Coping with stress by Medical University students

AbstractIntroduction. Stress can be defined as a physiological and psychic response to external stimuli (stressors) or as a relationship between the body and the environment that can affect the body in a negative, positive or neutral way.Aim. The aim of this paper was to investigate the causes of stress among students, and to identify methods of coping with it in relation to sociodemographic determinants.Material and methods. The number of 117 nursing students were examined using two standardized tools: Distress Thermometer and Mini Cope Sheet.Results. Intensity of stress among nursing students amounted to 6.3, which was higher than the average. The causes of stress included: worrying, anxiety, fatigue, work, school. The most frequently chosen strategies for coping with stress are active coping, seeking emotional and instrumental support.Conclusions. 1)Intensity of stress among nursing students was higher than the average and was equal to 6.3. 2) Students chose constructive methods of coping with it, i.e. active coping, trying to overcome the situation, searching for emotional and instrumental support. 3) The age of the respondents impacted the choice of the strategy of „cessation of activities” and the cause of stress – „relationship with a partner” and marital status correlated with occurrence of symptom of stress - „diarrhea”.

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Nurses’ strategies for dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic

HIGHER SCHOOL’S PULSE ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0015.4064 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (SUPPLEMENT 2) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Elżbieta Szlenk-Czyczerska ◽

Anna Ławnik ◽

Adam Szepeluk

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Significant Variation ◽

Active Coping ◽

Instrumental Support ◽

Job Tenure ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

Sense Of Humor ◽

Medical Institutions ◽

Study Results ◽

Stress Coping Strategies

Background: In view of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, it is important to study the activities undertaken by nurses to cope with stress. Aim of the study: The study’s main objective was to analyze strategies of coping with stress among nurses working in public and non-public medical institutions in Opolskie and Lubelskie provinces, Poland, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods: The study group included a total of 155 nurses. The Mini-COPE questionnaire and the author’s original questionnaire were used in the study. Results: With increasing age, nurses coped with stress by using their sense of humor less often, seeking instrumental support, discharge of emotions, using psychoactive substances, and blaming themselves. Respondents with a master’s degree were more likely to cope with stress by positive reevaluation, turning to religion, and seeking emotional and instrumental support. Examining the effect of job tenure on the level of coping strategies revealed significant variation for active coping (p=0.0355), sense of humor (p=0.0024), seeking emotional support (p=0.0209), seeking instrumental support (p=0.0062), preoccupation with something else (p=0.0383), discharge (p=0.0075), psychoactive substance use (p=0.0097), and blaming oneself (p=0.0155). There was no significant variation in the effect of place of employment on stress coping strategies. Conclusions: During the pandemic, respondents managed stress mainly through active coping, planning, acceptance, positive reevaluation, and seeking instrumental support. As nurses age, they are more likely to use the strategy of turning to religion. Due to the growing problem of stress, it is necessary to identify and share information about ways to effectively cope with stress.

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Theory-Practice Gap: The Experiences of Nigerian Nursing Students

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/3694 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Titilayo Dorothy Odetola ◽

Olusola Oluwasola ◽

Christoph Pimmer ◽

Oluwafemi Dipeolu ◽

Samson Oluwayemi Akande ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Developing Country ◽

The Body ◽

Clinical Staff ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Practice Gap ◽

The Difference ◽

Analyse Data ◽

Theory Practice Gap

The “disconnect” between the body of knowledge acquired in classroom settings and the application of this knowledge in clinical practice is one of the main reasons for professional fear, anxiety and feelings of incompetence among freshly graduated nurses. While the phenomenon of the theory-to-practice gap has been researched quite extensively in high-income country settings much less is known about nursing students’ experiences in a developing country context. To rectify this shortcoming, the qualitative study investigated the experiences of nursing students in their attempt to apply what they learn in classrooms in clinical learning contexts in seven sites in Nigeria. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data gained from eight focus group discussions (n = 80) with the students. The findings reveal a multifaceted theory-practice gap which plays out along four tensions: (1) procedural, i.e. the difference between practices from education institutions and the ones enacted in clinical wards – and contradictions that emerge even within one clinical setting; (2) political, i.e. conflicts that arise between students and clinical staff, especially personnel with a lower qualification profile than the degree that students pursue; (3) material, i.e. the disconnect between contemporary instruments and equipment available in schools and the lack thereof in clinical settings; and (4) temporal, i.e. restricted opportunities for supervised practice owing to time constraints in clinical settings in which education tends to be undervalued. Many of these aspects are linked to and aggravated by infrastructural limitations, which are typical for the setting of a developing country. Nursing students need to be prepared regarding how to deal with the identified procedural, political, material and temporal tensions before and while being immersed in clinical practice, and, in so doing, they need to be supported by educationally better qualified clinical staff.

