STRESS EVALUATION BEFORE AND AFTER EXAMINATION IN UNDERGRADUATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS- AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Dr. Varsha Huddar

Volume : X, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

STRESS EVALUATION BEFORE AND AFTER EXAMINATION IN UNDERGRADUATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS- AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Dr. Varsha Huddar

Abstract :

BACKGROUND: Stress is any uncomfortable emotional experience accompanied by predictable, biochemical, physiological and behavioral changes. Education is hindered by the impact of stress. PURPOSE: To check the prevalence of stress before and after university examination among undergraduate physiotherapy, MBBS, pharmacy students. DESIGN: Clinical Trial. METHODS: An observational study was done where 187 undergraduate students of Health Care Profession with ranging from 18–24 years were screened for before and after examination stress using TEST ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE (TAQ). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical package of Tukey’s Multiple Posthoc test and ANOVA test were done. RESULTS: SPSS version 23 was used in statistical analysis. Demographic data in relation to outcome measure were also analyzed. CONCLUSION: From the present study we can conclude that the prevalence of stress among MBBS and Physiotherapy students were higher before examination as compared to Pharmacy undergraduate students. Further it was noticed that the stress among undergraduate students of Physiotherapy was higher before and after examination when compared to MBBS and Pharmacy undergraduate students.