students with poor mental health to improve their mental health and prevention might be needed to protect them from mental illness.

Keywords: medical student, mental health

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University

Code: 20080089

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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