The association between caffeine intake and mental health status among undergraduate medical student in Health Campus Of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
Caffeine is a widely consumed psychoactive substance, commonly used to enhance alertness and performance, especially among students. The consumption patterns and potential impacts of caffeine on mental health among medical students, who are often under significant academic and psychological stres...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2024
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/61615/ http://eprints.usm.my/61615/1/IKA%20RAFIENA%20BINTI%20MUHAMAD%20NAJISI_157349-%20%20e.pdf |
| Summary: | Caffeine is a widely consumed psychoactive substance, commonly used to enhance
alertness and performance, especially among students. The consumption patterns and
potential impacts of caffeine on mental health among medical students, who are often
under significant academic and psychological stress, are not well understood. This study
aimed to explore the association between caffeine intake and mental health status among
undergraduate medical students at the Health Campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia
Kelantan. This was a cross-sectional study that involved a sample of undergraduate
medical students from the Health Campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia Kelantan. Data
on caffeine intake and mental health status were collected through a self-administered
questionnaire. Mental health status was assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder
7 (GAD-7) scale for anxiety and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) for
depression. SPSS version 27.0 was used to analyse the data. Based on the study finding,
64.1% of the student consumed caffeine, while 35.9% of the student did not consume
caffeine. There was no significant association between caffeine status and mental health
scoring of GAD-7 (p = 0.478) and PHQ-9 (p = 0.820). The study concluded that there
was no significant association between caffeine intake and mental health status, as
measured by GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores, among undergraduate medical students at the
Health Campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia Kelantan. These results indicate that caffeine
consumption might not be a major contributing factor to the mental health outcomes in this population. Other factors such as academic stress, cultural influences, smoking habits,
economic conditions, and mental health history were not directly examined in this study.
Further research is needed to explore other potential factors affecting the mental health
of medical students and to understand the broader implications of caffeine consumption. |
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