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CORRELATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS-TAIF UNIVERSITY

Dr . Saeed Y. Alzahrani

Background: Depression is one of the most common disease which affect population and according to WHO by 2020, depression would be the second-most prevalent condition worldwide .the rates of depression and suicide become very high in medical students and these rate continue to elevate when these students become physicians. depression lead the Medical students less productivity, reduced quality of life, learning difficulties and may negatively affect patient care. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) is one of the most common global health problems. The International Labor Office (ILO) reported that MSD has led to increased health problems in the working population. This problem has been a rapidly increasing issue for the adult population. Strong association of workplace psychosocial factors with MSD. This relationship is due to the stressful working condition, including very large classes, a lack of instructive assets. So Depressed patients often complain about MSD and depression, patients with MSD have reported even higher rates of depression, as much as 30 to 54% . the incidence of MSD in school teachers and students has been reported: for example, from a low of 17.7% in Japan, to numbers as high as 53.3% in Brazil, 59.2% in China and 61% in the United States. Methodology: cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of depression and it is correlation to MSD Among Medical students, At Taif University, kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2019, by using a pre-designed questionnaire And will be analyzed by the statistical package for the social science (SPSS). objectives: to detect the prevalence of depression among the studied group, and it's correlation with MSD and the significance of depression as a risk factor for it.Results; 30% of medical students suffered from depression , only 5% of students had severe depression , 10% suffered from moderate depression, and 15% suffered from mild depression. And there is statistical significance relationship between all level of depression and MSD including Pain during the last 12 months, Pain that interferes with work and study and also Pain during the last 7 days , P-value in all of them less than 0.05*. KEY WORDS : Depression - Musculoskeletal disorders – Medical students – Taif University

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