Level of Anxiety among Medical Students of the Preclinical and the Clinical Years in Saudi Arabia

Alrubayii, Muneera Adel and Elsaid, Ossama and Zakaria, Ossama Mohammed and Alhashim, Latifah Abdulrahim Alsayed and Alateeq, Sarah Khalid and Almulhim, Saleh Abdulrahman and Almulhim, Ahmed Yousef (2022) Level of Anxiety among Medical Students of the Preclinical and the Clinical Years in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 34 (62). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2456-9119

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i627279

Abstract

Background: Anxiety is one of the challenging problems among the general population. It may have a negative impact on the person productivity, also on his physical and mental health. Scientific studies indicate high prevalence of anxiety among medical students compared to the general population.

Aims: Level of anxiety among pre-clinical and clinical medical students in Saudi Arabia

Methods: A cross-sectional study with A special Arabic language questionnaire form by using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scale. It was electronically distributed through the social media platforms using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scale.

Results: The study included 500 medical students from different colleges of medicine, Saudi Arabia. 319 (63.8%) students were females and 181 (36.2%) were males. High anxiety level was detected among 29 (5.8%) students, 88 (17.6%) students had moderate anxiety level while the majority 383 (76.6%) students had low anxiety level.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	STM Library > Medical Science
Depositing User:	Managing Editor
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2023 09:58
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2024 04:07
URI:	http://open.journal4submit.com/id/eprint/1634

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