Waghachavare Vivek B, Dhumale Girish B, Kadam Yugantara R, Gore Alka D
Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013 Aug;13(3):429-36. Epub 2013 Jun 25.
Various studies across the globe have emphasised that students undertaking professional courses, such as medical and dental studies, are subjected to higher stress. Excessive stress could lead to psychological problems like depression and anxiety. The objective of the current study was to assess stress among students of various professional colleges and its association with various academic, social and health-related factors.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2011 to February 2012 among students of medical, dental and engineering colleges from the urban area of Sangli district, Maharashtra, India, using a convenience sampling technique. The calculated total sample size was 1,200. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used for the data collection. Analysis was done using percentage, the chi-square test, binary logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression.
Out of the 1,224 respondents, 299 (24.4%) experienced stress. Among them 115 (38.5%), 102 (34.1%) and 82 (27.4%) were dental, medical and engineering students, respectively. There was a statistically significant association between stress and the field of education. Stress was observed in 187 (27.7%) females and 112 (20.4%) males; the association with gender was statistically significant. By applying binary logistic regression, medical studies, health and lifestyle factors, and academic factors were the significant predictors for stress.
Students from all the three fields studied were exposed to stress. Academic factors were one of the most important stressors. The introduction of stress management education into the curriculum could prove useful in combatting this problem.
全球范围内的多项研究都强调，攻读医学和牙医学等专业课程的学生承受着更高的压力。过度压力可能导致抑郁和焦虑等心理问题。本研究的目的是评估各类专业院校学生的压力状况及其与各种学术、社会和健康相关因素的关联。
本横断面研究于2011年9月至2012年2月在印度马哈拉施特拉邦桑利区市区的医学、牙医学和工程学院的学生中进行，采用便利抽样技术。计算得出的总样本量为1200。使用经过预测试的自填式问卷进行数据收集。分析采用百分比、卡方检验、二元逻辑回归和多项逻辑回归。
在1224名受访者中，299人（24.4%）经历过压力。其中，分别有115人（38.5%）、102人（34.1%）和82人（27.4%）是牙医学、医学和工程学专业的学生。压力与教育领域之间存在统计学上的显著关联。在187名女性（27.7%）和112名男性（20.4%）中观察到压力；与性别的关联具有统计学意义。通过二元逻辑回归分析，医学学习、健康和生活方式因素以及学术因素是压力的重要预测因素。
所研究的三个领域的学生都面临压力。学术因素是最重要的压力源之一。在课程中引入压力管理教育可能有助于解决这一问题。
