Prevalence of Medical Student Syndrome among Medical Students of Nepal.

Q3 Medicine

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI:10.33314/jnhrc.v22i03.5330

Samata Nepal, Alok Atreya, Swasti Bhandari, Laxmi Prasad Sapkota, Ritesh G Menezes, Laxman Gnawali, Kishor Adhikari

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Abstract

Background: Medical student syndrome (MSS) entails the development of symptoms of the same disease as the one being studied in medical students. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Medical student syndrome among medical students in Nepal and identify associated factors.

Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted at Lumbini Medical College Palpa, Nepal on medical students. Google form-based questionnaire was made, and the link was distributed to the students. A cut-off score was derived for Medical student syndrome. Students whose scores exceeded this threshold were categorized as having experienced Medical student syndrome. The responses received from the consenting students were downloaded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and exported to SPSS v 26 and analysed.

Results: The overall prevalence of Medical student syndrome was 17.8%. There was no significant difference in Medical student syndrome scores between genders (p = 0.801). However, year of study significantly influenced Medical student syndrome scores (p = 0.001, η² = 0.069), with final year students reporting higher scores.

Conclusions: This cross-sectional study revealed a significant prevalence of Medical Student Syndrome among medical students in Nepal, with nearly 18% reporting symptoms of the condition.

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尼泊尔医学生症候群的流行情况

背景：医学生症候群（MSS）是指医学生所研究的同一疾病的症状发展。本研究旨在确定尼泊尔医学生综合症的患病率，并确定相关因素。方法：对尼泊尔蓝毗尼医学院医学生进行横断面研究。制作谷歌表格问卷，并将链接分发给学生。得出医学生综合征的分值。分数超过这个阈值的学生被归类为经历过医学生综合症。从同意的学生收到的回复被下载在微软Excel电子表格和导出到SPSS v 26和分析。结果：医学生综合征总患病率为17.8%。医学生综合征评分在性别间差异无统计学意义（p = 0.801）。然而，学习年份显著影响医学生综合征得分（p = 0.001, η²= 0.069），最后一年的学生报告得分更高。结论：这项横断面研究揭示了尼泊尔医学生症候群的显著流行，近18%的医学生报告了症状。

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Journal of Nepal Health Research Council Medicine-Medicine (all)

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