scholarly journals Identification of stressors and validation of a questionnaire survey to quantify the stress among Veterinary Students of India

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kushal Grakh ◽  
Vijay Jayawant Jadhav ◽  
Diksha Panwar ◽  
Rajesh Khurana ◽  
Yogesh Chanderkant Bangar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Family Income ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Stress Maximum ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Background As an intensive professional training program veterinary education presents high academic and non-academic stressors to students. Identifying the stressors responsible and measuring the stress among veterinary students can prove useful to design any coping strategies to safeguard the mental health of students. Methods With the aim to identify the stressors responsible, measure the level of stress, relation of stress with variables such as gender and family income 44 item based cross sectional questionnaire survey was designed and distributed among veterinary students of India. Results The questionnaire yielded high internal consistency. More than 95% students were found to be under stress. Maximum students reported high stress due to academic related stressors. Female students reported high overall stress, academic stress, and intrapersonal and interpersonal related stress than male students. Students with lower family incomes experienced more overall stress as well as family responsibilities related stress. Conclusions Gender, family income, academic stressors, intrapersonal, interpersonal and conflict related stressors, and social activities related stressors positively predicted the overall stress among the students and thus these factors can be given special emphasis while designing any stress combating or reducing measures for veterinary students of India.

scholarly journals Identification of stressors and quantification of stress among veterinary students in India using a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kushal Grakh ◽  
Vijay Jayawant Jadhav ◽  
Diksha Panwar ◽  
Rajesh Khurana ◽  
Yogesh Chanderkant Bangar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Stress Maximum ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract As an intensive professional training program veterinary education presents high academic and non-academic stressors to students. Identifying the stressors responsible and measuring the stress among veterinary students can prove useful to design any coping strategies to safeguard the mental health of students. The study aimed to identify the responsible stressors, measure the level of stress caused by each kind of stressor, the relation of stress with variables such as gender and family income. For this, 44 items based cross-sectional questionnaire survey was designed and distributed among veterinary students of India. On statistical analysis, the questionnaire yielded high internal consistency. More than 95% of students were found to be under stress. Maximum students reported the highest stress due to academic-related stressors. Female students reported high overall stress, academic stress, and intrapersonal and interpersonal-related stress than male students. Students with lower family incomes experienced more overall stress as well as family responsibilities-related stress. Gender, family income, academic stressors, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and conflict-related stressors, and social activities-related stressors positively predicted the overall stress among the students and thus these factors should be given special emphasis while designing any stress combating or reducing measures for veterinary students of India.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress among Nurses in a Public Medical College Hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-89
Author(s):  
Shila Rani Das ◽  
Chinmay Biswas ◽  
Sharmina Afrin
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Family Income ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Now a days, there is increased demand and progress in the nursing profession. Along with these stress among the nurses has also increased.Objective: Purpose of the study was to assess the extent of perceived occupational stress and its association with work-related and non-work related causes among nurses.Materials and method: This Cross-sectional study was carried out among 197 nurses of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College hospital (ShSMCH), Dhaka, Bangladesh, from the period of 1st July 2015 to 30th June 2016. Sampling method was simple random sampling. Data was collected by face to face interview with the help of semi-structured questionnaire and finally all data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21.Results: It was found that 69% nurses were between the age of 21 to 39 years, 94.9% were female, 68% were married, 79.2% were Muslim, 84.3% had diploma, family income of 91.4% were equal to more than 40,000 Tk. and 95.5% used to do clinical work. Only 5.1% found to experience high stress. Statistically significant difference was found between sex, occupational stress and religion, educational status, and type of work (p < 0.05). Few nurses suffered from high stress but high level of stress were more in male, non Muslim, post graduate nurse and those who were engaged in administrative work.Conclusion: Nurse Managers should take appropriate actions to decrease stress helping their nurses to work efficiently and effectively.Delta Med Col J. Jan 2018 6(2): 86-89

scholarly journals Occupational-related Stress among University Faculty Staff in Kwara State, Nigeria: Outcomes on Goal Achievement