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The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Stress Vulnerability of Nursing Students According to Labour Market Status

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9060633 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 633

Author(s):

Mihaela Simionescu ◽

Angelo Pellegrini ◽

Elena-Nicoleta Bordea

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Self Control ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

Spiritual Dimension ◽

Stressful Environment ◽

Stress Vulnerability ◽

Market Status ◽

Labour Market Status

Nursing has always been a stressful job affecting the physical and mental health of the nurses, but the new medical context of the COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced this issue. The objective of this paper is to study differences between non-employed and employed nursing students in the medical system of Romania before and during the epidemic using matching methods and a sample of 526 nursing students. Stressors and strategies for coping with stress were also identified during the pandemic. The results indicated that employed students were more vulnerable to stress compared to non-employed ones before and during the pandemic. Females registered significantly higher stress scores compared to males in the period of the epidemic. The analysis of the overall sample suggested that gender and environment were significant stress factors during the pandemic, but living conditions were not relevant. The most effective coping strategies against stress for nurses during the COVID-19 crisis were based on self-control and the spiritual dimension, unlike the previous period when other colleagues’ support helped most nurses to overcome difficult working conditions. The implications of this study might help medical management in ensuring a less stressful environment for nurses during the epidemic.

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Strategies for the Development of pH-Responsive Synthetic Polypeptides and Polymer-Peptide Hybrids: Recent Advancements

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13040624 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 624

Author(s):

Cintya Dharmayanti ◽

Todd A. Gillam ◽

Manuela Klingler-Hoffmann ◽

Hugo Albrecht ◽

Anton Blencowe

Keyword(s):

Functional Groups ◽

Hybrid Materials ◽

Tumour Microenvironment ◽

The Body ◽

Supramolecular Interactions ◽

Biological Interactions ◽

Ph Responsive ◽

Form Complex ◽

Synthetic Polypeptides ◽

External Stimuli

Synthetic polypeptides and polymer-peptide hybrid materials have been successfully implemented in an array of biomedical applications owing to their biocompatibility, biodegradability and ability to mimic natural proteins. In addition, these materials have the capacity to form complex supramolecular structures, facilitate specific biological interactions, and incorporate a diverse selection of functional groups that can be used as the basis for further synthetic modification. Like conventional synthetic polymers, polypeptide-based materials can be designed to respond to external stimuli (e.g., light and temperature) or changes in the environmental conditions (e.g., redox reactions and pH). In particular, pH-responsive polypeptide-based systems represent an interesting avenue for the preparation of novel drug delivery systems that can exploit physiological or pathological pH variations within the body, such as those that arise in the extracellular tumour microenvironment, intracellularly within endosomes/lysosomes, or during tissue inflammation. Here, we review the significant progress made in advancing pH-responsive polypeptides and polymer-peptide hybrid materials during the last five years, with a particular emphasis on the manipulation of ionisable functional groups, pH-labile linkages, pH-sensitive changes to secondary structure, and supramolecular interactions.

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Awareness of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws amongst Dental Professionals in Poland

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11114821 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 4821

Author(s):

Monika Teślak ◽

Hanna Sobczak ◽

Iwona Ordyniec-Kwaśnica ◽

Barbara Kochańska ◽

Barbara Drogoszewska

Keyword(s):

The Body ◽

Antiresorptive Therapy ◽

Osteonecrosis Of The Jaws ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Medical University ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire ◽

Dental Professionals

Background: Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (MRONJ) is a serious complication of antiresorptive therapy. The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness regarding MRONJ among Polish dentists and students of dentistry. Methods: The online self-administered questionnaire was sent out electronically among dentists in Poland and dentistry students of the Medical University of Gdansk. The results obtained were statistically analyzed. The results were considered statistically significant if the condition p ≤ 0.05 was met. Results: A total of 203 respondents participated in this survey. A total of 94.6% of them declared knowledge of the term MRONJ. However, the length of bisphosphonates persistence in the body was known to 51.5% of participants, while the knowledge of oral and maxillofacial surgeons concerning this topic was significantly higher (87.0%). Conclusion: Dental and maxillofacial surgeons presented the highest level of knowledge about MRONJ. The remaining groups did not differ in their knowledge. It must be noted that the knowledge of the students was similar to that of dentists. A better level of knowledge by dentists could contribute to a decline of the occurrence of the disease in future. Theoretical and practical initiatives should be promoted to improve the knowledge about MRONJ.

