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 Stress and stressors in female medical and dental students at Kathmandu Medical College

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-74
Author(s):  
Sushil Kharel ◽  
Bionod Raut
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Tension Stress ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background: Stress is a physical, mental or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension. Stress upsets an individual both mentally and physically. Study showed that medical students suf­fer from higher stress than other stream students. Among medical students also female students are more prone to stress due to varied reasons. This study aimed to determine the stress among female medical and dental undergraduates. Methods: This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate and assess the levels of perceived stress and common stressors among female medical and dental students at a teaching institute of Kathmandu, Nepal. A cross-sectional study was done to the first- and second-year undergraduate female medical and dental students. Perceived stress was evaluated using universally accepted Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-10). Results: A total of 176 female medical and dental students were enrolled in the study. The mean COHEN PSS score was found to be 27.97 (SD 4.32) which showed high stress among study popula­tion. Fifty nine percent (59%) of the female medical and dental students had perceived stress. Conclusions: Levels of perceived stress were very high in female students. The most common stressors were related to educational and economic concerns. The students were more focused to daily matters and problems related to their academic achievements.

Tomorrow’s doctors and dentists in Malaysia: empathic or indifferent?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneer Gohar Gohar Babar ◽  
Syed Shahzad Hasan ◽  
Lee Ping Lim ◽  
Phei June Lim ◽  
Nik Mohd Mazuan Nik Mohd Rosdy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Empathy Score ◽  
Empathic Communication ◽  
Student Version ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Objectives: This study compared the empathic behaviour of first year to final year dental and medical students in Malaysia and explored whether academic training of dental and medical students increases their subjective empathic tendencies. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 1020 first year to final year (fifth-year) undergraduate medical and dental students using a validated, self-administered Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Care Provider Student Version (JSE-HPS) questionnaire. The data were collected from first year to final year (fifth-year) students enrolled in Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree programs at 2 government-funded universities and one private university. Results: Dental students had a significantly higher total mean empathy score than medical students (84.11 versus 81.96, p < 0.05). However, medical students had a narrow actual score range (59.35 - 133.35) than dental (22.05 - 133.35) students. Males (Medical: 82.57, Dental: 84.97) and students of Malay origin (Medical: 82.52, Dental: 85.11) were more empathic than females and students of other ethnic origins. The results also indicate that third-year medical students (mean: 82.95) and fourth-year dental students (mean: 86.36) were more empathic than students in other professional years.Conclusions: We recommend the use of some form of active training and assessment to assist in the development of empathy in medical and dental students. Medical and dental schools should place more emphasis on teaching empathic communication.

scholarly journals Knowledge of basic life support among Medical and Dental students: A comparative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-6
Author(s):  
AM Amrutha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Basic life support (BLS) is the medical procedures and skills which are used to save the victim from life-threatening emergencies until medical care is provided at the hospital. BLS procedures include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bleeding control, artificial ventilation and basic airway management. Fatal medical emergencies may occur at any time. However, there are no set standards introduced in India to date. These life-saving maneuvers can be given through the structured resuscitation programs, which are lacking in the academic curriculum. The present study assessed the level of awareness toward basic life support (BLS) among medical and dental students. A cross-sectional study was carried out among dental and medical students in 2019. The study participants were people of the age group between 18-25 years. A convenient sample size of 250 was studied. A total of 250 subjects of age groups 18-25 years were analyzed in the study. The majority of students were not aware of BLS, with medical students fairing slightly better than dental students. The present study demonstrates poor knowledge among medical and dental students regarding BLS and showed the urgent need for continuous refreshing courses for this critical topic. Keywords: Knowledge; basic life support; medical students; dental students

scholarly journals Awareness Regarding Vitamin D Amongst The Medical And Non-medical Students Of Karachi

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 197-201
Author(s):  
Asma Dahar ◽  
Tahira Assad ◽  
Hafiza Touseef Sayyar
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Graduate Trainees ◽  
Male Subjects ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Objective: To assess the awareness regarding Vitamin D amongst medical and non-medical students. Study Design and Setting: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period December 2016-June 2017 on a sample size of 388 subjects. Methodology: Undergraduate medical and dental students that are in their 3rd or 4th year, house officers, post graduate trainees and graduate medical students were included in the study. Undergraduate and graduate students from non-medical institutes were also included. The participants were assessed on the basis of a questionnaire which contained 15 closed ended questions. Results: The age of participants in this research varied from 21 to 35 years with the mean age of 24. Male subjects were 25 % but the females were predominant in this study, calculating 75%. Medical subjects were 70.4% (n= 273) and Nonmedical subjects were 29.6% (n= 115). Undergraduates were 79.4% (n=308) and Graduates were 20.6% (n=80). An overall of 75% of the medical subjects have satisfactory knowledge as compared to 25% of the non-medical subjects. Conclusion: There is a lack of awareness regarding vitamin D among non-medical students. Awareness of vitamin among medical students was also not up to the mark

