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Depression and Abuse During Medical Internships in Peruvian Hospitals
Author(s)
Vilchez‐Cornejo, Jennifer
Universidad Nacional de Ucayali
Viera-Morón, Ronald David
Universidad Nacional del Santa
Sánchez-Vicente, Juan C.
Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga
Taminche-Canayo, Ruth
Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
Carrasco-Farfan, Carlos Andres
Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga
Palacios-Zegarra, Alexis Armando
Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz Gallo
Mendoza-Flores, Cynthia
Universidad Andina Néstor Cáceres Velásquez
Quispe-López, Pedro
Universidad Andina Néstor Cáceres Velásquez
Toro‐Huamanchumo, Carlos J.
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Date Issued
15 de octubre de 2018
Type
Article
Volume
49
Issue
2
Series/Report No.
Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría
Start Page
76
End Page
83
ISSN
0034-7450
2530-3139
Abstract
Objective To estimate the prevalence of depression and abuse and identify the associated factors in medical interns in Peruvian hospitals. Methods We conducted a multicentre, cross-sectional and analytical study during the months of March to May 2016. We included medical interns from 18 Peruvian hospitals, in Lima and provinces. We used a survey that included sociodemographic data and a scale to measure the perception of abuse (psychological, physical and sexual). In addition, we used the Spanish version of the PHQ-9 to evaluate depression. We used Poisson regression with robust variances to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs). Results A total of 402 medical interns participated in the study, the median age was 25 [IQR: 21-33], and 52.7% were male. Moreover, 25.4% of them suffered from depression. In the adjusted model, the variables associated with depression were age (PRa=1.15), the number of hours they sleep per day (PRa=1.23), being a woman (PRa=3.33), performing the internship in a province (PRa=0.25), studying at a public university (PRa=0.64), living with parents (PRa=0.65) or alone (PRa=0.33), and having perceived some type of abuse (PRa=1.07). Conclusions A quarter of surveyed medical interns had depression. Early screening is necessary to identify perceived abuse and other triggering depression factors that may adversely affect work performance and overall mental health during medical internships.