دورية أكاديمية
Investigating the Impact of Community Volunteerism on the Mental Health of Medical Students.
| العنوان: | Investigating the Impact of Community Volunteerism on the Mental Health of Medical Students. |
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| المؤلفون: | Duncan SA; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Sperling GL; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Moy MI; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Hansen R; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA.; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA., Soudah CK; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Rodriguez P; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Rego A; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Rojas VN; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Paul M; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Robicheaux JA; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Chen C; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Thang C; John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA., Agana DFG; Department of Epidemiology, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Director of the MPH Program School of Public and Population Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA. |
| المصدر: | Journal of medical education and curricular development [J Med Educ Curric Dev] 2023 Jul 31; Vol. 10, pp. 23821205231191903. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 31 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101690298 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2382-1205 (Print) Linking ISSN: 23821205 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Educ Curric Dev Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2016- > : Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications Original Publication: Auckland, New Zealand : Libertas Academica Ltd., [2014]- |
| مستخلص: | Objective: This study aimed to analyze the impact of community service on the mental health of medical students through their perception of stress. Methods: The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure the stress levels of 82 medical students over a 3-month period. Additional survey questions gauged students' weekly volunteer experiences in clinical and nonclinical settings and their perceived effects on stress and quality of life. Results: Results found an inverse relationship between the number of clinical volunteer hours and perceived stress ( P = .0497). Nonclinical and total volunteer hours were correlated with both reduced perceived stress levels (nonclinical P = .0095, total P = .0052) and better quality of life (nonclinical P = .0301, total P = .0136). All individual perceived stress scores fell into the low or moderate stress ranges of the Perceived Stress Scale per the week-to-week analysis. Conclusion: The preliminary results raised important research questions about the impact of volunteering on medical student perceived stress. As medical students face higher levels of stress in comparison to the general population, it is exceedingly important to determine methods to decrease their risk of compromising their mental health. This study may aid in decision-making and research in favor of or against offering community service opportunities as part of the core medical education curriculum. Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© The Author(s) 2023.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: community service; medical students; mental health; perceived stress; public health |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230804 Latest Revision: 20230918 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20230919 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10395163 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/23821205231191903 |
| PMID: | 37538105 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2382-1205 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/23821205231191903 |