Stress and Sleeping Difficulties among First Year Medical Students
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: In recent years, there has been a growing incidence of the issues of stresses involved in medical education that can seriously affect their learning and academic performance. They may cut short their leisure activities and hours of sleep in order to achieve their goals. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out among the first year undergraduate medical students of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. Majority of students had perceived stress (68.4%). Stress was not found to differ significantly on the basis of sex, age, place of residence and stay at hostel. Significant association was there between stress and poor family income and sleep disturbances (76%).
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Deepa G
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