PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG THE FACULTY OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES. LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction. Over the past 20 years, the education sector has undergone wide scale changes. The transforming processes in medical education around the world and the expansion of the educator’s functions predetermine the need for a comprehensive study of prevalence and predictors of psychological distress among the medical faculty staff. According to recent estimates, the global prevalence of depressive symptoms among healthcare workers was 28.8%.
Aim. Analysis of publications devoted to the study of the global prevalence and risk factors of psychological distress among medical faculty members.
Search strategy. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Ovid, SpringerLink databases for relevant literature. The search depth was 10 years. Inclusion criteria: full-text original and review articles in English and Russian, systematic reviews, meta-analyses. Exclusion criteria: reports and abstracts of conferences, personal messages and newspaper publications, the absence of the full text of the article in English or Russian. Based on the search results, 83 publications that met our requirements were included in the literature review.
Results. According to the available data, faculty staff have higher levels of borderline mental disturbances compared to the general population. This is becoming a major cause of concern for mental health due to the fact that anxiety-depressive disorders have increasingly predispose a high suicidality rate among healthcare workers.
Conclusion. A literature review has shown that the study of the severity and risk factors of psychological distress among medical faculty deserves special interest due to the negative impact on physical and mental health.
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Uristemova A.K., Myssayev A.O., Migina L.Ye., Mautkanova A.O. Psychological distress among the faculty of the medical universities. Literature review // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2021, (Vol.23) 6, pp. 214-223. doi:10.34689/SH.2021.23.6.023Related publications:
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