P-1408 - Prevalence and associated factors of stress, anxiety and depression among entering medical students

Yusoff, Muhammad Saiful Bahri; Rahim, Asma; Baba, Abdul Aziz; Ismail, S.B.; Esa, Ab Rahman

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“…Having a coping mechanism scale validated for a Filipino medical population will enable the efficacy of studies on interventions aimed at improving coping mechanisms to deal with stressors that Filipino medical students face to be more accurately quantified as the coping mechanism scale that is used is validated for the Filipino medical student population, just as the Brief COPE is used in order to quantify interventions aimed at improving coping mechanisms to deal with stressors that other medical students from different countries face. 34,35 It could also be used to advocate for the research on better interventions for improving coping mechanisms of the Filipino medical student population, just like the study by Datar, Shetty and Napahde in India. 36…”

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Development and Validation of a Stressor-Coping Style Scale for Students in a Public Medical School

2024

Acta Med Philipp

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Background. The medical curriculum is one of the most stressful academic curricula worldwide. Studies indicate that great levels of stress, that encompass academics to personal life, may be connected to a number of worrying statistics for the mental health of Philippine medical students.Objectives. To develop a validated stressor-coping style scale for students in a public medical school.Methods. The study employed a sequential mixed-methods design. An open-ended questionnaire was used to determine the common stressors and coping styles through convenience sampling. A scale was constructed from this data and was statistically tested for concurrent validity and reliability from a random sample.Results. Following thematic analysis, an initial six stressor domains and eleven coping mechanisms were identified. However, after item analysis and principal component analysis of responses, the scale was transformed to seven stressor domains and five coping mechanism domains. All of which are deemed internally consistent (α>0.6). Scores from the scale were also convergent with the scores of Brief COPE (r=0.5 to 0.9). Conclusions.The developed stressor-coping style scale for medical students is a reliable and valid tool for Filipino medical students in a public medical school.

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Development and Validation of a Stressor-Coping Style Scale for Students in a Public Medical School

2024

Acta Med Philipp

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Anxiety, Stress and Depression in Overseas Medical Students and its Associated Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study at Jalalabad State University, Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan

Roshan Khadka,

Gyawali,

Abdullah

et al. 2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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Background: Stress can be described as a mental state of tension or be concerned brought on by an unpleasant circumstance. Stress is an ordinary human reaction that encourages us to face challenges and dangers in life. According to the WHO, four out of every five college students are contemplating or have attempted suicide. Medical education is considered as demanding because students undergo several psychological transformations. It is estimated that half of all significant adult psychiatric illnesses, including depression, begin before the age of fourteen. 75 % of college students do not seek help for mental health issues. (1)  Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three months period of time from the month September till November 2023, among 150 students of various years at Jalalabad State Medical University using online Google forms. The study was conducted using DASS 21-item questionnaire to assess the level of stress, anxiety, and depression among students. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 software. Ethical approval was taken from the University.  Result: In the study 9% of people reported having a moderate to extremely severe degree of stress, anxiety 27.3% and depression was found among 4% respectively in students. Stress and study of year were substantially correlated. (p = 0.007). Anxiety and extracurricular activities were found to be significiant (p = 0.004). Extracurricular activities and depression were linked. (p = 0.029) and the type of family they belong to (p = 0.015). While stress and depression were shown to be uncommon among medical students, anxiety was found to be more common, which might be related to a variety of factors such as new environments, difficult subjects, complex terminology, etc.  Conclusion: It is important to highlight the points like financial issues, home sick, behaviour of teachers and friends etc would be the stressful elements that might lead to increase the psychological problem among medical student. Following research endeavors in this domain ought to endeavor to address these constraints. In any event, we believe that our results emphasize the necessity of putting policies in place to protect and, where appropriate, improve the mental health and general wellbeing of medical students.

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Correlation between Stress and Empathy in Medical Students As Compared To General Population

Mehta¹,

Patel²,

Pawar³

2022

Natl J Community Med

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Background: Medical students are exposed to numerous internal and external pressures exerted by the environment which may affect their empathy towards patients. This study was conducted to find association between perceived stress and empathy. Methodology: The study was conducted in Surat, Gujarat, India from August 15 2021 to September 15 2021 among 225 participants using perceived stress score and using the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire. Two groups -Undergraduate medical students and general population were compared. Results: Out of 160 medical undergraduates and 65 people from general population below average empathy was noted in total 51.1%. High empathic attitude was noted in general population in comparison to other medical undergraduates. 24.4% reported low stress, 64% moderate stress and 11.6% high stress and we can appreciate that low stress scores were calculated in general population in comparison to medical undergraduate students. A weak negative correlation between empathy and perceived stress was calculated in medical students whereas strong positive correlation between empathy and perceived stress was calculated in general population. Conclusion: A significant proportion of medical students had a comparatively higher stress scores and decreased empathy hence their stress is considered distress whereas general population’s high stress scores were corelating to high empathic attitude, therefore their stress can be considered eustress.

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P-1408 - Prevalence and associated factors of stress, anxiety and depression among entering medical students

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Development and Validation of a Stressor-Coping Style Scale for Students in a Public Medical School

Development and Validation of a Stressor-Coping Style Scale for Students in a Public Medical School

Anxiety, Stress and Depression in Overseas Medical Students and its Associated Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study at Jalalabad State University, Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan

Correlation between Stress and Empathy in Medical Students As Compared To General Population

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