Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review.
<h4>Background</h4>A significant increase in distress and mental health illnesses has been identified in medical students during their training. As a result, medical schools have attempted to understand factors linked to well-being. Wellness questionnaires present a useful approach to id...
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>A significant increase in distress and mental health illnesses has been identified in medical students during their training. As a result, medical schools have attempted to understand factors linked to well-being. Wellness questionnaires present a useful approach to identifying students with risk factors for mental health to provide appropriate resources for support and referrals. This study aims to identify validated questionnaires in the literature that measure medical student wellness.<h4>Methods</h4>A scoping review methodology was selected and an exhaustive search of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, EPIC, and Education Source, was performed from 1999 to May 27, 2021. A compilation of validated wellness evaluation tools, surveys and questionnaires assessing wellness beyond depression and anxiety was reviewed. All validated methods of wellness assessment for medical students were included.<h4>Results</h4>5,001 studies were identified once duplicate records were removed. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23 articles were included in a qualitative synthesis and explored in detail. The following six validated questionnaires measuring the wellness of medical school students are reported and discussed: the Medical Student Stress Profile (MSSP), the Medical Student Stress Questionnaire (MSSQ), the Medical Student Well-Being Index (MSWBI), the Perceived Medical School Stress (PMSS), the Perceived Stress Scale for Medical Students (PSSMS), and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory-Medical Student Version (OLBI-MS). These validated questionnaires provide various aspects to the assessment of wellbeing.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Wellbeing evaluations are reliable in identifying medical students who are at risk for mental health illnesses but must be chosen carefully based on contexts, academic environment and student population. A direct comparison between validated questionnaires for student wellbeing is not possible and individual medical schools must determine the appropriateness and validity of such tools based on population-specific characteristics and demands. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc16b86e2a144a5986068d4568b1e6a02025-02-05T05:32:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011710e027689410.1371/journal.pone.0276894Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review.Kay-Anne HaykalLara PereiraAidan PowerKarine Fournier<h4>Background</h4>A significant increase in distress and mental health illnesses has been identified in medical students during their training. As a result, medical schools have attempted to understand factors linked to well-being. Wellness questionnaires present a useful approach to identifying students with risk factors for mental health to provide appropriate resources for support and referrals. This study aims to identify validated questionnaires in the literature that measure medical student wellness.<h4>Methods</h4>A scoping review methodology was selected and an exhaustive search of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, EPIC, and Education Source, was performed from 1999 to May 27, 2021. A compilation of validated wellness evaluation tools, surveys and questionnaires assessing wellness beyond depression and anxiety was reviewed. All validated methods of wellness assessment for medical students were included.<h4>Results</h4>5,001 studies were identified once duplicate records were removed. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23 articles were included in a qualitative synthesis and explored in detail. The following six validated questionnaires measuring the wellness of medical school students are reported and discussed: the Medical Student Stress Profile (MSSP), the Medical Student Stress Questionnaire (MSSQ), the Medical Student Well-Being Index (MSWBI), the Perceived Medical School Stress (PMSS), the Perceived Stress Scale for Medical Students (PSSMS), and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory-Medical Student Version (OLBI-MS). These validated questionnaires provide various aspects to the assessment of wellbeing.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Wellbeing evaluations are reliable in identifying medical students who are at risk for mental health illnesses but must be chosen carefully based on contexts, academic environment and student population. A direct comparison between validated questionnaires for student wellbeing is not possible and individual medical schools must determine the appropriateness and validity of such tools based on population-specific characteristics and demands.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276894&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Kay-Anne Haykal Lara Pereira Aidan Power Karine Fournier Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review. PLoS ONE |
| title | Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review. |
| title_full | Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review. |
| title_fullStr | Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review. |
| title_short | Medical student wellness assessment beyond anxiety and depression: A scoping review. |
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