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-322
Author(s):  
Martins Olanrewaju Atunde ◽  
Johnson Abiodun Medupin ◽  
Saliu Ishaq Alabi ◽  
Abdulganiyu Adebayo Tijani ◽  
Olabode Awarun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
High Stress ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Stress

Background: Incidents of occupational stress among academicians globally is on the rise, despite its impending effects and prospects of coping strategies suggested in literature. Objective: This study examines occupational stress among university faculty staff and its outcomes on university goal achievements in Kwara State, Nigeria.  Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for the selection of 458 faculty staff. Data were collected with the use of a 57-item questionnaire. Results: Results reveal that the level of stress among faculty staff was high (3.25), while stress level differs based on gender (p<.05), age (p<.01), marital status (p<.01), work experience (p<.05) and ownership of workplace (p<.05). The prominent risk associated with occupational-related stress are organizational-related (cluster mean 3.26) and role-related (CM 3.26) factors. Findings further indicate that the social support (CM 3.00) and individual-focused (CM 2.91) coping strategies were moderately adopted for managing occupational-related stress among university faculty, while the organizational support coping strategy was utilized to a low extent (CM 2.47). Conclusion and Recommendation: The study findings implicate the attainment of university goals in terms of delivering quality teaching, research and promoting scholarship and community service. Thus, the mitigation of occupational-related stress requires individual, social and most especially workplace-level interventions. Implications: The research would enable university administrators in designing appropriate workplace policies and intervention strategies or programmes for minimizing high-stress level, risk factors and their attendant effects so that faculty staff can cope effectively with work demands for the enhanced achievements of university goals.

scholarly journals Occupation-Related Stress among University Faculty Staff in Kwara State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-49
Author(s):  
Martins Olanrewaju Atunde ◽  
Johnson Abiodun Medupin ◽  
Saliu Ishaq Alabi ◽  
Olabode Awarun ◽  
Janet Oluwakemi Oladejobio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Stress

This study examined occupational-related stress among university faculty staff and its implications on goal attainment of universities in Kwara State, Nigeria.  The research design was a descriptive research of a cross-sectional survey. Multi-stage sampling technique was used for the selection of 458 faculty staff. Data were collected with the use of 57-item questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed with relevant statistics like percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings revealed that the level of stress among faculty staff was high (3.25), while stress level differs based on gender (p<.05), age (p<.01), marital status (p<.01), work experience (p<.05) and ownership of workplace (p<.05). The prominent risk associated with occupational-related stress were the organizational-related (cluster mean 3.26) and role-related (CM 3.26) factors. Finding further indicated that the social support (CM 3.00) and individual-focused (CM 2.91) coping strategies were moderately adopted for managing occupational-related stress among university faculty, while the organizational support coping strategy was utilized to a low extent (CM 2.47). The findings implicate the attainment of university goals because of the negative effect high-stress level will have on the physiological and behavioural state of faculty staff adding to destructive work and health anomalies.

scholarly journals Willingness to volunteer and readiness to practice of undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Lazarus ◽  
Ardi Findyartini ◽  
Azis Muhammad Putera ◽  
Nico Gamalliel ◽  
David Nugraha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Public Health Emergencies

Abstract Background The question to involve or restrict medical students’ involvement in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response remains contentious. As their state of preparation and perceptions in volunteering during this pandemic have yet to be investigated, this study aims to evaluate Indonesian medical students’ willingness to volunteer and readiness to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A web-based survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students throughout Indonesia. Socio-demographic and social interaction information, in addition to willingness to volunteer and readiness to practice, were obtained using a self-reported questionnaire. The significance level was set at 5%. Results Among 4870 participants, 2374 (48.7%) expressed their willingness to volunteer, while only 906 (18.6%) had adequate readiness to practice. Male students, students with prior volunteering experience in health or non-health sectors, and students from public universities or living in Central Indonesia (vs Java) had higher scores of willingness and readiness to volunteer. Students from Sumatra also had better preparedness (odds ratio [OR] 1.56, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15–2.12, p = 0.004), while the opposite occurred for students from Eastern Indonesia (OR 0.63, 95% CI: 0.44–0.89, p = 0.002)–when compared to students from Java. In addition, compared to students with high family income, students from lower-middle income families were less willing to volunteer (OR 0.76, 95% CI: 0.59–0.98, p = 0.034), though those with low family income had better readiness (OR 1.51, 95% CI: 1.10–2.08, p = 0.011). Shortage of medical personnel, sense of duty, and solicitation by stakeholders were the main reasons increasing the students’ willingness to volunteer; whereas contrarily fear for own’s health, absence of a cure, and fear of harming patients were the primary factors diminishing their willingness to volunteer. Conclusion Our findings indicated that many Indonesian medical students are willing to volunteer, yet only few of them were ready to practice, indicating that further preparations are required to maximize their potentials and minimize their exposure to hazards. We suggest that their potentials as a firm support system during the pandemic should not be overlooked, and that the integration of relevant courses to the medical curricula are imperative to prepare for future public health emergencies.

