Future Anxiety among Medical Doctor Candidates: A Cross-SectionalStudy from Türkiye

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-demographiObjective

Study from Türkiye [ObjectiveObjective: 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, TürkiyeIRB: Approved by Ethical Review Board, ERCIYES. University Social And Human Sciences Ethical Con-trol. Ref# 106, Dated: 26th   March, 2024.Citation: Dogan M, Bulbul E  . Future Anxiety among Medical Doctor Candidates: A Cross-SectionalStudy from Türkiye [Online]. Annals of ASH & KMDC  Annals of ASH & KMDC 2024;29(4): 240-247AbstractIndividuals who complete a 6-year-medical trai-nng  having  a  globally-set  curriculum  and  lifelonglearning approach; who deal with protecting and de-veloping  public  health  as  well  as  diagnosing  andtreating  health  problems  are  awarded  the  title  of“Medical Doctor”1,2.IntroductionMedical education began withthe establishment of Istanbul University Faculty ofMedicine  in  1827.  Today,  according  to  the  2023data  of  the  Council  of  Higher  Education,  medicaleducation is provided in a total of 121 universities,86 of which are state and 35 foundation universities.In the last 6 years, approximately 100 thousand stu-dents have been receiving education in medical fac-ulties 3.Anxiety, the feeling of worry in the presence ofa non-objective danger is seen as one of the impor-tant mental health problems due to its predisposi-tion  to  some  mental  diseases  and  prevalence.Although a certain amount of anxiety enables theperson to take precautions against risky situations,Annals ASH& KMDC 2024, Vol. 29(4): 240-247

: 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, TürkiyeIRB: Approved by Ethical Review Board, ERCIYES. University Social And Human Sciences Ethical Con-trol. Ref# 106, Dated: 26th March, 2024.Citation: Dogan M, Bulbul E . Future Anxiety among Medical Doctor Candidates: A Cross-Sectional
Study from Türkiye [Online]. Annals of ASH & KMDC Annals of ASH & KMDC 2024;29(4): 240-247]. Annals of ASH & KMDC Annals of ASH & KMDC 2024;29(4): 240-247c 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