Sharifirad, G. and Marjani, A. and Abdolrahman, C. and Mostafa, Q. and Hossein, S. (2012) Stress among Isfahan medical sciences students. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 17 (4). pp. 402-406. ISSN 17351995 (ISSN)
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Abstract
Background: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of psychological stress among Isfahan medical sciences students. Methods: Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was carried out among the 387 medical sciences students (medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry) of Isfahan, Iran through census. In academic year 2010-2011, Kessler-10 questionnaire was given to the students a month before semester examinations. Scores �20 were considered as indicative of positive stress symptoms. Results: The overall prevalence of stress among medical sciences students was found to be about 76.1%. The prevalence of stress among medicine students was 22.7% mild, 23% moderate and 21.4% severe while 32.8% showed no stress. The prevalence of stress among pharmacy students was 22.22%, 22.22%, 26.19%, and 29.36% mild, moderate, and severe and no stress, respectively. The prevalence of stress among dentistry students was 25% mild, 27% moderate, and 10% severe while 37.5% showed no stress. The prevalence of stress was higher (70.6%) in pharmacy students when compared with medicine (66.1%) and dentistry (62.5%) students. The odds of student having stress is higher in dentistry students (OR: 1.44, P= 0.33), where as the odds are decreasing in pharmacy student (OR: 1.16, P= 0.66). There is no statistically significant association between gender, ages, and term and having stress symptoms. Conclusions: The high level of stress necessitates interventions like social and psychological support to improve the student's well-being. A prospective study is needed to study the association of psychological morbidity with sources of stress and coping strategies.
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| Additional Information: | Unmapped bibliographic data: LA - English [Field not mapped to EPrints] J2 - J. Res. Med. Sci. [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Nutrition, Biochemistry and Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Gorgan School of Medicine, Iran [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Public Health Department, School of Para medicine and health, Golestan University of medical sciences, Gorgan, Iran [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Department health services, School of health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran [Field not mapped to EPrints] DB - Scopus [Field not mapped to EPrints] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Isfahan, Kessler, Medical sciences students, Stress, Student support, adult, article, cross-sectional study, dental student, female, health survey, human, Iran, male, medical student, mental stress, pharmacy student, prevalence, psychosocial care, questionnaire |
| Subjects: | مقالات نمایه شده محققین دانشگاه در سایت ,Web of Science ,Scopus موارد کلی |
| Divisions: | معاونت تحقیقات و فناوری |
| Depositing User: | GOUMS |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2015 05:09 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2015 05:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.goums.ac.ir/id/eprint/1985 |
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