Academic Stress and Study Habits of Health Science University Students

Abstract Introduction Academic stress and study habits are crucial indicators of academic success. At the moment, faulty study habits press on the students into academic stress. The present study was conducted to identify the academic stress and study habits of university students of health science. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among 150 undergraduate students of nursing, physiotherapy, and pharmacy (n = 50 in each group). A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The information on academic stress and study habits was collected by using the Student Stress Inventory and Palsane and Sharma Study Habit Inventory, respectively. Results Mean score of academic stress was found to be 75.353 ± 16.463. Pharmacy students had a higher level of stress compared to physiotherapy and nursing students (p = 0.013). Furthermore, the prevalence of unsatisfactory study habits among undergraduate students was 72%, with a mean score of 52.7 ± 9.152. Also, nursing students had a higher level of study habits compared to physiotherapy and pharmacy Students. There was no significant relationship found between study habits and academic stress (r = −0.048, p = 0.557). There was a significant association found between study habits and gender (p = 0.021), as well the association found between stress level and course type, Pre-University Course percentage, and first-year percentage (p = 0.044, 0.04, and 0.044 respectively). Conclusion Academic stress and poor study habits are prevalent among undergraduate students. This indicates strategies need to be formed to enhance healthy study habits and alleviate the academic stress of the students, mainly in professional courses; it is an urgent need.

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A descriptive study to assess the knowledge of coronavirus among nursing students, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20205317 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 4422

Author(s):

Anjali Devi Sharma ◽

Kavita Verma ◽

Manisha Sehgal ◽

Yachana Verma ◽

Anupama K.

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Descriptive Data ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Team ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease caused by novel coronavirus and hence this pandemic has a great impact on the education system. Nursing students as part of the health team should know the coronavirus like other communicable diseases. Methods: A quantitative approach and cross-sectional survey research design used to assess the knowledge of Coronavirus among 145 nursing students of district Sirmaur selected through the convenient sampling technique. An online self-structured questionnaire used as a tool for data collection. Descriptive data analysis was done with SPSS (version 23).Results: The result of the study revealed that only 31.7% of students had good knowledge about COVID-19, and 68.3% had average knowledge. Conclusions: There is a need for intervention such as educational programs or pieces of training to educate about the pandemic and its prevention practices to undergraduate students to make our society more secure.

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Assessment of the levels of caffeine consumption among Saudi Arabian university students

International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES ◽

10.21833/ijaas.2021.03.005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 36-39

Author(s):

Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi ◽

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Seham Mansour Alyousef ◽

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Saudi Arabian ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Caffeine Intake ◽

Caffeine Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Typical Day

This study aimed to assess the caffeine consumption of Saudi Arabian undergraduate students and to determine if the average amount consumed is within healthful parameters. Caffeine consumption in Saudi Arabia is a major cultural and social feature. Consumption of excessive amounts of caffeine can be deleterious to the health of university students. This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 145 male undergraduate nursing students were surveyed using the Caffeine Consumption Questionnaire to assess their caffeine intake on a typical day. Among this group, 34.5% of students exceeded the 400mg daily safe levels for caffeine consumption. The average consumption of the total group, those consuming below 400mg and those exceeding 400mg were 325.1, 201.2, and 570.1 mg, respectively. Tea and coffee were the major contributors to total caffeine intake ranging from 0-8 (240ml) servings per day. Health promotion aimed at illuminating health risks of caffeine consumption exceeding safe limits may assist in modification of intake to more healthful levels.

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Students’ Perception on Interprofessional Education

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/.v4i4.4747 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 284

Author(s):

Salmah Orbayinah ◽

Laksmi Putri Utami

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Clinical Stage ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Comparative Test ◽

Health Science ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cross Sectional Design

Unawareness of the roles and competencies of other health professions has led to many medical and medication errors in the treatment of patients in the hospital. It is considered important to give Interprofessional Education (IPE) to students at pre-clinic and clinical stage in order to have a good understanding about roles of other health professionas. IPE is an interprofessional collaborative learning to support promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and other approches related to health aspect. Perception is among the most important and highly needed skill in the implementation of IPE. This research aimed to determine the effect of IPE learning toward the perception among the students in Faculty of Medicine and Health Science of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (FMHS UMY). This is an observational study adopting a cross sectional design. The sample of students was collected through purposive sampling technique. A number of 94 students met the inclusion criteria, comprised of 21 students of Medical Profession Education, 25 of Dentistry Profession Education, 25 of Nursing Profession Education and 21 Undergraduate students of Pharmacy. Samples were given questionnaire of Interdiciplinary Education Perception Scale. Comparative test was done by Kruskall-Wallis test. From 94 students of FMHS, 75.5% had good perception toward IPE. No significant differences appeared in perception (p=0.285) among the students of FMHS UMY. The Interprofessional Education (IPE) had significant effects toward the perception among the students of FMHS UMY.

