sample of paediatric residents' loneliness-anxiety-depression-burnout and job satisfaction with probable affecting factors

To assess levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness, burnout and job satisfaction among paediatric Residents, and how they influence each other. The cross-sectional study was conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram, and Konya Meram Education and Research Hospital, Turkey from January to June 2011, and comprised paediatric Residents and their counterparts from other departments who formed the control group. While maintaining confidentiality, a questionnaire was used to collect data that had elements of the University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory and Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. SPSS version 13 was used for statistical analysis. Overall there were 74 Residents in the study; 43[58%] working with the paediatrics department, and 31[42%] in the control group. Overall mean age was 27.60 +/- 2.25 years. Residents who were not satisfied with the city they were living in, with their professional career and who would not choose the same career given a second chance were feeling more lonely and had higher loneliness scores [p<0.05]. In contrast, anxiety among female Residents who were unsatisfied with their professional career and working conditions was significantly high [p<0.05]. Positive correlation was detected between the burnout levels of Residents and their anxiety, depression and loneliness scores [r=0.74; r=0.65; r=0.36]. In terms of intrinsic, extrinsic and total job satisfaction, there was an obvious negative correlation [r=-0.57; r=-0.54; r=-0.61]. Working conditions and professional liability were the main factors affecting the Residents. Informed decision and career willingness may help them feel better

medical education really stressful? A prospective study in Selcuk University, Turkey

To explore, if medical education is really a risk factor for medical students' well-being due to their various type of exposures and the resultant psychological morbidity, reported A prospective questionnaire based study Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey New entrants to the medical faculty A self-administered questionnaire consisting of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS] with demographic variables and questions related to visions about medical career was administered prospectively. The important life events, challenges confronted and suicidal ideas were evaluated. Anxiety and depression levels During three years, 138 [84.1%], 98 [62.8%] and 101 [64.7%] students answered the questionnaire and the mean anxiety scores were 7.35 +/- 3.17, 8.47 +/- 4.26 and 7.36 +/- 4.14, respectively [p = 0.05]. The mean depression score of 5.03 +/- 3.37 in the first year in creased to 6.66 +/- 4.11 in the second year and decreased to 5.62 +/- 3.62 in the third year [p = 0.00]. Male students had higher depression than females in all three assessments [p < 0.05]. In Y3, students who did not make informed decisions were feeling more anxiety [p = 0.00]. Students who had suicidal idea had higher scores in HADS [p < 0.05]. Medical education uniquely did not seem to be a stressful process for medical students. Out of school problems seem to be worsening their psychology more than the school problems they faced as negative events and as the reasons of their suicidal idea

Intra-abdominal pseudocyst formation associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case report

A patient with an intraperitoneal Pseudocyst occurring as a rare complication of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis [CAPD] for chronic renal failure is presented. There are only three such cases reported in the literature. According to the intra-abdominal location of the cyst, this will be the second case of its kind