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Effects of Emotional Intelligence and Selfleadership on Students' Coping with Stress

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2016.44.5.853 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 853-864 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Yefei Wang ◽

Guangrong Xie ◽

Xilong Cui

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Structural Equation Model ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Active Coping ◽

Equation Model ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

And Coping ◽

The Relationship

We examined the impacts of emotional intelligence and self-leadership on coping with stress, and assessing the mediating roles that positive affect and self-efficacy play in this process. Participants were 575 students at 2 Chinese universities, who completed measures of coping with stress, self-leadership, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and positive affect. The structural equation model analysis results indicated that self-efficacy fully mediated the relationship between emotional intelligence and active coping, as we had predicted. Further, self-leadership had a direct effect on active coping. However, positive affect and self-efficacy did not mediate the relationship between self-leadership and coping with stress. Implications are discussed in terms of theoretical contributions and interventions for coping with stress.

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(P1-34) Chinese Undergraduate Nursing Student's Attitude and Understanding of Disaster

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x11003669 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S1) ◽

pp. s109-s110

Author(s):

H. Yin ◽

L. Wang ◽

H. Lu ◽

X. Yu ◽

P. Arbon ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Nursing Curriculum ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Health Response ◽

Level Of Understanding ◽

The University ◽

Medical University ◽

Student’S Attitude

ObjectiveTo identify attitudes and understanding of Chinese undergraduate nursing students towards disaster, therefore providing information for the development of a disaster nursing curriculum in the Chinese context.MethodsA total 214 undergraduate nursing students (Year 1 to 4) in one medical university in China were surveyed in 2010.ResultsThe majority of undergraduate nursing students (94.9%) were concerned about disaster, 46.7% of them thought they were very knowledgeable about disaster, while 39.3% of them stated they were moderately knowledgeable about disaster. The most popular way for the students to get information about disaster was television (88.3%), followed by internet (67.8%) and newspaper (45.8%). Only 33.6% of them said they gained information from the university. Earthquake (93.7% of students) and flood (36.1% of students) were mentioned by the students as examples of disasters that have occurred in China. The majority of students said the Wenchuan earthquake (2008) was the disaster that had the greatest impression on them. Five aspects were identified from their description of disaster, which included the cause, category, characteristic, impact and type of disaster. 36.4% of students were certain that disaster would happen again in China. A further 50.9% felt disaster was likely. Flood and earthquake were considered the most likely future disasters. 71% of nursing students strongly agreed that being prepared for disaster was important. The main reasons were better preparedness could decrease the damage to property and the incidence of death and injury. However, the level of understanding of the effects of disaster and the exposure of students to education about disaster health response was limited.ConclusionKnowledge and skills for disaster preparedness of nursing students should be strengthened in the medical university.

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THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN EDUCATING A CORRECT BODY POSTURE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN

GYMNASIUM ◽

10.29081/gsjesh.2016.17.1.11 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol XVII (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alina Mihaela Cristuță

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Motor Skills ◽

School Children ◽

The Body ◽

Body Posture ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Intervention Measures ◽

Specific Assessment ◽

External Stimuli

Posture expresses the way in which the body receives external stimuli and gets ready to react, constantly adapting to the demands, according to the difficulty and to the individual's motor skills. The aim of this study is to educate the correct body posture through specific physical therapy means. The hypotheses presume that: by performing a specific assessment, one can spot the bad postures that are frequently adopted by school children; through specific intervention programs, one can educate, correct, and form a correct posture reflex. The objectives were to: assess the school children in order to spot physical deficiencies; to educate a correct posture and to form a correct posture reflex. The research methods were established according to the objectives. In the end, it can be concluded that this research regarding the education of posture in school children has contributed to the prevention of instalment of physical deficiencies and to their correction, and the intervention measures were effective in educating the correct body posture.

