Stress management strategies among medical students
Journal Title: Santosh University Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Stress doesnt only exist among professionals but also among medical students who undergo high ranked stress due to study burden Although some degree of stress is assumed as a normal part of medical training and can serve as motivating factor but not all students find the stress manageable Stress may give rise to feelings of fear incompetence hopelessness anger and guilt and has been associated with both psychological and physical physiological disorders We need to explore most effective and healthy coping strategies for the medical studentsObjective The purpose of this study was to identify key stressors by assessing the aptitude for language English stress anxiety level among medical students and to explore the most effective stress management strategiesMaterials and Methods 185 medical students ie 91 MBBS and 94 BDS students For above purpose measures used were Differential Aptitude Test DAT for language English Cohens Perceived Stress Scale PSS Sinhas Anxiety Scale SAS and Stress Coping Checklist SCCResult and Discussions Students were found to be moderately stressed and anxious but found to have adequate English aptitude grammatical part was found to be questionable Stress coping level was adequate being in 1ST year and most useful stress coping strategies were listedConclusion Stress is really exerting element for all of us but the students who are involved in higher studies specifically medical entrants are needed to be identified guided and supported with immediate effects Keywords Stress Stress coping Medical students
Authors and Affiliations
Parul Gairola, Rani Srivastava, Alka Agrawal
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