Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Medicine Residents: in the context of COVID-19 pandemia
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ObjectivesTo investigate the prevalence of mental health problems of physicians in residency programs in Colombia, according to their population characteristics and in association with the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out, from OCT 2020 to FEB 2021 a virtual survey was sent to those doctors who were studying any year of residence in the national territory. Sociodemographic characteristics, how they have experienced the pandemic, as well as several self-applied instruments including: PHQ-9, GAD-7, Roberts suicide ideation scale, CAGE, DAST-10 and Burnout screening inventory (BSI), were assessed.Results95 people answered the questionnaire. 56 (58.95%) were women and 39 (41.05%) were men, with a mean age of 29 years. The presence of anxious and depressive symptoms was evidenced in 63.16% (n = 60) and 64.21% (n = 61) of the participants, respectively. 24.21% (n = 23) exhibited suicidal ideation, 11.57% (n = 11) burnout syndrome, 25.26% (n = 24) presented problematic alcohol consumption, and only one person described abuse or dependence for psychoactive substances. Likewise, a trend to higher levels of mental health problems was observed when someone was exposed to or a person close to COVID-19.ConclusionsThis study shows, with the exception of Burnout syndrome, higher levels of mental health problems in Colombian residents, especially anxious and depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. It is considered, as recent studies have shown, these results are associated with the greater stress and uncertainty that the pandemic has generated on residents and health personnel in general.
