Mental Health Survey of 776 Mexican Medical Students with PHQ-9, GAD-7, and Sleep Scores

776 medical students from a private Mexican university participated in a 2014 survey assessing depression, anxiety, and sleepiness. The dataset includes responses to standardized scales (PHQ-9, GAD-7, Epworth Sleepiness Scale) alongside demographic, academic, and health history variables. It was collected by Juan C. López Tavera.

Use Cases

• Predicting depression risk based on PHQ-9 item scores and demographic features like school year and GPA.
• Analyzing correlations between anxiety levels (GAD-7 scores) and self-reported study hours or sleep patterns.
• Investigating relationships between daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores), reported sleep hours, and academic performance.
• Modeling factors associated with thoughts of dropping out of school using mental health scores and previous diagnosis history.

Strengths

• Includes 776 survey responses from a defined population of medical students.
• Contains validated clinical screening instruments (PHQ-9, GAD-7, Epworth Sleepiness Scale) with 25+ related measurement items.
• Combines mental health scores with behavioral, academic, and demographic variables like GPA, study hours, and sleep schedules.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single private university in 2014, which may limit generalizability.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Juan C. López Tavera via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Random selection and survey of medical students enrolled in a private Mexican university in 2014.

Time Range

2014

Geography

Mexico (specific private university)