Study on stress among first-year medical students of Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool

Arepalli, Sreedevi; Rao, Guthi Visweswara; Bharath, Pardhu; Reddy, Karthik; Parigala, Raju; Pappu, Subramanyam; Chowdary, S Deepika; Parem, Sulochana

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2016.31082015141

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“…1 It is a highly subjective phenomenon so that each person has different stress levels. 2 Several studies have shown that medical students experience different degrees of stress in their study period which could be attributed to problems associated with social relationships, academic difficulties, financial issues, health problems etc. 1,3 In some individuals, stress can lead to an increased performance which could be one of the measures they adopt to cop up with the stress.…”

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Analysis of Stressors among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Teaching Medical Institution of South India

James¹,

Sunny²,

Jose³

2020

IJCMR

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Introduction: Medical students experience considerable amount of stress related to various domains such as academic related, social related, interpersonal related etc. It is important to look for the levels of stressors among medical students and intervene at appropriate time in order to improve the quality of medical professionals. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted amongst undergraduate medical students by providing a structured Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ 20) to assess the stressors. Stresses related to academic related, social related, interpersonal related data were statistically analyzed. Results: This study included 136 students (73% females and 27% males). The mean age and BMI of the participants were 21.24 ±1.74 years and 21.7 ± 3.3 kg/m 2 respectively. This study showed that medical students experience moderate levels of stress in all the domains of stress and a significant increase is noted in academic related stress (ARS) than other domains (p value <0.0001) followed by group activities related stress and social related stress. Conclusion: ARS is acting as a major stress factor among all the stress domains in medical students of this study population. Appropriate measures should be taken to promote the physical and mental well-being of medical students and thereby ensuring academic excellence and good quality medical professionals.

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Analysis of Stressors among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Teaching Medical Institution of South India

James¹,

Sunny²,

Jose³

2020

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“…Stress is characterized as mental and/or physical tension with the presence of intense feelings of worry and anxiety. Stress is associated with patients' ill responses and/or ineffective coping mechanisms towards a range of stressors, which could negatively impact their overall psychological, physical and social wellbeing (Seo et al, 2015;Fares et al, 2016;Siddiqui 2016;Sreedevi et al, 2016;Konjengbam, 2015). Chronic exposure to emotional stress which is especially exasperated in highly demanding environments could eventually lead to burnout; burnout triggers conditions such as depression, insomnia, feelings of detachment and/or fatigue, as well as excessive anxiety over future concerns (Seo et al, 2015;Fares et al, 2016;Siddiqui, 2016;Sreedevi et al, 2016;Konjengbam, 2015).…”

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“…Although stress is inevitable, yet burnout is preventable. Therefore, identifying stress among students early during their pre-clinical or training years would help prevent stress and/or burn, and perhaps even affect the long-term quality of their patient care (Sreedevi et al, 2016;Konjengbam, 2015). Stress and burnout are endemic in multi-medical institutions and are usually exhibited early during the preclinical stage, ranging from 62-75%; whereas stress and burnout during the clinical stage range from 25.6-78% and 10-45%, depending on the instrument used for diagnosis (Galan et al, 2014;Youssef, 2016;Ishak et al, 2013).…”

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Burnout Syndrome in Medical Students in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Ubaidi¹,

Jassim²,

Salem³

2018

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OBJECTIVES: To assess stress and burnout, and identify common stressors, among medical students in the Kingdom of Bahrain. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study with students being evaluated from March to September 2017 at two medical colleges in the Kingdom of Bahrain. METHODOLOGY: Survey conducted on a total sample of 533 clerkship-training students with a total of 347 respondents. The instruments used were Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale; the Maslach Burnout Inventory; and a common stressors questionnaire. RESULTS: 65% (347/533) of the students from the two medical colleges responded to the questionnaire. It was found that the mean (SD) of Cohen stress score in this study was 21.76 (5.60), with a stress and burnout prevalence of 47% and 43.43% respectively. A high percentage of respondent students (68%) also exhibited high emotional exhaustion scores > 14. More than half of the respondents (53.3%) exhibited high cynicism score > 6. Statistically significant differences were observed across gender categories with Cohen mean score, emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Multiple linear regressions revealed gender to be the only statistically significant predictor of the Cohen score (p. value 0.042). CONCLUSION: Clerkship medical students displayed high levels of both stress and burnout prevalence. Medical educators must be aware of the early signs, causes and consequences of student stress. They should also be able to encourage students to improve their mental and physical health, promote mental well-being and teach stress management.

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“…An intervention was planned in two sessions, and students were educated on how to handle stress by audio visual aids, personal interviews and group discussions. 14 Thangaraj et al study done in Bangalore medical college showed that the age group was 17-20 years and the mean age was 18.16. 15 In present study maximum number of students 73 (49%) are under stress.…”

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“…13 Various stress factors reported in studies among medical students are academic related such as exams, getting poor marks, inability to cope, helplessness, increased psychological pressure, mental tension and too much work load. 14 The transition from pre-clinical to clinical training has also been identified as a crucial stage of medical school regarding student stress. This study therefore has been planned to identify the prevalence of stress and possible factors responsible for it among first year medical students.…”

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A study on prevalence of stress among first year medical students in Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy

Pradeepa

Ramakrishnan

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background:The stress is an inevitable part of education for medical students at time of their life when they are also involved in issues related to life style and carriers. It is reported that stress during medical education can affect the patient care negatively. The objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of stress among first year medical students in Trichy Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study using predesigned, semi structured questionnaire for 150 first year medical students of Trichy SRM Medical College for a period of 2 months (October to November 2018). Results: Among 150 study participants 49% (73) were under stress, 49.3% of them are belong to 18 years. Majority of the study participants are females (57.3%) in which females are getting more stress (28.6%) than males (20.1%); among them 33.3% of them with suicidal tendency and 80.7% of them are academically stressed. Conclusions: The greater proportion of students was found to be stressed with academic problems being major cause for stress when compared with non-academic problems. Stress management workshops soft skills development techniques at the entry of medical carrier would be helpful to reduce stress.

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Study on stress among first-year medical students of Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool

Abstract: Background: Stress is an inevitable part of medical education, and lack of adequate stress-coping skills may affect the students variedly.

Cited by 17 publications

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Analysis of Stressors among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Teaching Medical Institution of South India

Analysis of Stressors among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Teaching Medical Institution of South India

Burnout Syndrome in Medical Students in the Kingdom of Bahrain

A study on prevalence of stress among first year medical students in Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy

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