The Prevalence of Stress and Its Possible Association with Demographic Features: A Cross Sectional Study

Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava; Bansal Manoj; Gour Neeraj; Srivastava Monika; Jain Pankaj Kumar

doi:10.22037/jme.v17i4.23608

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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The Prevalence of Stress and Its Possible Association with Demographic Features: A Cross Sectional Study

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Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava^1,*,

Bansal Manoj²,

Gour Neeraj³,

Srivastava Monika⁴,

Jain Pankaj Kumar¹

1Department of Community Medicine, UP University of Medcial Sciences, Saifai, Etawah

2Department of Community Medicine, GR Medical College, Gwalior(MP)

3Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Government Medical College, Mewat, Haryana

4Department of Anatmoy, UP University of Medcial Sciences, Saifai, Etawah

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 17, issue 4; e105653

Published online:Mar 04, 2019

Article type:Research Article

Received:Dec 05, 2018

Accepted:Jan 30, 2019

How to Cite:Dhiraj Kumar SrivastavaBansal ManojGour NeerajSrivastava MonikaJain Pankaj KumarThe Prevalence of Stress and Its Possible Association with Demographic Features: A Cross Sectional Study.J Med Edu.17(4):e105653.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v17i4.23608.

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Background: Medical professionals are prone to different forms of stress. These stresses start right from the beginning of medical professions. Most of the time such stresses have a negative impact on the psychological and physiological health.Objectives: To assess the prevalence of stress among medical students. To identify the possible stressors in medical students.Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional one carried out for a period of one month in Nov 2017 among medical students of 6th & 7th semesters. Assessment of stress was done using Medical Student Stress Questionnaire (MSSQ).The test of association was applied between the level of stress and sociodemographic profile of the participants.Result: A total of 122 students participated in the study. The prevalence of moderate to severe stress was 55.7%. It was more in female students compared with their male counterparts. There was no statistically significant difference in the levels of stress between male and female students among different stressors. Statistically significant association was noted between Academic Related Stressor and sex of the participants and fathers’ occupation. Significant association was also noted between Teaching and Learning Related Stressor and fathers’ occupation. Reliability analysis showed that overall Cronbach’s alpha for MSSQ for Indian students was 0.907.Conclusion: Moderate to severe stress is common among medical students and more common in female students. Most common source of these stresses is academic related issues. Fathers’ occupation is also a potential source of stress.

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Psychological Stress

Demographic Factor

Medical Students

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