KHẢO SÁT THỰC TRẠNG VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN RỐI LOẠN LO ÂU Ở SINH VIÊN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ

Abstract

Background: Anxiety disorders are a very common mental health problem today, affecting millions of people around the world, including students. Study Objective: To describe the prevalence, and characteristics, and investigate some factors associated with anxiety disorders. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used with 400 medical students at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the 2023-2024 academic year. Assess anxiety disorders using the GAD-7 scale, with a total GAD score < 7 being non-anxious and a GAD score ≥ 7 being an anxiety disorder. Results: The rate of severe anxiety disorder was 49.2%. Factors associated with severe anxiety disorder included gender, age, year of study, academic performance, sports participation, reading books or watching movies, union membership, perceived difficulties with regulations, study, and on-duty schedules, failing subjects, and retaking subjects (p < 0.5). Conclusion: Anxiety disorder is highly prevalent among students and can potentially affect their academic performance and quality of life. The university needs to have more regulations and supportive policies to create a comfortable learning environment for students, while students need to allocate their study time reasonably and actively participate in more extracurricular activities to prevent anxiety disorders.