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https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2022.373

Use of Anxiolytics in Medical Students at the Faculty of Medicine Osijek

Romana Marušić orcid.org/0000-0003-0392-2943 ; Department of Internal Medicine, National Memorial Hospital Vukovar, Vukovar, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dora Karl orcid.org/0000-0001-6567-6114 ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Marija Olujić orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-8742 ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3 Balog Ophthalmologic Polyclinic, Osijek, Croatia;
Petra Jurić orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-9891 ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Kristina Kralik orcid.org/0000-0002-4481-6365 ; Department of Biophysics, Medical Statistics and Medical Informatics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Tatjana Bačun orcid.org/0000-0001-7012-5325 ; 5Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dunja Degmečić ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Sažetak

Introduction: Anxiolytics are one of the most prescribed drugs due to their wide therapeutic use.
Aims: Our goal is to examine the frequency of anxiolytics use in medical students. Materials and methods: 222 medical
students from 1st to 6th year at the Faculty of Medicine in Osijek participated in the research by solving an anonymous
questionnaire. Results: Of the 222 students, 19.5% used anxiolytics. Women use them significantly more than men.
The most common indication for use is anxiety. The most used benzodiazepine is alprazolam. They are mostly used by
6th-year medical students. Reasons for benzodiazepine use vary depending on the year of study; 3rd-year students use
benzodiazepines due to upcoming exams, while for the 5th and 6th year students, family and love problems are more common reasons. 59.1% of students use benzodiazepines once every few months, while 5% use them daily. 20.9% use
and consider herbal sedatives useful. 32.6% of students who used benzodiazepines sought professional help, while 41.9 %
thought about it. Conclusions: Even though medical students are exposed to great stress and use anxiolytics more than
the general population; their use is rational and controlled.

Ključne riječi

Anxiety; Anxiolytics; Mental Health; Students

Hrčak ID:

296665

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/296665

Datum izdavanja:

21.12.2022.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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