Medical student barriers to mental healthcare.

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Gaceta medica de Mexico Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.24875/GMM.M25000991

Roberto C Quiñones-Robles, Cristina Almeida-Perales, Dellanira Ruiz de Chávez-Ramírez, Carolina Díaz-Flores, Pascual G García-Zamora

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Abstract

Background: Medical education is associated with different mental disorders, a growing concern. Additionally, several barriers have been reported that hinder the use of mental health care services among physicians in training.

Objective: To identify the main barriers faced by medical students in seeking professional help and care the mental health.

Material and methods: Cross-sectional observational study of descriptive and analytical type, in medical students (n = 305), in whom the BACE (Barriers to Care Evaluation) instrument was applied and Pearson's correlation coefficient was applied.

Results: Based on mean subscale values of the instrument, the barriers from highest to lowest were: stigma (x- = 0.69, SD = 0.264), attitudinal (x- = 0.67, SD = 0.472) and structural (x- = 0.63, SD = 0.396). The characteristics most correlated with barriers included female gender, identification with gender and sexual diversity, having a mental health disorder, and exhibiting suicidal behavior (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: These findings are key in the creation of approaches to mitigate the impact these barriers have on the mental health care of medical students.

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医学生心理保健障碍。

背景：医学教育与不同的精神障碍相关，日益受到关注。此外，据报告，一些障碍阻碍了接受培训的医生使用心理保健服务。目的：了解医学生在寻求专业帮助和关心心理健康方面面临的主要障碍。材料与方法：描述性和分析型横断面观察性研究，共纳入305名医学生（n = 305），采用BACE （Barriers to Care Evaluation）量表，采用Pearson相关系数。结果：根据仪器的平均亚量表值，从高到低的障碍依次为：柱头（x- = 0.69, SD = 0.264）、态度（x- = 0.67, SD = 0.472）和结构（x- = 0.63, SD = 0.396）。与障碍最相关的特征包括女性性别、性别认同和性多样性、有心理健康障碍和有自杀行为（p < 0.05）。结论：这些研究结果是建立减轻这些障碍对医学生心理健康护理影响的方法的关键。

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Gaceta medica de Mexico 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

1.00

自引率

0.00%

发文量

216

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Gaceta Médica de México México is the official scientific journal of the Academia Nacional de Medicina de México, A.C. Its goal is to contribute to health professionals by publishing the most relevant progress both in research and clinical practice. Gaceta Médica de México is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, published both in paper and online in open access, both in Spanish and English. It has a brilliant editorial board formed by national and international experts.