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Learning styles preferences among graduate and undergraduate pharmacy students in Pakistan: Does it matter?

Pharmacy Education ◽

10.46542/pe.2021.211.397402 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 397-402

Author(s):

Madeeha Malik ◽

Mahjabeen Ahmad ◽

Azhar Hussain

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Learning Style ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Aural Learning ◽

Common Learning

Introduction: The quality of student learning depends on the approaches that are used for learning. An association exists between different learning methodologies and learning outcomes. Objective: The present study was designed to assess preferences for different learning styles among pharmacy students in Islamabad, Pakistan. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. A self-administered pre-validated questionnaire VARK version 8.0 was distributed to 387 undergraduate students from both public and private pharmacy schools located in Islamabad and 100 graduate students selected from public sector pharmacy schools using the convenience sampling technique. After data collection, it was cleaned, coded, and analysed using SPSS version 21. Results: The results of the present study showed that the most common learning style among graduate students was Aural (Total Score = 492), followed by kinesthetic (Total Score = 467), read/write (Total Score = 351), and visual (Total Score = 290). On the other hand, the most common learning style among undergraduate students was Aural (Total score = 1926), followed by kinesthetic (Total score = 1859), read/write (Total score = 1241), and visual (Total score = 1166). Conclusion: The result of the present study concluded aural as the most preferred learning style followed by kinesthetic among both undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students. Graduate female pharmacy students showed more preference towards kinesthetic learning style as compared to graduate male students who showed more preference towards aural learning modality. However, both undergraduate and graduate male and female students preferred aural learning style. Identifying the learning style at the start of pharmacy degree can help mentors to assess the appropriate field for them after graduation. Moreover, information regarding such styles would be helpful for stakeholders to devise effective strategies for teaching and introduce changes accordingly into the curriculum.

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Self-Efficacy and Readiness Towards Early Clinical Exposure Among Nursing Students

Indonesian Journal of Nursing Practices ◽

10.18196/ijnp.v5i2.13460 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Shinta Antin Kumalasari ◽

Sri Suparti ◽

Kala Raani

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Clinical Exposure ◽

Early Clinical Exposure

Background: Early Clinical Exposure is a learning approach that integrates classroom learning with the clinical practice at the students' academic stage. Based on an interview with 3rd-semester Nursing Students, the results showed that they had low self-efficacy and readiness towards early clinical exposure. Objective: This study aims to evaluate self-efficacy and readiness towards early clinical exposure among nursing students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (UMP). The study design was a cross-sectional study involving 218 undergraduate students at a private Islamic university in their third semester. Methods: Data were collected using an online questionnaire of Google Form developed by the researcher, and the questions were valid and reliable based on a reliability test. The sampling method in this study was the total sampling technique. There were 50 questions of the item in the questionnaire and 6 items for demographic data. Result: The majority of pupils showed strong self-efficacy (98.2%) according to the findings of this study and moderate self-efficacy (1.8%). The majority of students presented high readiness (97.7%) and moderate readiness (2.3%). According to the correlation test results, a correlation (r = 0.545, p0.05) was found between self-efficacy and readiness for early clinical exposure. Conclusion: The higher the student's self-efficacy is, the more the readiness will be to face the practice of early clinical exposure.

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The prevalence of risky sexual behaviours amongst undergraduate students in Jigjiga University, Ethiopia

Health SA Gesondheid ◽

10.4102/hsag.v21i0.950 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 179-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi ◽

Teka T. Asgedom

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sexual Behaviours ◽

Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽

Risky Sexual Practices ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Young adults including university students are at high risk of acquiring HIV due to their risky sexual practices. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviours amongst regular undergraduate students in Jigjiga University. The researcher used a quantitative, univariate cross-sectional descriptive study. Two hundred and thirty six (236) students were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a standardised structured questionnaire. The study revealed that 70.53% of respondents were sexually experienced. Majority (54.8%) of the sexually experienced respondents were sexually active within 3 months of the study. Up to 30.14% of sexually experienced respondents have had sex with a person other than their currentpartner in the past 12 months. Only 59.6% of the sexually experienced respondents used condom in their most recent sexual engagement. The findings of this study showed that university students are involved in sexual behaviours that may increase their risk of contracting HIV infection. Based on the above results, researchers recommended the designing of interventions which are contextually relevant to Jigjiga University to mitigate risky sexual practices amongst university students.

