The association between how medical students were selected and their perceived stress levels in Year-1 of medical school

Autor: Vera M.A. Broks, Karen M. Stegers-Jager, Suzanne Fikrat-Wevers, Walter. W. Van den Broek, Andrea M. Woltman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Education, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04411-0
Popis: Abstract Background The prevalence of medical students’ mental distress is high. While schools apply various methods to select a well-performing and diverse student population, little is known about the association between different selection methods and the well-being of these students during medical school. The present retrospective multi-cohort study assessed whether students selected by high grades, assessment, or weighted lottery showed different stress perception levels in Year-1 of medical school. Methods Of 1144 Dutch Year-1 medical students, 650 (57%) of the cohorts 2013, 2014, and 2018 who were selected by high grades, assessment, or weighted lottery completed a stress perception questionnaire (PSS-14). A multilevel regression analysis assessed the association between selection method (independent variable) and stress perception levels (dependent variable) while controlling for gender and cohort. In a post-hoc analysis, academic performance (optimal vs. non-optimal) was included in the multilevel model. Results Students selected by assessment (B = 2.25, p
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