Social media prevalence, habits and attitudes on e-professionalism of medicine and dental medicine students: A quantitative cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josko Viskic ◽  
Drazen Jokic ◽  
Marko Marelic ◽  
Lovela Machala Poplasen ◽  
Danko Relic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

BACKGROUND Social media (SM) has infiltrated all levels of the healthcare profession with students being at the forefront. Professional behavior on the internet, or “e-professionalism”, is paramount for adequate usage of SM for students, and their interaction with patients online. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to describe and compare SM use by medical and dental students. We also wanted to assess and compare differences in attitudes between medical and dental students on e-professionalism, determine their opinion on potentially unprofessional behavior and posts and their interaction with patients on SM. METHODS A quantitative cross-sectional questionnaire study on the use of SM and attitudes about e-professionalism of students was carried out in the School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia and the School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia. RESULTS Of the 714 collected responses 698 entered final analysis (411 medical and 287 dental students). Facebook (99%) and Instagram (80.7%) were the most commonly used SM. Unprofessional content was recognized both by medical and dental students with most interesting significant differences between groups when asked which of the following types of posts/behaviors (posted on SM) do they consider unprofessional: post with patient photos (61% dental vs. 89.8% medical, χ21=81.547, P<.001), interaction with a patient not revealing any personal identifiable information (23% dental vs. 41.8% medical, χ21=26.729, P<.001); advertising of pharmaceutical or health products without disclosing conflict of interest (26.8% dental vs. 41.1% medical, χ21=15.121, P<.001); critical comments about faculty (53% dental vs. 39.7% medical, χ21=12.076, P=.001); critical comments about teaching materials, study program, school, or university (36.2% dental vs. 25.1% medical, χ21=10.118, P=.001). Dental students believe significantly more that people have the opportunity to post photos and document aspects of their professional life which would otherwise remain private (89.5% dental vs. 84.2% medical, χ21= 4.132, P=.026), and that they should be able to do what they want online (68.3% dental vs. 60.8% medical, χ21= 4.083, P=.043). Dental students are also more open to communication through social media than medical students (39.7% dental vs. 16.3% medical, χ22=81.686, P<.001), will (41.5% dental vs. 12.2% medical, χ24= 87.344, P<.001) and have (28.2% dental vs. 5.6% medical, χ21=68.235, P<.001) accepted friend request/follow/track from patients more readily, and even sent friend requests/follow/track their patients (5.2% dental vs. 1.2% medical χ21=9.763, P=.002). CONCLUSIONS Social media use is ubiquitous among the studied student population. Awareness of e-professionalism is relatively high for both student groups with dental students being more desensitized to visual representations of patients, and more prone to interaction with patients on SM. Medical students are more open to criticism of school program and faculty. Our research also highlights previous findings that both student groups would find useful the existence of guidelines about e-professionalism.

scholarly journals Comparison of Knowledge and Attitude among Medical and Dental Students Towards COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Fareya Usmani ◽  
Saba Arshad ◽  
Nasima Iqbal ◽  
Zakia Saleem ◽  
Hira Mehmood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Protective Measure ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Aim: To assess and compare the knowledge and attitude of medical and dental undergraduates towards COVID-19 in current setup Study Design: Cross-sectional Place and Duration of Study: Study was done at Ziauddin university Karachi during the period of October 2020 to December 2020 Methodology: Medical and dental students from 1st year to final year were enrolled in the study. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.71. The questionnaire was consisting of demographic variables, questions regarding the knowledge towards COVID-19 and the attitude of medical and dental students. Analysis was done by using SPSS version-20. Frequency and percentages was used to present the categorical data. Comparison between demographic variables and knowledge score was done by using the independent t-test and one-way ANOVA test as appropriate. p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: About 56% of participants were female and from 3rd year (25.2%). Comparing with socioeconomic status, the upper class of medical students were having higher score. As the year of study upgraded the students reported higher knowledge score with significant p-values among both medical and dental students. Medical students were having higher knowledge about COVID-19 than the dental students but dental students were having more knowledge about the safety measures. Looking over the attitude, majority of medical students were interested in gaining information about COVID-19. Conclusion: It can be concluded that medical students are having more knowledge about the COVID-19 but the dental students were more aware of the protective measure which should be taken. Both groups of medical and dental students having positive attitude towards limiting the spread of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Comparison of depression among medical and dental students of Qassim University 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3335
Author(s):  
Anas Saleh Alsumaani ◽  
K. Chandra Sekhar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Scientific Terminology ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background: Prevalence of depression enormously increasing throughout the world including developing and developed world. Especially in case of medical and dental students, after completion of schooling, will enter into University level and there will be different exposure, syllabus load and scientific terminology and adjustment to the surroundings leads to become depressive nature. Objective was to estimate the prevalence of depression, demographic variables and risk factors association with depression among medical and dental students of Qassim university.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted March 2019 to June 2020 among the medical and dental students of Qassim University. A total of 235 sample collected through Google forms due to COVID-19 pandemic situation. Data entered in Statistical package for social sciences, 21.0 version and necessary statistical tests were applied.Results: In the present study about 235 study participants, of which 174 medical and 61 dental students participated. Among the 174 medical students, about 62.1% were males and among the 61 dental students, about 39.3% were males. Prevalence of depression among medical students and dental students was 82.90% and 86.90% respectively. Socioeconomic status was significantly associated with depression in both the groups’ medical and dental students.Conclusions: High prevalence of depression was noticed in medical and dental students. Need to strengthen the supportive health programs to the medical and dental students to be arranged and will indirectly reduce the stress among the students.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitudes on medical waste management among Belgrade medical and dental students

