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SMJS Volume 3 Issue 2, Page 25- Page 32
PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG PREPARATORY YEAR PROGRAM STUDENTS IN QASSIM UNIVERSITY
Ibrahim Algosair, Faisal Almishali, Fahad Alolayan, Abdulaziz Alharbi, Majed Wadi
Introduction: The mental health status of college students has become an important topic of public health, given the ever-increasing number of students in all developed countries. Student life, especially during the first year, is a period of vulnerability during which young students establish, test, and adjust to new emotions, stresses, and new psychological states. Mental health problems (MHPs) and mental distress such as changes in mood, anxiety, and depression can significantly impair quality of life and empathy, unprofessional, and burnout. From this perspective, MHPs may have a serious impact on a college student's life, affecting the capacity to organize highly demanding study hours, socialize, and perform academically, for which epidemiological data and studies are required and should be addressed as a priority.
Objective: To determine and assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among preparatory-year students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed the preparatory year program students in 2019. We invited them to volunteer in The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale - 21 items self-reported questionnaire.
Results: The participant shows a high prevalence of extremely severe to severe psychological states. In depression and anxiety scales, there was statistical significance between gender and depression and anxiety, in which females have a higher incidence of extremely severe depression and severe anxiety. Regarding the stress scale, older students are having more stress than younger students.
Conclusion: Our study showed that the students have extremely severe depression, severe anxiety, and stress and female students showed a higher level of stress than males. These findings suggest that when preparatory year program students enter the university, special care has to be taken and find out psychiatric morbidity or psychological stress.
To cite this article: Alogsair I, Almishali F, Alolayan F, Alharbi A, Wadi M. Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Preparatory year program students in Qassim University. Saudi Med J Students. 2022;3(1):25-32
