PREVALENCE OF STRESS AMONG FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Dr. C. Selvarani; Dr.Y.Nisha Maheswari; Dr. Rowena Victor

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2017

PREVALENCE OF STRESS AMONG FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Dr. C. Selvarani, Dr. Y. Nisha Maheswari, Dr. Rowena Victor

Abstract :

Stress is the state of the individual that result from the interaction of the individual with the environment which is perceived as threat to the well being. Medical education is highly stressful, particularly first year undergraduates are more prone. Our study was conducted among first year medical students of Government Tuticorin medical college. Stress was assessed using Cohen’s perceived stress scale (PSS–10) questionnaire. A Total of 150(n) students answered the questionnaire. Among them, 62 (41.3%) were males and 88 (58.7%) were females. Mean PSS score for females was 19.55 (SD 5.14) while for males it was 17.98 (SD 6.36). Of the 150 participants, 28 (18.6%) were under low perceived stress, 109 (72.6%) under moderate perceived stress and 13 (8.6%) under high perceived stress. Thus our study has demonstrated moderate level of stress among students predominantly. This is the right time to adopt preventive measures to prevent it from rising.