Level of Anxiety among Medical Students of the Preclinical and the Clinical Years in Saudi Arabia
Muneera Adel Alrubayii, Ossama Elsaid, Ossama Mohammed Zakaria, Latifah Abdulrahim Alsayed Alhashim, Sarah Khalid Alateeq, Saleh Abdulrahman Almulhim, Ahmed Yousef Almulhim
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 1–9 · Published 29 Dec 2022
10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i627279Abstract
Background: Anxiety is one of the challenging problems among the general population. It may have a negative impact on the person productivity, also on his physical and mental health. Scientific studies indicate high prevalence of anxiety among medical students compared to the general population. Aims: Level of anxiety among pre-clinical and clinical medical students in Saudi Arabia Methods: A cross-sectional study with A special Arabic language questionnaire form by using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scale. It was electronically distributed through the social media platforms using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scale. Results: The study included 500 medical students from different colleges of medicine, Saudi Arabia. 319 (63.8%) students were females and 181 (36.2%) were males. High anxiety level was detected among 29 (5.8%) students, 88 (17.6%) students had moderate anxiety level while the majority 383 (76.6%) students had low anxiety level.
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