THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE LEVELS OF ANXIETY AND HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS AMONG SECOND AND THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND NURSING (FK-KMK) UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA

HAFNA ATIKA MAHARSI, dr. Andrian Fajar Kusumadewi, MSc, SpKJ;dr. Afkar Aulia, MSc; dr. Silas Henry Ismanto, Sp.KJ (K)

2022 | Skripsi | S1 KEDOKTERAN

Latar Belakang: Kecemasan seringkali tidak terdeteksi atau tidak diobati. Mahasiswa kedokteran memiliki tingkat kecemasan yang beragam, dan mereka memiliki tingkat kecemasan yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan mahasiswa non kedokteran. Diyakini bahwa perilaku mencari bantuan mahasiswa kedokteran dapat mempengaruhi kebutuhan kesehatan mental mereka. Meskipun ada akses yang lebih mudah ke perawatan kesehatan mental, mahasiswa kedokteran dilaporkan memiliki kebutuhan yang tidak terpenuhi untuk perawatan kesehatan mental profesional dan menghadapi banyak hambatan dalam mencari bantuan mental. Tujuan: Mengetahui korelasi antara tingkat kecemasan dengan perilaku mencari bantuan pada mahasiswa kedokteran tahun kedua dan ketiga FK-KMK Universitas Gadjah Mada. Metode: Desain penelitian adalah penelitian cross sectional berbasis kuesioner. Kuesioner didistribusikan secara online menggunakan JotForm. Subyek penelitian adalah mahasiswa kedokteran FK-KMK UGM angkatan 2018 dan 2019. Tingkat kecemasan siswa diukur menggunakan skala GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7). Perilaku mencari bantuan diukur menggunakan skala Help Seeking Behavior. Spearman rho digunakan untuk mengukur hubungan antar variabel. Hasil: Prevalensi kecemasan pada subjek adalah 36,1%. Terdapat 21 subjek (29,2%) memiliki tingkat kecemasan minimal, 25 subjek (34,7%) memiliki tingkat kecemasan ringan, 17 subjek (23,6%) memiliki tingkat kecemasan sedang, dan 9 subjek (12,5%) memiliki tingkat kecemasan berat. Rata-rata skor Perilaku Mencari Bantuan adalah 16,54. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan yang negatif, sangat lemah dan tidak signifikan antara tingkat kecemasan dengan perilaku mencari pertolongan antar subjek (p = 0,570). Tingkat kecemasan tidak terkait dengan karakteristik demografi mahasiswa. Hanya kelompok jenis kelamin mahasiswa yang dikaitkan dengan perilaku mencari bantuan (p = 0,016). Kesimpulan: Tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat kecemasan mahasiswa kedokteran dengan perilaku mencari bantuan. Kata kunci: GAD-7, kecemasan, perilaku mencari bantuan, mahasiswa kedokteran

Background: Anxiety is often undetected or under-treated. Medical students have various levels of anxiety, and they have higher anxiety levels compared to non medical students. It is believed that the help-seeking behaviors of medical students can influence their mental health needs. Although there is easier access to mental health care, medical students reportedly have an unmet need for professional mental health care and face many barriers in seeking mental help. Aim: To find out whether there is a correlation between the levels of anxiety and help seeking behavior among the second and third year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) Universitas Gadjah Mada. Method: Study design is questionnaire-based cross sectional study. Questionnaires were distributed online using JotForm online form builder. The study subjects were year 2018 and 2019 medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK). Students' anxiety levels were measured using the GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7) scale. Help seeking behaviors were measured using the Help Seeking Behavior scale. Information regarding students' demographic characteristics were collected. Spearman rho was used to measure the correlations between variables. Result: The prevalence of anxiety among subjects was 36.1%. There were 21 subjects (29.2%) having minimal anxiety level, 25 subjects (34.7%) having mild anxiety level, 17 subjects (23.6%) having moderate anxiety level, and 9 subjects (12.5%) having severe level of anxiety. The mean Help Seeking Behavior score was 16.54. Result showed negative, very weak and insignificant correlation between anxiety level and help seeking behavior among subjects (p = 0.570). Anxiety levels were not associated with students' demographic characteristics. Only students' sex groups were associated with help seeking behavior (p = 0.016). Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between medical students' anxiety levels and help seeking behavior. Keywords: GAD-7, anxiety, help seeking behavior, medical students

Kata Kunci : GAD-7, anxiety, help seeking behavior, medical students