A Cross Sectional Study On Perceived Stress Among The Professional Students Of A Campus In North Kerala
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
Background:Students studying in professional colleges experience more stress during their education period because of vast curriculum, frequent examinations, lack of sleep and extracurricular activities etc. If we do not identify early and give support, long term stress may create more serious psychological problems (anxiety, depression and suicidal tendencies etc.). So, this study was conducted to assess the levels of stress among the students. Objectives:To assess the level of perceived stress and some factors affecting it among students of a campus in Kannur, North Kerala. Materials and Methods:A cross sectional study was conducted at Anjarakandy Integrated Campus, Kannur which includes students of different courses (Medical, Dental and Pharmacy). A sample of 818 students was collected using purposive sampling method. After getting the informed consent, data was collected using Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (14 items) by visiting classes. Descriptive statistics and associations were analysed. Results:Among 818 students, 40% were males and 60% were females. 52.2%, 28.4% and 19.4% were medical, dental and pharmacy students respectively. The mean stress score was 27.29±5.1. About 93% and 3% of the students were having moderate and high perceived stress respectively. There was no association between the stress and gender and courses they were studying. The common perceived reasons among students for stress was study overload and staying away from home. They felt that very good family support, extracurricular activities and timely counselling will help in reducing the stress.Conclusion:The proportion of students having moderate perceived stress was very high and it was not associated with gender and course they were studying. Giving adequate support like family support, lessons on time management and counselling along with increasing the extracurricular activities may play an important role in reducing the stress, otherwise these students with moderate stress may end up with high stress levels which may give rise to other psychological disturbances such as depression, anxiety and suicidal tendency.
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Thilak S A, Satheesh B C, Sarada A K, Ancy Mary Jacob
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