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Occupational Stress in Landing Platform Dock (LPD) Project Workers of PT. PAL Indonesia

The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health ◽

10.20473/ijosh.v8i2.2019.131-138 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 131

Author(s):

Nunung Dwi Radanny ◽

Sho’im Hidayat

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Work Environment ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Individual Characteristic ◽

The Body ◽

Personality Factor ◽

Mild Stress ◽

Landing Platform ◽

Contingency Coefficient ◽

Negative Effect

Introduction: Occupational stress is a condition in which the body responds physiologically, psychologically, and also behaviorally towards stressor. It can have negative effect on the workers and the workplace. The objective of this research is to study occupational stress and factors related to it in workers at Landing Platform Dock (LPD) project, especially Merchant Ship Division of PT PAL Indonesia. Methods: this research is an observational descriptive research. The subjects of the research are all the 32 workers of the project. The variables are occupational stress, individual characteristic, and work environment. Data was analyzed to discover the correlation between variables using contingency coefficient and Spearman correlation. Results: of the total 32 workers, 21.8% suffer from mild stress, 68.8% suffer from moderate stress, and 9.4% suffer from severe stress. Statistical test results show that there is a moderate correlation between level of education (coefficient -0.446), workload (coefficient 0.533), and relationship at work (coefficient 0.494) toward occupational stress. Meanwhile, personality factor (coefficient 0.334) and marital status (coefficient 0.231) have a weak impact on occupational stress. Furthermore, age (coefficient 0.146) has an extremely weak impact on occupational stress. Conclusion: factors that highly contributes to occupational stress are education level, workload, and relationship at work. Other factors such as age, personality type, and marital status only have a small correlation with occupational stress in these workers.Keywords: individual characteristic, occupational stress, work environment

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Peculiarities of expression indicators and accentuated personality traits in men with psoriasis without taking into account somatotype and in representatives of meso- and endo-mesomorphic somatotypes

Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University ◽

10.31393/reports-vnmedical-2021-25(4)-04 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 540-544

Author(s):

Obadeh Bassam Abdel-Rahman Al-Qaraleh ◽

V. I. Stepanenko ◽

T. G. Kryvonis ◽

V. S. Shkolnikov ◽

S. V. Prokopenko

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Postgraduate Education ◽

Pathological Process ◽

The Body ◽

Individual Traits ◽

Clinical Center ◽

The Difference ◽

High Level ◽

Medical University

Annotation. Exacerbation and aggravation of psoriasis increases the chances of neurosis, depression, can significantly impair mental health through social stigma and leads to social isolation and maladaptation, a significant reduction in quality of life. Studying this problem from the standpoint of comparative assessment of the distribution of character accentuations in patients with different dermatoses can provide insight into how a certain level of adequacy of psychological adaptive response is associated with organic pathological process or genetically existing expression of certain traits. The aim of the study was to found the features of indicators of expression and features of accentuated personality traits in men with psoriasis without taking into account somatotype and in representatives of meso- and endo-mesomorphic somatotypes. Men aged 22 to 35 years, patients with psoriasis (n=100, including 32 with mild and 68 with severe course) at the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases with a course of postgraduate education National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya and Military Medical Clinical Center of the Central Region, conducted an anthropometric survey by V. V. Bunak Estimation of the expression and features of accentuated personality traits made according to G. Shmishek The reliability of the difference between the values between the independent quantitative values was determined using the U-Mann-Whitney test. In healthy subjects, taking into account and without taking into account the somatotype, it is seen that the type of physique did not significantly affect the severity of individual traits and their combinations in this group of people. With the increase in the course of psoriasis among subjects without somatotype, there is a decrease in the percentage of persons with hyperthymic and demonstrative and an increase – with emotional, pedantic, anxious, cyclothymic, excitable, dysthymic and exalted type of character accentuation; among patients of mesomorphic somatotype there is a decrease in the percentage of people with stuck and demonstrative and an increase – with emotional, pedantic, anxious, cyclothymic, excitable, dysthymic and exalted type of character accentuation; among patients of endo-mesomorphic somatotype there is a decrease in the percentage of people with hypertension and an increase – with stuck, demonstrative and excitable type of character accentuation. All this maintains a pathologically high level of affective tension, which disrupts the autonomic balance in the body, can be a pathogenic factor in the development of psychosomatic illness and leads to ineffective treatment of psoriasis.

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