Abbasi Sahar Zubair, Mubeen Nida, Ayub Tahera, Khan Muhammad Alamgir, Abbasi Zafar, Baig Nabeel
Department of Medical Education, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan.
Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Jun;70(6):1006-1008. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.294959.
To compare the stress levels among medical and dental students and to evaluate their coping strategies.
The cross-sectional comparative study was conducted at the Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, from January to February 2018, and comprised medical students from 3rd, 4th and 5th years, and dental students of 3rd and 4th year. Cohen Perceived Stress Scale was used to collect data which was then analysed using SPSS 21.
Of the 400 students approached, 281(70.25%) responded. There were 159(56.5%) medical and 122(43.4%) dental students. Also, 78(27.7%) students were males and 203(72.2%) were females. The stress level was moderate or high in 267(95%) students; 118(96.7%) dental, 149(93.7%) medical. Stress management strategies included meditation/praying 181(64.4%), spending some time to relax 180(64.1%) and sleeping 177(63%).
Dental students had slightly higher stress level than medical students. The most common stress management strategy was meditation/praying.
比较医学和牙科学生的压力水平，并评估他们的应对策略。
2018年1月至2月在卡拉奇利亚卡特医学与牙科学院进行了横断面比较研究，研究对象包括三年级、四年级和五年级的医学学生以及三年级和四年级的牙科学生。使用科恩感知压力量表收集数据，然后使用SPSS 21进行分析。
在接触的400名学生中，281名（70.25%）做出了回应。其中有159名（56.5%）医学学生和122名（43.4%）牙科学生。此外，78名（27.7%）学生为男性，203名（72.2%）为女性。267名（95%）学生的压力水平为中度或高度；牙科学生118名（96.7%），医学学生149名（93.7%）。压力管理策略包括冥想/祈祷181名（64.4%）、花时间放松180名（64.1%）和睡觉177名（63%）。
牙科学生的压力水平略高于医学学生。最常见的压力管理策略是冥想/祈祷。
