Sabih Fazaila, Siddiqui Farah Rashid, Baber Muhammad Naveed
Department of Behavioural Sciences, Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi, Islamabad.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Mar;63(3):346-9.
To assess stress and psychological morbidity in undergraduate students of physiotherapy at Riphah Centre of Rehabilitation Sciences (RCRS).
A cross-sectional study was conducted from 2008 to 2010 at RCRS. Two hundred and thirty one students from first semester to fourth semester were included in the study. The data was collected through a semi-structured proforma and the Student Life Stress Inventory (SLSI) scale. Data was analysed by applying t-test and ANOVA with SPSS version 17.
Two hundred and three respondents (88%) reported feeling stressed: 97(42%) students were mildly stressed, 92(40%) were moderately stressed, and 14 (6%) were severely stressed. Significant gender differences were found on the total score of stress, stressors and reactions. The findings revealed that females face more stressors especially pressures (p<0.001), physiological, emotional (p<0.01) and behavioural (p<0.05). An analysis of variance on SLSI is significant, F = 3.747 (p<.05). Mean difference indicates that prevalence of stress is higher in 4th semester RCRS students.
The findings reveal the higher level of stress in undergraduate physiotherapy students. The high psychological morbidity necessitates the need for interventions like counseling and psychological support to improve the quality of life for these allied health care professionals.
评估里法康复科学中心（RCRS）物理治疗专业本科学生的压力及心理疾病情况。
2008年至2010年在RCRS进行了一项横断面研究。研究纳入了从第一学期到第四学期的231名学生。通过半结构化表格和学生生活压力量表（SLSI）收集数据。使用SPSS 17版软件进行t检验和方差分析。
203名受访者（88%）表示感到有压力：97名（42%）学生轻度有压力，92名（40%）中度有压力，14名（6%）重度有压力。在压力总分、压力源和反应方面发现了显著的性别差异。研究结果显示，女性面临更多的压力源，尤其是压力（p<0.001）、生理、情绪（p<0.01）和行为方面（p<0.05）。对SLSI的方差分析具有显著性，F = 3.747（p<.05）。平均差异表明，RCRS第四学期学生的压力患病率更高。
研究结果显示物理治疗专业本科学生的压力水平较高。较高的心理疾病发病率表明需要进行咨询和心理支持等干预措施，以提高这些健康护理专业人员的生活质量。