Stress among Hospitalized Patients at Teaching Hospital, Chitwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Sumita Lama ◽  
Srijana Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cross Sectional

 Background: Stress is defined as “the non- specific physiologic response of the body to any demand made upon it. Stress is a state produced by a change in the environment that is perceived as a challenging, threatening or damaging to a person’s dynamic balance or equilibrium. This study tries to find out the stress among the hospitalized patients. Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional study design was used to find out the stress among the hospitalized patients of Chitwan Medical Col­lege Teaching Hospital, Chitwan. Purposive sampling technique was used. Structured interview schedule was used to collect the data. The data was edited, coded and analyzed using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 16.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to ana­lyze the data. Results: Out of 84 respondents, 52.4% respondents were female. Find­ings of the study revealed that more than half of the respondents 57.1% had high stress. So this study showed that the patients had high level of stress during hospitalization. The result also showed that there was sta­tistically significant association between level of stress and sex of the respondents (p=0.002), educational status (p=0.002), place of residence (p=0.01), sufficiency of family income (0.02), previous experience of hos­pitalization (p=0.03). The major stressors identified in this study were eco­nomic stressors, stressors related to family role, disease condition. The minor causing stressors were stressors related to professional behaviors of health personnel and hospital related stressors. Conclusions: Stress reduction activities such as counseling, warm environ­ment should be provided for the patients to enhance the quality of life by reducing stress.

A comparative study of stress among medical and dental students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Bijaya Adhikari ◽  
Niroj Maharjan ◽  
Grishma Baskota ◽  
Archana Bhaila ◽  
Hari Sundar Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
P Value ◽  
School Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background: Many researches in the past have proved that medical students experience elevated level of stress throughout their medical school life. Aims and Objective: The aim of the study is to study the prevalence and degree of stress among medical and dental students, find out the various stressors among them and the association of stress with various sociodemographic variables. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 159 medical and dental students of first and second year in Kist medical college and hospital. 81 medical and 78 dental students participated in the study. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and Medical students stress Questionnaire (MSSQ-40) was used. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS version 25. Chisquare test was done to find the association of stress with various factors and to compare the degree of stress between medical and dental students. Results: Among 159 medical and dental students, 109 students (68.6%) were found to have stress. 48 out of 81 (59.3%) were medical students and 61out of 78 (78.2%) were dental students. Moderate stress was observed in 50/81(61.7%) medical students and 38/78 (48.7%) dental students. Similarly, high stress was observed in 10/81(12.3%) medical students and 11/78 (14.1%) dental students. Difference in the degree of stress between dental and medical students was not statistically significant (p value >.05). Academic related stress was the major source of stress in both medical and dental students. Gender, accommodation and motivation for study were found to be significantly associated with stress. Conclusions: The first two years of medical and dental students is stressful with academic related stress being the most prevalent stressor. Prevalence of stress was found to be more in dental students and the difference in the degree of stress between medical and dental students was not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Educational stress and coping strategies among medical students.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (08) ◽  
pp. 1575-1581
Author(s):  
Ali Hammad ◽  
Muhammad Naeem ◽  
Saba Yasmeen Usmani ◽  
Wajahat Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
And Coping

