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The rate and sources of stress in nursing and midwifery students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, 2012‎

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avatar Heidar Ali Abedi‎ 1 , avatar Farhad Tohydy‎ 2 , avatar Alireza‏ ‏Khatony 3 , *

1 Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Khorasgan School of Nursing and Midwifery, ‎Islamic Azad University of khorasgan, Isfahan‎, Iran

2 MSc in Medical Surgical Nursing, Khorasgan School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic ‎Azad University of khorasgan, Isfahan‎, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ‎Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah‎, Iran

How to Cite: Abedi‎ H A, Tohydy‎ F, ‏Khatony A. The rate and sources of stress in nursing and midwifery students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, 2012‎. J Clin Res Paramed Sci. 2013;2(1):e82175.

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Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences: 2 (1); e82175
Published Online: May 11, 2013
Article Type: Research Article
Received: September 09, 2012
Accepted: March 10, 2013
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Abstract

Background: The previous studies have showed that nursing and midwifery students experience numerous stress factors during their educational course. This study was aimed to determine the amount and sources of stress in nursing and midwifery students of
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.
Method and Materials: This research was a quantitative correlative descriptive study. The respondents including 410 nursing and midwifery students were recruited by a convenient
sampling method. The data collection tool was a valid and reliable questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software and the descriptive and analytic statistic tests were used such as χ2 and ordinal regression formula.
Results: The results showed that the stress rate was in 83.1% of students low, in 14.9% moderate and in 2% at very high level. The most important stressors were a squeezed curriculum, insufficient time to study, too much assignments, the fear of getting infectious
diseases, the patient's death, the fear of hurting patients, caring of the dying patient, death of family members, and marriage problems.
Conclusion: Our results indicated that most of the subjects suffer from mild stress. Students faced with different stressors related to their education status, clinical training, and some personal-and social issues.

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