Study on the psychological health status of clinical interns and its influencing factors

Objective: To analyze the overall psychological health status of clinical interns by the questionnaire survey and data analysis.Methods: The demographic data and psychological health status of 457 clinical interns from Bengbu Medical College were surveyed using the questionnaire methods(including the Basic-Data-Company and SCL-90 scale).Results: The scores of the somatization,anxiety and phobic factors of SCL-90 in clinical interns were higher than those in national college norm and youth norm(P<0.01).The scores of the forced symptoms,depression,hostility,paranoia and psychosis in clinical interns were significantly lower than those in national college norm and higher than those in national youth norm(P<0.01).Girl students are found higher in SCL-90 score in terms of depression(P<0.05 to P<0.01),anxiety and phobic anxiety while boy students with higher score in terms of hostility(P<0.05).Students from rural area are found higher in SCL-90 score in terms of interpersonal sensitivity,anxiety and paranoid ideation(P<0.01).Students from single-parent family are found with higher score in terms of all factors(P<0.05 to P<0.01).There are no significant differences between students who are or are not going to attend Master's degree exam(P>0.05).Conclusions: The levels of psychological health status of clinical interns from the second department of clinical medicine of Bengbu Medical College are slightly lower than those in national college norm and national youth norm,and the levels of psychological health status of clinical interns in different gender,origin and family structure are different.