Main Educational Stressors And Theirs Relationship With General Health Of Medical Residents

Nahid Khajehmougahi; MHS Shooshtari

doi:10.22037/jme.v7i1.844

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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Main Educational Stressors And Theirs Relationship With General Health Of Medical Residents

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Nahid Khajehmougahi^1,*,

MHS Shooshtari²

1Cinical Psychologist,Golestan Hospital, Department of Psychology.

2Imam Khomeini Hospital, Department of Surgery, Ahwaz, Iran.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 7, issue 1; e105170

Published online:Mar 11, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Mar 11, 2009

Accepted:Mar 11, 2009

How to Cite:Nahid Khajehmougahi, MHS Shooshtari, Main Educational Stressors And Theirs Relationship With General Health Of Medical Residents.J Med Edu.2009;7(1):e105170.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v7i1.844.

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Background: In the age of information and technology application, troublesome regulations and traditional procedures for medical education may cause serious stresses and be a threat to the general health (GH) of the students of medicine.Purpose: To determine the relationship between educational stressors and the general health of residents studying at the Ahwaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences (Alums).Method: In this cross sectional study, the study group was consisted of ll4 cooperative residents (69% of all residents in the hospital), who were being trained in a variety of different specialties. The instruments used were the Educational Stressors Questionnaire, including 45 four-choice items and a General Health Questionnaire. When the questionnaires were completed, the results were analyzed through Pierson Correlation Coefficient using the SPSS.Results: The residents mentioned their educational stressors as follows: lack of an arranged curriculum, troublesome educational regulations, deficient educational instruments, and inadequate clinical instruction. of all the subjects, 43 ( 37.6%) appeared to have problems in GH,and significantly positive correlation (p<O.OJ) was observed between educational stressors with all of the following parameters: GH, somatic problems, anxiety, and social dysfunction.Conclusion: As it appeared, educational stressors can be riskfacwrsfor the students' GH, which may be followed by reduced interest, low educational performance, and failure to achieve competency in diagnostic procedures and treatment. The findings suggest basic changes in the current medical instructional techniques.

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