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The Effect of Spiritual Health on Depression in Medical Students
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Maryam Shamsaei  , Fatemeh Ershadi Nik , Faride Ensafdaran * |
| Research Center of Quran, Hadith and Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , f.ensafdaran@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (463 Views) |
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Background and Aim: Depression is one of the common mental challenges in society, which is not limited to a specific time, place, or person, and can include all groups of society, including students. In the past, the positive effect of spirituality on mental health has been proven and this relationship is known to be significant. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between spiritual health and depression in medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this cross-sectional observational-descriptive study, 108 basic science students, 54 physiopathology students, and 188 clinical medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were investigated. To collect data, a questionnaire form including spiritual health and depression questionnaires was used. Demographic status, including age, sex, educational level, living status, and native status were also asked at the beginning of the questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 24 software.
Results: Data analysis showed that the level of spiritual health of the majority of participants (53.4%) was moderate. The level of spiritual health had a statistically significant relationship with all demographic variables except age. In terms of depression status, 241 people (68.9%) of the participants did not have depression. Eighty people (22.9%) had mild depression, 25 people (7.1%) had moderate depression, and 4 people (1.1%) had severe depression. The state of depression had a statistically significant relationship with the variables of residence status and being native/non-native, and it did not have a statistically significant relationship with other demographic variables. The state of depression had a statistically significant relationship with the level of spiritual health in such a way that the highest prevalence of lack of depression was related to the group with the high level of spiritual health and severe depression had the highest prevalence in the group with the low level of spiritual health (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The present study showed that there was a significant and inverse relationship between spiritual health and the severity of depression in medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Therefore, promoting spiritual health can be considered as one of the approaches to reduce the prevalence of depression in the student population. |
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| Keywords: Depression, Spiritual Health, Medical Students |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Spiritual Health
Received: 2023/07/9 | Accepted: 2024/06/3 | Published: 2024/06/4
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