Psychological distress due to academic stress among clinical students in a Nigerian tertiary institution: Comparison between medical and physiotherapy students

Abiola, Tajudeen; Lawal, Isa Usman; Habib, Zaharadeen G

doi:10.4103/0331-8540.169298

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“…Academic stress and low social support are the highest sources of stress to the clinical medical and physiotherapy students with medical students being more stressed by academic workload and physiotherapy students by low social support. The study further cited physiotherapy students to have higher resilience than the medical students (7). Similarly, a study by Othman et al (8) showed that academic requirements are the major sources of stress to health science students.…”

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Assessment of Level and Sources of Stress Among Allied Health Sciences Students of Bayero University Kano: A Comparison Between Clinical and Pre-Clinical Students

Muhammad¹,

Ahmad²,

Usman³

2019

EIMJ

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This study is to assess the level and sources of stress among allied health sciences students of Bayero University Kano. A total of 230 participants were recruited in this cross-sectional survey using stratified sampling technique. The data on level and sources of stress was assessed using medical student stressor questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of means, standard deviations, frequency and percentage were used to summarise the data while inferential statistic of independent t-test and oneway ANOVA were used to test the differences between or among variables. The study revealed that majority of the students of Faculty of Allied Health Science's level of stress ranges from moderate to high level of stress. Academic related stress was the highest stressor and pre-clinical phase of study was found out to be more stressful than clinical phase of study (p < 0.05). No significant difference in the level of male and female student's level and sources of stress was found (p > 0.05). This study found no significant difference in the level of stress among the various departments of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (p > 0.05). The level of stress among these students ranges from moderate to high level of stress. Academic related stress was the highest stressor among the students. Therefore, curriculum, mode of assessment and other academic related activities for allied health sciences students should be set in the range of their coping limit.

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Assessment of Level and Sources of Stress Among Allied Health Sciences Students of Bayero University Kano: A Comparison Between Clinical and Pre-Clinical Students

Muhammad¹,

Ahmad²,

Usman³

2019

EIMJ

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“…We may therefore need to consider the possible influence of factors other than gender when interpreting the current variations in findings regarding the potential role of gender as a moderator for self‐assessment accuracy in healthcare students. Evidence suggests that self‐assessment accuracy is associated with psychological factors such as perceived confidence and anxiety (Colbert‐Getz, Fleishman, Jung, & Shilkofski, 2013) and, although there is little published data on the differences in such factors between medical and paramedical students, the current literature may suggest that medical students display larger levels of psychological distress than paramedical students (Abiola, Lawal, & Habib, 2015; Omigbodun et al, 2006).…”

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Physiotherapy students' self‐assessment of performance—Are there gender differences in self‐assessment accuracy?

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2020

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Background and Purpose The ability to critically appraise one's performance is paramount in physiotherapy and, although there is a paucity of research in this area, factors such as gender have been suggested to moderate the self‐assessment accuracy of healthcare students. The purpose of this study was to determine a posteriori self‐assessment accuracy of first‐year physiotherapy students following a multiple‐choice anatomy examination and to determine the specific influence of gender as a potential moderator of self‐assessment accuracy. Method One‐hundred‐and‐forty‐two students (n = 72 female) enrolled in their second semester of a three‐and‐a‐half‐year physiotherapy programme participated in the study. A purpose‐made self‐assessment questionnaire was used to measure the students' self‐assessment ability, estimating their performance on 11 different anatomical categories following the examination. This was then compared with a criterion measure matched with the questionnaire. The accuracy of the students' self‐assessment was investigated by the relation between self‐assessment and objective performance. Results The study showed low‐to‐moderate self‐assessment accuracy (rho ranging from 0.318 to 0.675) with the students underestimating their performance in six out of 11 categories (p < 0.019). Gender did not contribute significantly to differences in accuracy between students' self‐assessment and the criterion measure (p = 0.474). Conclusion According to the results, the students demonstrated low‐to‐moderate self‐assessment accuracy when compared to their performance. Notably, the results clearly showed that gender did not function as a moderator of self‐assessment accuracy among first‐year physiotherapy students.

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“…These allow students to manage stress quickly and appropriately. Abiola et al 26 who found psychological distress due to academic stress among clinical students in a Nigerian tertiary institution. The authors identified academic stress as the highest in medical students, followed by allied-health students, and the least in those who are not in any of these two disciplines.…”

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Stress and Happiness in Life of Students at Rajabhat University in Thailand

Tipvarin Benjanirat,

Jatuporn Ounprasertsuk,

Pongsak Jaroenngarmsamer

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Background: Stress is related to happiness in student life, it is a condition in the body and stimulated to respond from inside and outside the body. The body or mind is out of balance, with each person showing different stress affects the happiness in life in each period of that person.Objective: To examine the relationship between stress and the happiness of Rajabhat University students in Thailand. Material & Methods:This research was contextual research by using a cross-sectional survey. The samples were students selected the sample group by stratified proportion random simple and not overridden using a random number table. The sample consisted of 190 students. The research instruments were self-reported questionnaires. The statistics used for data analysis were descriptive using inferential statistics to analyze relationships with static chi-square. Results:The results of the research, most students have a high level of stress and rare happiness in life. The study of the relationship between demographic factors, stress, and happiness in students' lives found that level education and family income have a relationship to the stress and gender associated with happiness. Stress was associated with happiness at a statistically significant level of 0.05. Conclusion:In this research, there are suggestions to study the cause of stress and ways to stress management and the factors that contribute to the happiness of students to enable students to continue living in quality teaching and learning

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Psychological distress due to academic stress among clinical students in a Nigerian tertiary institution: Comparison between medical and physiotherapy students

Cited by 21 publications

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Assessment of Level and Sources of Stress Among Allied Health Sciences Students of Bayero University Kano: A Comparison Between Clinical and Pre-Clinical Students

Assessment of Level and Sources of Stress Among Allied Health Sciences Students of Bayero University Kano: A Comparison Between Clinical and Pre-Clinical Students

Physiotherapy students' self‐assessment of performance—Are there gender differences in self‐assessment accuracy?

Stress and Happiness in Life of Students at Rajabhat University in Thailand

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