Version 1
: Received: 4 April 2024 / Approved: 4 April 2024 / Online: 4 April 2024 (17:44:45 CEST)
How to cite:
Alkhamees, A.A.; AlGubllan, L.A.; Alwashmi, A.H.; Alamr, D.T.; Alharbi, A.M.; Alturaif, N.A. Fatigue Syndrome (FS) Prevalence among Saudi Medical Students and Its Association with Depressive and Anxious Symptoms. Preprints2024, 2024040379. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0379.v1
Alkhamees, A.A.; AlGubllan, L.A.; Alwashmi, A.H.; Alamr, D.T.; Alharbi, A.M.; Alturaif, N.A. Fatigue Syndrome (FS) Prevalence among Saudi Medical Students and Its Association with Depressive and Anxious Symptoms. Preprints 2024, 2024040379. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0379.v1
Alkhamees, A.A.; AlGubllan, L.A.; Alwashmi, A.H.; Alamr, D.T.; Alharbi, A.M.; Alturaif, N.A. Fatigue Syndrome (FS) Prevalence among Saudi Medical Students and Its Association with Depressive and Anxious Symptoms. Preprints2024, 2024040379. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0379.v1
APA Style
Alkhamees, A.A., AlGubllan, L.A., Alwashmi, A.H., Alamr, D.T., Alharbi, A.M., & Alturaif, N.A. (2024). Fatigue Syndrome (FS) Prevalence among Saudi Medical Students and Its Association with Depressive and Anxious Symptoms. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0379.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Alkhamees, A.A., Aeshah M. Alharbi and Norah A. Alturaif. 2024 "Fatigue Syndrome (FS) Prevalence among Saudi Medical Students and Its Association with Depressive and Anxious Symptoms" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0379.v1
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Fatigue Syndrome (FS) is described as extreme exhaustion following ordinary activities. Sleep deprivation, the use of antidepressants, autoimmune illnesses, and anemia are also risk factors for FS. Symptoms of FS include headache, dizziness, and dyspnea, among others.
Objective:
This study focused on assessing the prevalence of fatigue syndrome (FS) and its association with depression and anxiety, among the medical students in Saudi Arabia.
Methodology
In this cross-sectional investigation conducted in 2023, 740 medical students participated. Data were gathered using an online survey, which encompassed four key sections: Sociodemographic details, the 11-item Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ), the 9-item Primary Health Questionnaire (PHQ) assessing depression, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale. Analyses were performed by the use of SPSS version 25.
Results
A total of 740 students were surveyed, 417 (56.4%) satisfied the diagnostic requirements for fatigue syndrome (FS), with most of them being females. Furthermore, 234 (31.2%) and 296 (40.8%) of the participants reported having significant anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms, respectively. FS was positively correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression (P
Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
,
