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Table 4 Medical field students’ attitudes toward medical student syndrome

From: The journey of medical field students: uncovering medical student syndrome, personality traits, and their interactions

Variable

Frequency (%) (N = 300)

What do you think about medical student syndrome?

•       Phase in a medical student’s life

156 (52.00)

•       Should be taken more seriously.

118 (39.33)

•       Other

26 (8.67)

Do you think that medical student syndrome plays a major role in the life of medical students?

•       Agree

189 (63.00)

•       Neutral

88 (29.33)

•       Do not agree

23 (7.67)

Do you think this feeling affects a person who suffers such syndrome?

•       Negative effect

220 (73.33)

•       No

62 (20.67)

•       Positive effect

18 (6.00)

Which of the following preventive measures do you think is most effective?

•       Healthier lifestyle

209 (69.67)

•       Sleep better.

139 (46.33)

•       Talking to a professional

131 (43.67)

•       Talking to a friend

73 (24.33)

•       Others

22 (7.33)

What is the name of the disease you thought you had contradicted? #

•         Tumors

21 (7.00)

•         Diabetes Mellitus

16 (5.33)

•         Depression

15 (5.00)

•         OCD

11 (3.67)

•         Cardiac diseases

10 (3.33)

•         General Anxiety disorders

6 (2.00)

•         Psychiatric diseases (Not specified)

5 (1.67)

•         Renal disease (Not specified)

4 (1.33)

•         Asthma

3 (1.00)

•         Rheumatoid arthritis

3 (1.00)

•         ADHD

2 (0.67)

•         Diabetes Insipidus

2 (0.67)

•         IBD

2 (0.67)

•         IBS

2 (0.67)

•         Neurological disease (Not specified)

2 (0.67)

•         PCOS

2 (0.67)

•         Peptic ulcer

2 (0.67)

•         Tremors

2 (0.67)

•         Others ##

24 (7.92)

  1. # Multiple answers were allowed
  2. ## Others include Allergic Rhinitis, anemia, aneurysm, bipolar disorder, hypertension, hemorrhoids, multiple sclerosis, infarction, PTD, rheumatic fever, schizophrenia, PTSD, perforated drum, varicocele, and vitamin D deficiency
  3. Abbreviations: OCD: Obsessive-compulsive disorder; ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactive disorder; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome