The Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Rehabilitation Students in Iran
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Mehrnoosh Karimi
,
Khadijeh Kazemi
,
Fatemeh Rahimi
,
Maryam Sadat Mousavi
,
Mohammad Jafar Shaterzadeh Yazdi
Abstract
Introduction: The students’ mental health is a global concern. To reduce mental health problems, it is necessary to have adequate knowledge about their prevalence before any intervention. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of psychological disorders in rehabilitation students in Ahvaz, Iran
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 213 students (172 undergraduate, 26 graduate, and 15 postgraduate students) from the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) participated. They completed a demographic form, Beck’s Anxiety Inventory, Beck’s Depression Inventory, and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items.
Results: The results showed that 54.4%, 19.3%, and 15.5% of students had moderate to severe stress, anxiety and depression, respectively. The students’ psychological status had a significant positive correlation with the family history of psychological disorders and comorbidity. Furthermore, there was a significant negative correlation between the students’ psychological status and weekly study hours.
Conclusion: The university authorities can help reduce stress, depression, and anxiety of students by encouraging them to increase their study time.
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2. Hosseini S H SA, Rajabzadeh R. ,Reza Zadeh J. , Nabavi S H. , Ranaei M. Almasi A. Mental health of students of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences and related factors in 2010. Journal of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences. 2011;3(2):23-8[Article in Persian].
3. JafarTabatabaee T. AH, Khamesian A. The effect of optimismtrainingon the anxiety and depression of students of psychology at theAzad University of Birjand (2012). Modern Care Journal. 2013;10 (1):34-42.
4. Inam S, Saqib A, Alam E. Prevalence of anxiety and depression among medical students of private university. JOURNAL-PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2003;53(2):44-6.
5. Reddy M. Depression: the disorder and the burden. Indian journal of psychological medicine. 2010;32(1):1.
6. Rush AJ, Fava M, Wisniewski SR, Lavori PW, Trivedi MH, Sackeim HA, et al. Sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR* D): rationale and design. Controlled clinical trials. 2004;25(1):119-42.
7. P. D. Relation of family functioning and self concept in students of Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University during 2002. Pajouhandeh Journal. 2004;9(40):237-40.[Article in Persian].
8. NajafiKalyani M, Pourjam E, Jamshidi N, Karimi S, NajafiKalyani V. Survey of stress, anxiety, depression and self-concept of students of Fasa University of medical sciences, 2010. Journal of Fasa University of Medical Sciences. 2013;3(3):235-40.
9. Stallman HM. Psychological distress in university students: A comparison with general population data. Australian Psychologist. 2010;45(4):249-57.
10. Bayram N, Bilgel N. The prevalence and socio-demographic correlations of depression, anxiety and stress among a group of university students. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. 2008;43(8):667-72.
11. Rezaee Adriani M AA, Ahmadi F, Vahedian Azimi A. Comparison of depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life in dormitories students of Tarbiat Modares University. Iranian Journal of Nursing Research. 2007;2(5):31-8[In Persian].
12. Retteck S. The mental health of student in higher Education. Journal of Psychology. 2003;5(4):80-9.
13. Espidkar F gA, fakhri A. . Evaluation and comparison of depression and anxiety among native and non-native students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Quartery Educational Development of Jundishapur. 2015;6(2):185-90[Article in persian].
14. Zamanian Z , SH R, Kaveh N, A K, H D, M S. Prevalence of depression and its correlations in students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Health system research. 2016:38-43[Article in Persian].
15. Soltanifar A. MF, Abdollahian E., Tanbakoochi B. Assessment of Anxiety Symptoms among Medical and Paramedical Students. Ardabil Health Scientific Journal. 2010;1(1):7-13[Article in Persian].
16. Javaherian M, Dabbaghipour N, Mafinejad MK, Ghotbi N, Khakneshin AA, Moghadam BA. The Role of Simulated Patient in Physiotherapy Education: A Review Article. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation. 2020;14(2):69-80.
17. Shah T, Patel MD, Shah H. A STUDY TO EVALUATE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS-AN INSTITUTION BASED PILOT STUDY. International Journal of Current Research and Review. 2016;8(20):20.
18. Syed A, Ali SS, Khan M. Frequency of depression, anxiety and stress among the undergraduate physiotherapy students. Pakistan journal of medical sciences. 2018;34(2):468.
19. Kaviani H, Mousavi A. Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Tehran University Medical Journal. 2008.
20. Ghassemzadeh H, Mojtabai R, Karamghadiri N, Ebrahimkhani N. Psychometric properties of a Persian‐language version of the Beck Depression Inventory‐Second edition: BDI‐II‐PERSIAN. Depression and anxiety. 2005;21(4):185-92.
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22. Rahi S. Research design and methods: A systematic review of research paradigms, sampling issues and instruments development. International Journal of Economics & Management Sciences. 2017;6(2):1-5.
23. Ahmed I, Banu H, Al-Fageer R, Al-Suwaidi R. Cognitive emotions: depression and anxiety in medical students and staff. Journal of critical care. 2009;24(3):e1-e7.
24. Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Shanafelt TD. Systematic review of depression, anxiety, and other indicators of psychological distress among US and Canadian medical students. Academic Medicine. 2006;81(4):354-73.
25. Fawzy M, Hamed SA. Prevalence of psychological stress, depression and anxiety among medical students in Egypt. Psychiatry research. 2017;255:186-94.
26. Saravanan C, Wilks R. Medical students’ experience of and reaction to stress: the role of depression and anxiety. The Scientific World Journal. 2014;2014.
27. Ediz B, Ozcakir A, Bilgel N. Depression and anxiety among medical students: Examining scores of the beck depression and anxiety inventory and the depression anxiety and stress scale with student characteristics. Cogent Psychology. 2017;4(1):1283829.
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30. Killinger SL, Flanagan S, Castine E, Howard KA. Stress and depression among veterinary medical students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 2017;44(1):3-8.
31. Khodadadi B, Anbari K, Farahani SM. Evaluation of Anxiety, Stress and Depression among Students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, 2016. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science. 2018;6(1):258-94.
32. Seedhom AE, Kamel EG, Mohammed ES, Raouf NR. Predictors of perceived stress among medical and nonmedical college students, Minia, Egypt. International journal of preventive medicine. 2019;10.
33. Wahed WYA, Hassan SK. Prevalence and associated factors of stress, anxiety and depression among medical Fayoum University students. Alexandria Journal of medicine. 2017;53(1):77-84.
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Karimi M, Kazemi K, Rahimi F, Mousavi MS, Shaterzadeh Yazdi MJ. The Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Rehabilitation Students in Iran. jmr. 2022;16(3):228-234.
