Conference paper
EVALUATION OF THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM POLAND, PORTUGAL AND GERMANY
Mariusz Seweryn
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
Kinga Tyrała
; Students’ Scientific Society, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
Aleksandra Kolarczyk-Haczyk
; Students’ Scientific Society, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
Magdalena Bonk
; Students’ Scientific Society, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
Weronika Bulska
; Students’ Scientific Society, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
Krzysztof Krysta
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
Abstract
Background: Depression is a serious illness affecting health, family and professional life of many people of all sectors of society.
It also concerns students, regardless of their geographical location. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a proper tool to brief
check of the level of depression because it has high correlation with depression. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the
level of depression among medical students from Poland, Portugal and Germany.
Subjects and methods: Students from different countries were asked to fill in an electronic form containing the BDI. The form
was created separately for each country, using official translation of the BDI, approved by the competent psychiatric association.
Google Drive software was used for the electronic form, and Stat soft Statistica v10 software for statistical analysis.
Results: There were statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in terms of average score of the BDI and of the proportion of
the scores more than 10 points of medical and technology students among kinds of studies and countries. The average score of the
BDI of medical students: Poland: 13.76±9.99 points; Germany: 8.49±7.64 points; Portugal: 7.37±7.67 points. The average score of
the BDI of technology students: Poland: 12.42±9.66 points; Germany: 10.51±8.49 points; Portugal: 9.25±8.97 points. The
proportion of the scores more than 10 points of medical students: Poland 56.32% (285/506) Germany 34.92% (154/441) Portugal
26.03% (82/315). The proportion of the scores more than 10 points of technology students: Poland 55.01% (368/669) Germany
43.82% (156/356) Portugal 37.57% (136/362).
Conclusions: The highest depression score among medical and technology students according the BDI was found in Poland. A
proper monitoring of depression is required, as well as rapid and appropriate help for those who suffer from it.
Keywords
depression; medical students; technology students; Beck Depression Inventory - BDI
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264497
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Publication date:
8.9.2015.
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