Level and Factors Responsible for Depression among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students in Islamabad.
| Autor: | Anum Hussain, Enfall Shoukat, Hira Zafar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 7-12 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2226-9215 2410-888X |
| Popis: | Background: In recent past, depression has been estimated to have an increased prevalence amongst students and particularly in medical students which affects their competence, performance and capabilities. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to find out the level and causes of depression among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students. The second objective was to find out relationship between different contributing factors and depression. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study was done with a sample of 282 students of Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences. The study duration was from 01 April to 30th August 2012. Details of data were collected through structured questionnaire contained causes responsible for the depression and Beck’s Inventory Score to measure level of depression. Results: Majority of students (27%) from all semesters have severe problem with scope of field. Out of 77 students, 27 have shown mild depression whereas 16 students lie in moderate depression. Students who do not have any friend issues constitutes 16 out of 52 (30%) fall in category of moderate depression and those who consider it a severe problem are 27 out of 52 (52%) also have moderate depression. Conclusion: Male students showed more depression than female students. A direct relationship was present between depression and family/friend issues. Residence was found out to be a prominent contributing factor in causing depression in such a way that day scholars were recorded to be more depressed than hostelites. On the other hand, the students who participated in extracurricular activities were least likely to get depressed. Keywords: Depression, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Becks Inventory Score |
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