Mental health in midwifery students: A French nationwide survey

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2024-09-04 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.104165

Ariel Frajerman , Romain Colle , Fabrice Jollant , Emmanuelle Corruble

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Abstract

Background

Poor mental health in health students is a major public health issue, impacting personal quality of life and functioning, curriculum and care quality to patients.

Problem

Few studies to date have examined mental health in midwifery students.

Aim

To evaluate the midwifery students'mental health.

Methods

An online cross-sectional survey was performed between 02/11/2023 and 11/12/2023. Anonymous questionnaires were sent to midwife students via academic emails by all midwife faculties in France. We assessed the prevalence of current depressive symptoms, current generalised anxiety symptoms, burnout for students in internship, 12-month major depressive disorder and 12-month suicidal ideation, humiliation, sexual harassment, and sexual aggression during their curriculum with specific questions. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify the main factors associated with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation.

Findings

Among midwifery students, 1920 (response rate: 51.9 %) were included. The prevalences of current depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, burnout, 12-month major depressive disorder, and 12-month suicidal ideation were 62 %, 47 %, 44 %, 13 % and 14 %, respectively. Humiliation, sexual harassment and sexual aggression were reported by 19 %, 1.8 % and 0.7 %, respectively. In multivariable analyses, having important financial difficulties and sexual violence were associated with higher rates of major depressive episodes and suicidal ideation.

Discussion

>1 in 10 students suffered from 12-month depression and/or suicidal ideation, and almost half of them expressed various distressing symptoms.

Conclusion

These alarming results highlighted the need for interventions to improve mental health in midwifery students, including safer conditions of education and living.

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助产士学生的心理健康：法国全国调查

背景医学生的心理健康状况不佳是一个重大的公共卫生问题，会影响个人的生活质量和功能、课程设置以及对患者的护理质量。法国所有助产士学院都通过学术电子邮件向助产士学生发送了匿名问卷。我们通过特定问题评估了当前抑郁症状、当前广泛焦虑症状、实习学生的职业倦怠、12 个月重度抑郁障碍和 12 个月自杀意念、课程期间的侮辱、性骚扰和性侵犯的发生率。研究采用多变量逻辑回归法来确定与重度抑郁障碍和自杀倾向相关的主要因素。当前抑郁症状、焦虑症状、职业倦怠、12 个月重度抑郁障碍和 12 个月自杀倾向的发生率分别为 62%、47%、44%、13% 和 14%。报告受到侮辱、性骚扰和性侵犯的比例分别为 19%、1.8% 和 0.7%。讨论>每10名学生中就有1名在12个月内患有抑郁症和/或有自杀倾向，其中近一半的学生表示出各种痛苦的症状。结论这些令人震惊的结果突出表明，需要采取干预措施来改善助产学生的心理健康，包括提供更安全的教育和生活条件。

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Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.