Subjective experience of distress and perception towards care among medical students receiving counselling services at student counselling clinic, College of Health Sciences, AAU; a qualitative study.
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2019-08
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Background- One may anticipate medical school would be a time of personal
growth, fulfilment, and well-being despite its challenges. However, studies
suggest that current educational process may have an inadvertent negative
effect on student’s mental health.
Objective- This study aims in exploring the Subjective experience of distress
and perception towards care among medical students receiving counselling
services at student counselling clinic in AAU, CHS.
Method- An exploratory qualitative research design was used to conduct the
study. Nine in-depth interviews were done among students who used the
student counselling clinic. A thematic content analysis of the interviews was
performed using the open code software version 3.6.
Results- We found that grade and exams, relationships students have with
consultants, social life difficulties and concern about their health to be stressful
to the students during medical school training. Most were glad about the
opportunity they got to talk to a professional in the new counselling clinic. All
agree with the easy accessibility of the counselling clinic. Most were satisfied
with the service they got. Among those students who were happy, all believe
the counsellor was not competent enough to deal with their problem. They
suggest more organization of the clinic which works with simple stressors of
students.
Conclusion- The current student counselling clinic is easily accessible and well
fit for medical students. Scaling up of the service is needed in order to increase
the effectiveness of the counselling.
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Distress , perception , medical students , counselling services