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Hubungan Stres Akademik dengan Kualitas Tidur Mahasiswa Keperawatan Tingkat Akhir Program Alih Jenjang

Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Batanghari Jambi ◽

10.33087/jiubj.v21i1.1345 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 438

Author(s):

Esthika Ariany Maisa ◽

Andrial Andrial ◽

Dewi Murni ◽

Sidaria Sidaria

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Transfer Program ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Cross Sectional

Sleep is a basic human need. Poor sleep quality can have an impact on students' health and academic performance. Nursing students at the end of the level transfer program have the risk of poor sleep quality due to the high academic task load coupled with other assignments besides lectures that can take up student break time. One of the factors that affect the quality of sleep is stress, and among students it is called academic stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between academic stress and sleep quality in the final year students of a level transfer program. The study was conducted at one of the campuses in the city of Padang using a correlation analytic research design with a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study amounted to 64 students at the end of the level transfer program with the total sampling technique. This research was conducted from October to November 2019. Data was collected using the Pittsburh Sleep Quality Index and Student Academic Stress Scale research instruments. The results of this study indicate that nursing students at the end of the level transfer program experience poor sleep quality with high academic stress. Correlation analysis provides a linear and positive pattern of relationship between academic stress and sleep quality of nursing students at the end of a level tansfer program, with a very strong correlation strength level, which means that the higher the student's academic stress, the worse the quality of sleep.. It is expected that students can manage academic stress with stress management and time management, so as not to have an impact on the quality of student sleep.

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Mental Health of Health Science Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Medical College of Nepal

Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/jucms.v9i02.42014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (02) ◽

pp. 66-70

Author(s):

Narayan Bahadur Mahotra ◽

Sabita Kandel ◽

Sanyukta Gurung ◽

Bishal Joshi ◽

Sagun Ballav Pant ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Risk Groups ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Science Students

INTRODUCTION: Mental health impact of COVID-19 is a well-known entity. Health science students are among the high risk groups for developing mental health issues due to lengthy and rigorous studies they undertake. This study aims to explore the mental health of health science undergraduate students of Maharajgunj Medical Campus, and Maharajgunj Nursing Campus during the COVID pandemic in Nepal. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2021 to July 2021 using convenience sampling technique using Nepali version of DASS-21 to undergraduate health science students of Maharajgunj Medical Campus and Maharajgunj Nursing campus. RESULTS: Out of 164 participants, depression, anxiety and stress was seen in 43%, 33% and 29% respectively. Females showed more depression (47.6%) and anxiety (38.8%) and stress (32%) as compared to males CONCLUSION:Mental health of health science students is adversely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Anxiety and Stress among B.Sc. Nursing First Year Students in a Selected Nursing College at Lekhnath, Pokhara, Nepal

Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal ◽

10.3126/jgmcn.v12i1.22613 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 47-52

Author(s):

M Silwal ◽

R Gurung ◽

A Gurung ◽

I Sah ◽

D Koirala ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Time Management ◽

Initial Period ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Academic Stress ◽

First Year ◽

Mild Stress ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

First Year Students ◽

Suicidal Ideas

Background: Nursing students are important human resources in the field of health. Detection of potential anxiety and stress among nursing students is crucial since anxiety and stress can lead to low productivity, low quality of life, and suicidal ideas. Identifying factors affecting anxiety and stress in initial period of college among nursing students can help nursing educators to find ways to decrease anxiety and stress. Objectives: To assess the anxiety and stress among B.Sc. nursing first year students in their initial college life. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used for this study. Consecutive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Total 13 students (100%) were taken as a sample and standardized Beck anxiety scale and modified scale for academic stress was used to collect data. Results: The study shows that majority of the students, 8 (61.5%) were in the age of 18 years old, follows Hindu religion, 10 (76.9%) belonged to upper caste, 11 (84.6%) stayed in urban area, 7 (53.8%) had no difficulty in this college. Out of 13, 2 (15.4%) students had moderate anxiety and 11 (84.60%) had low level of anxiety with 1.15 ±0.37 whereas 6 (46%) students had mild stress and 7 (54%) had moderate level of stress with 1.53 ±0.51. There were no significant association of anxiety score and stress score with age, ethnicity, residence, feeling difficulties in the college with p < 0.05; 6 (46%). There was low positive correlation between anxiety and academic stress with rp = 0.395. It was found that the cause of anxiety was due to college environment, seniors ragging, difficult subjects, delay session and can be reduced by stopping seniors ragging, providing transportation, starting session on time, counselling, providing lunch in canteen, friendly environment, free hours for library. Conclusions: Students who are newly taking admission to nursing profession will have mild form of psychological variation. Students are mainly faced with practical and academic stressors and anxiety. Hence the study strongly suggests that, starting session on time, time management, avoid ragging, student counselling are the most important factors to reduce anxiety and academic stress to the newly admitted students.

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