Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Perceived Stress among Final year medical students.

Dr Shodan M, Dr Srinath Thakur, Dr H L Jaykumar

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Aim: To evaluate the perceived stress and its effect on gingival health among final year medical students’. Methodology: A Perceived Stress Scale self–administered questionnaire by Cohen and a self–administered potential stress factor questionnaire and was given to a convenient sample of 69 study subjects to assess perceived stress and possible potential factor3 in an private medical college and hospital to assess perceived stress and possible potential factors. Results: Around 85% of them were stressed according to Perceived stress score by Cohen and possible potential factors; Pearson Correlation test showed a Significant correlation and positive corelation between Cohen stress scale scores with all Potential stress factor scores; t test showed that hostellers experienced more stress according to cohen stress score . Conclusion: Final year medical students showed high perceived stress; among which students staying in hostel experienced more stress. Potential factors like academic stress, interpersonal relations and clinical stress showed a positive relation with over all stress.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS., Dr Shodan M, Dr Srinath Thakur, Dr H L Jaykumar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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