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 281-285
Author(s):  
Jelena Ilic-Zivojinovic ◽  
Branislav Ilic ◽  
Dusan Backovic ◽  
Milena Tomanic ◽  
Aleksandar Gavrilovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Important Field ◽  
Infectious Waste ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Introduction/Objective. Knowledge and practical skills in medical waste (MW) management are of equal importance for medical and dental doctors. The first comparative study on the knowledge and skills in the field of MW management among Belgrade students was conducted with the goal of examining whether students of medicine and dentistry are equally familiar with this extremely important field. Methods. A cross-sectional study included 558 students of the sixth year of studies (430 medical and 128 dental students) who completed an anonymous semi-structured questionnaire to determine attitudes and knowledge on MW management. Results. The majority of medical and dental students had no training in MW management (79.5% and 74.6%, respectively). Dental students use protective equipment more frequently than medical students (94.5% vs. 42%, p < 0.001). However, full vaccinal protection against hepatitis B is better among medical students compared to dental students (57.7% vs. 39.1%, p < 0.001). Complete knowledge on postexposal prophylaxis is better among medical students compared to dental students (44.5% vs. 13.3%, p < 0.001). However, dental students are more disciplined in reporting injuries (63.1% vs. 52.4%, p = 0.038). The students? knowledge on primary separation of infectious waste (93% vs. 77.8%, p < 0.001) and used needles (80.3% vs. 70.4%, p = 0.007) is better among dental students compared to medical students? correct answers. Conclusion. Dental students show better knowledge on MW management and are more disciplined in using personal infection protection compared to medical students. The students support continued training on MW management and investigations on this topic.

scholarly journals Dental and Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S97-S104
Author(s):  
Saqib Ali ◽  
Beenish Fatima Alam ◽  
Faraz Farooqi ◽  
Khalid Almas ◽  
Sara Noreen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Abstract Objective The aims of this study were to investigate the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of Pakistani medical and dental undergraduate students toward COVID-19 during the surge of its outbreak. Materials and Methods The multicentered, cross-sectional study was carried out nationwide among undergraduate medical and dental students. A convenience sampling technique was used. A self-developed online questionnaire was pretested to be completed by the participants. It was distributed using social media. The survey was comprised of questions related to demographics, health status, general hygiene perception, understanding, and the learning attitudes of the students. Comparisons of the knowledge scores and the attitude responses with the demographic information were done using the independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Chi-square, as appropriate. Results Of the 937 total respondents, 353 (38%) were males and 582 (62%) were females; two students did not mark their gender. Of these, 680 (73%) were dental students and 257 (27%) were medical students. The mean knowledge score of the female dental students (5.15 ± 1.08) was significantly higher than that of the male students (4.87 ± 1.09). Overall, the mean knowledge score was statistically higher among the medical students in comparison to the dental students (5.21 ± 1.15, 5.05 ± 1.09; p = 0.054), respectively. Conclusion The medical and dental students were both aware of the importance of the use of a mask. The medical students had a greater awareness regarding the mode of transmission, symptoms, and origin of COVID-19. However, the dental students showed better understanding of the use of surgical masks and the correct protocol for hand washing. Social media was considered the main source for COVID-19 related information.

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.

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