Assessment of Anxiety and Mood Disorder in Veterinary Students and its Related Factors via a Bayesian Statistics

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  • HAYASE Ayano
    Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine I, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
  • KIMURA Yuya
    Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine I, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
  • ITOH Naoyuki
    Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine I, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University

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  • ベイズ統計による獣医学生の不安・気分障害および関連要因の推定
  • ベイズ トウケイ ニ ヨル ジュウイ ガクセイ ノ フアン ・ キブン ショウガイ オヨビ カンレン ヨウイン ノ スイテイ

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<p>Veterinary professions and students are considered overstressed and therefore prone to mental illness. In Japan, besides occupational stressors, other significant stressors include the impact of natural disasters. A web survey was conducted to understand the mental health situation of veterinary students. Using the K6 test, anxiety and mood disorders were observed in 89 of 348 (25.6%) participants. Experiences of addiction, a history of mental illness, suicide ideation, and suicide attempt were observed in 33 (9.5%), 26 (7.5%), 168 (48.3%), and 19 (5.5%) students, respectively. By Bayesian estimation, odds ratio (OR) of anxiety and mood disorders was calculated as “expected a posteriori(posterior standard deviation)[95% credible interval].” ORs of >1 were seen in those who could not talk others about their problems: 2.40(0.61)[1.43, 3.81]; those who experienced the Tottori earthquake: 12.05(26.54)[1.15, 54.77]; those with a history of mental illness: 3.50(1.49)[1.46, 7.13]; those with suicidal ideation: 17.62(7.07)[8.30, 35.22]; and those with suicidal attempt: 13.86(9.29)[4.29, 37.04]. Then, hierarchical binary logistic models with university and grade levels as variable effects were estimated. Factors that showed adjusted ORs of >1 were not talking others 2.75(1.32)[1.62, 4.73] and Tottori earthquake 22.67(4.57)[1.67, 669.78].</p><p>In this survey, the results suggested that many Japanese veterinary students suffer from mental illness. Students who could not talk others about their mental illness especially tended to have anxiety and mood disorders. It is therefore necessary to create an easy-to-consult environment. In addition, although the number of individuals who experienced the Tottori earthquake was as small as 4, a strong association with anxiety and mood disorders were recognized in them, suggesting the importance of care in these individuals.</p>

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