Perceived Stress and Stressors among Medical and Dental Students of Bhairhawa, Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Autor: Nitin Khanduri, Rupam Tripathi, Vaibhav Rai, Harleen Bali, Khushbu Adhikari, B Sapkota
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Coping (psychology)
Students
Medical
020205 medical informatics
Cross-sectional study
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Students
Dental
Developing country
02 engineering and technology
medical school
Bachelor
stress
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nepal
Adaptation
Psychological
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
media_common
lcsh:R5-920
business.industry
Stressor
academic performance
Medical school
General Medicine
Mental health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family medicine
Academic Performance
Developing Countries
Medical School
Mental Health
Stress
Original Article
Female
lcsh:Medicine (General)
business
Psychosocial
mental health
Stress
Psychological
Zdroj: JNMA: Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 58, Iss 226 (2020)
ISSN: 1815-672X
0028-2715
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.4911
Popis: Introduction: Medical school is recognized as a stressful environment that may have a negativeeffect on a student’s academic performance, health, and psychosocial well-being. This could furtherimpact future health professionals’ attitudes and compromise patients’ care. This study aims to findout various sources of stress for medical and dental students to help prevent many future healthproblems in a student’s life. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study done in Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairhawa,Nepal, among undergraduate final year bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery and third andfourth year (phase I and phase II) dental students, using a questionnaire with Likert’s scale. Dataobtained was tabulated and analyzed using analysis of variance. Results: Results showed that stress during exam 210 (92.9%) and preparation phase 200 (88.5%) stoodout as the maximum stressors for our study group. The least stress-causing element was recorded asterms with seniors 45 (19.9%), adjustment with roommates 52 (23.01%), and competing with peers69 (30.53%). Length of course 187 (82.74%), understanding the course 173 (76.55%), reading severaltextbooks 171 (75.66%), and work overload 165 (73.01%) amounted to significant stressors. Conclusions: Stress has a detrimental effect both on health as well as academic performance. Thestressors at the campus should be identified and proper coping assistance should be provided toindividual students. Systemic efforts are needed to address their concerns and make mental healthcare easily accessible to them. Counseling and awareness are recommended.
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