Clinical trial NCT06652074: Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in a Sample of Resident Doctors in Upper Egypt
Official title: Prevalence and Severity of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in a Sample of Resident Doctors in Upper Egypt.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Depression
Anxiety
Lead sponsor: Assiut University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-22
Enrollment: 220
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: resident doctors in Upper Egypt over age of 20

Brief summary: To assess the prevalence and severity of symptoms related to depression, anxiety, and stress, among population of resident doctors in Upper Egypt in Assiut University Hospitals and other hospitals in upper Egypt

Detailed description: Many resident doctors during their training experience different levels of stress and this continuous pressure can cause feelings of discouragement and dissatisfaction, which might lead to the desire of leaving a training program.

This pressure could be accompanied by anxiety and depression and have negative effects on clinical performance and even increase the risk of burnout. Adjusting to these hectic job burdens affects individual emotional and intellectual contingency, and the capacity to create a healthy home-work balance. Burnout in residents can have serious effects not only on personal well-being, interpersonal relationships as well as on career but also may have negative effects on patient care .

The prevalence and impact of mental health issues among resident doctors have garnered increasing attention in recent years. Studies suggest that residency training can exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and contribute to the development of mental health disorders. The implications of these conditions are profound, affecting not only the personal well-being of the doctors but also their professional performance, patient care quality, and overall healthcare system efficiency.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Resident doctors undergoing post-graduation training in Hospital.
* Resident in hospitals in Upper Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

* Resident doctors who were already under treatment for any psychiatric disorder and chronic medical illnesses.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of symptoms related to depression, anxiety,and stress
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Severity of symptoms related to depression, anxiety,and stress
timeFrame: 2 years
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