Evaluation of anxiety levels and their associated factors in medical interns

Abstract: Introduction: The internship period for a medical student is complex and demands attention from medical schools regarding the mental health of these trainee doctors. Objective: Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess factors associated with anxiety levels among medical interns. Method: A cross-sectional analytical study with a quantitative approach. Two questionnaires were applied, one with sociodemographic, personal and clinical data and the other consisting of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Results: 140 medical students were included in the research. Most of the students were 24 years old or under (67.9%); 70.7% were female. The majority were single (54.2%), and lived with family members (68.3%), while 31% reported having a religion. When correlating sociodemographic aspects to levels of anxiety, a much higher frequency of females with mild and moderate anxiety was identified than that of males (p = 0.0133). Personal and clinical aspects compared to the levels of anxiety showed a higher frequency of anxiety in all levels of students who claimed to undergo psychiatric or psychological therapy (p = 0.0110). Suffering from insomnia is related to moderate to severe anxiety (p