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Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College, vol.29, no.4, pp.240247, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Objective: This study aimed to
determine the level of future anxiety in senior medical faculty studentsand the factors
affecting this situation.Methods: In this
cross-sectional study, which are carried out between 1-31 March 2024 with
undeter-mined
sample size. The
reach rate was
94.3% and included
300 senior medical
school students.Written and verbal consent were obtained
from the participants.
The data was obtained
by face-to-face interview method
using a survey form consisting of socio-demographic characteristics and edu-cational process
questions and the “Future Anxiety Scale in University Students”. Evaluation of
datawas done on a
statistical package for social science SPSS version 15.Results: Of the participants
51.0% were male and 65.3% were 24 years old or younger. Of the partici-pants 95.3%
were single and
43.3% stayed with
family. The average
future anxiety score
is54.9±12.9. While 52.0% of the participants were
exposed to occupational violence at least once dur-ing the
education process, 86.3%
of those who
were exposed to
occupational violence stated
thatpsychological/verbal violence
was the most
common type of
violence. Among the participants’
post-graduation plans, 90.3% wanted to become a
specialist physician, while 35.0% stated that they wereconsidering going
abroad after graduation. Occupational violence is the most common reason for go-ing abroad with 74.4%.
The average future anxiety is higher in women, those with a poor economicsituation, those
who have experienced
occupational violence, and
those who are
considering goingabroad (p<0.05).
The three most
common reasons of
future anxiety were
occupational violence(75.6%), malpractice
(72.5%), and mobbing (65.3%), respectively.Conclusion: The level of future
anxiety among medical doctor candidates is high. A high level of anxi-ety future may pose a
risk to the doctor candidates’ own health, family, and public health, as well ascause various problems
in their professional lives.Keywords: Anxiety, Doctor
Candidates, Medical School, Türkiye