Table 2.
The mean scores ± SD of General health questionnaire- 28 in Shiraz medicine students based on gender, family history of mental illness and satisfaction of their field.
| GHQ* scales (Mean ± SD) | Gender | p-value | Family history of mental illness | p-value | Satisfaction from the field of study | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Male | Female | yes | No | High | Low | |||
| Social | 6.87 ± 4.79 | 7.13 ± 4.17 | 0.524 | 8.85 ± 4.98 | 6.62 ± 4.18 | 0.023 | 6.88 ± 4.22 | 7.91 ± 5.64 | 0.444 |
| Anxiety | 7.08 ± 4.73 | 7.23 ± 4.35 | 0.744 | 8.34 ± 4.97 | 6.89 ± 4.34 | 0.145 | 6.91 ± 4.39 | 8.83 ± 4.88 | 0.049 |
| Depression | 8.69 ± 4.11 | 8.37 ± 3.91 | 0.352 | 10.14 ± 5.21 | 8.17 ± 3.64 | 0.085 | 8.33 ± 4.01 | 9.54 ± 3.79 | 0.079 |
| Somatic | 5.31 ± 5.52 | 4.06 ± 4.74 | 0.075 | 6.54 ± 6.27 | 4.01 ± 4.66 | 0.015 | 4.12 ± 4.83 | 7.29 ± 6.12 | 0.011 |
| Total | 28.08 ± 17.24 | 26.65 ± 14.43 | 0.690 | 34.37 ± 19.33 | 25.61 ± 14.14 | 0.020 | 26.18 ± 15.11 | 33.58 ± 16.95 | 0.033 |
*
General health questionnaire