Niveles de ansiedad y factores asociados en los estudiantes de último año de la Carrera de Medicina de la Universidad Católica de Cuenca en el periodo Septiembre – Febrero 2024

Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety is a feeling of fear of stimuli that provoke restlessness, concern, or hypervigilance. Thus, it is currently considered a mental health problem in young people. Objective: To identify anxiety levels and sociodemographic factors that influencing senior medical students at the Catholic University of Cuenca from September 2023 to February 2024. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2023 to February 2024, using the 14-item Hamilton anxiety scale to measure anxiety levels. The population consisted of 415 final-year medical students. Inclusion criteria included students in the last year of the previous and redesign curriculum program, with only one course enrollment, and who agreed to participate in the research. On the other hand, exclusion criteria included students who refused to participate in the research process, surveys not filled out completely or filled out incorrectly, and students diagnosed with anxiety. Results: Anxiety levels and their sociodemographic factors were identified, showing that 7.4% of the students reported no anxiety, 32.4% had mild anxiety, and 60.1% had significant anxiety. Conclusion: It was concluded that students are predominantly at a higher level of anxiety, and the various factors analyzed showed variability in the percentages of affected students but there was no significant relationship between them.