Objectives: Students acquiring professional education have to face many challenges, most important of them is the stress related to their studies which when compounded by the absence of appropriate coping strategies makes a huge impact on their personal and professional lives. The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of stress related to professional education, on the medical MBBS students and various coping strategies used by them. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur. Period: January 2019 to June 2019. Material & Methods: To investigate the ongoing professional education related stress and coping strategies among students doing MBBS. A total of 500 students participated in this study. The tools used were Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS14) and ACOPE to measure the stress level and coping strategies among the students and data was analyzed using the SPSS -22 statistical program. Results: The study showed that majority of students had PSS score ranging between 34 to 59 with an average PSS-14 score of 45.5. Major bulk of students had a score of 45 which reflects a high stress level among the students. The average measured ACOPE score was 156±20.4 which indicated a moderate level of abilities of the students to cope with the stress. Conclusion: This study concluded that professional studies related stress is very common among medical students and generally they are not skilled enough to use effective coping strategies to cope, which adversely affects their performance in professional life as well as personal lives.

scholarly journals Binge Watching during COVID-19: Associations with Stress and Body Weight

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 3418
Author(s):  
Anahys H. Aghababian ◽  
Jennifer R. Sadler ◽  
Elena Jansen ◽  
Gita Thapaliya ◽  
Kimberly R. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Impact Energy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Variation ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Episode Duration ◽  
Related Stress

Binge watching is becoming increasingly common and may impact energy balance and body weight. The COVID-19 pandemic has created conditions conducive to binge watching and increased stress. We investigated relationships between COVID-related stress and binge watching behaviors, and potential variation in this relationship by body weight. Adults (n = 466) completed a cross-sectional online survey assessing binge watching behaviors during and before the pandemic, COVID-related stress, and body weight. Participants reported an increase in binge watching frequency from before to during the pandemic (F1,401 = 99.970, p < 0.001), with rates of high binge watching (“3–4 times per week” to “3 or more times per day”) increasing from 14.6% to 33.0%. Binge watching episode duration increased from 3.26 ± 1.89 h to 3.92 ± 2.08 h (p < 0.001). The increase in binge watching frequency was greatest in individuals with obesity and high stress (F 4,401 = 4.098, p = 0.003). Participants reporting high stress reported higher frequency of eating while binge watching, as well as higher levels of negative emotional triggers, consequences to binge watching, and lack of control over binge watching (all p < 0.001). Our results show that binge watching increased during the pandemic, with greater increases among individuals reporting higher COVID-related stress, especially those with obesity, and concomitant effects on eating, and highlight a need for interventions to minimize the obesogenic impact of binge watching during the pandemic.

Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patient with Thyroid Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
AKM Farhad Hossain ◽  
Md Mahmudur Rahman Siddiqui ◽  
Sayada Fatema Khatun
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Follicular Carcinoma ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant disease in endocrine system. It is an emerging public health issue associated with burden on the family, community and the nation. The aim of this study is to determine the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patient with thyroid cancer attending in tertiary hospital. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 246 thyroid cancer patients in two tertiary hospitals of Dhaka city from 01 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. The subjects were selected purposively following specific selection criteria and maintaining ethical issues. Data were collected by face to face interview using a semi-structured questionnaire and checklist. Data were analyzed by the statistical package for the social science (SPSS) version 23. Results: This study revealed that majority (74.4%) of respondents was female, married (72%), housewife (61.4%), rural respondent (41.1%) and had primary education (69%). Mean (± SD) age of the respondent was 37.85(±12.20) years (Range 14-70 years) and mean (± SD) monthly family income was Tk. 17681(±10602). Out of 246 cases, 204 (82.9%) was papillary and 42 (17.1%) was follicular carcinoma. Various clinical presentations included visible neck swelling in 225 (91.5%), swollen lymph node in 103 (41.9%), pain 90 (36.6%), Difficulties in swallowing 87 (35.4%), Hoarseness of voice in 141 (57.3%), cough along with swelling 47(19.1%), Difficulties in breathing due to swelling in 13(5.3%) of the patients. Conclusion: Incidence of thyroid cancer has increased worldwide specially in female patients in 3rd and 4th decades of life. As thyroid cancer is a growing public health problem in Bangladesh, proper screening and early diagnostic facilities at all level should be available to measure its actual burden in the country. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 11, No. 1: Jan 2020, P 54-58

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