Wagner Tayla, Yelverton Christopher
Tayla Wagner is in the department of chiropractic, faculty of health sciences, University of Johannesburg (John Orr Building, 7th Floor, 55 Beit St, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa;
J Chiropr Educ. 2024 Oct 23;38(2):172-178. doi: 10.7899/JCE-24-3.
Higher stress levels may be associated with decreased academic success and physical and psychological well-being in chiropractic students. This study aimed to determine the perceived stress and burnout of chiropractic students at the University of Johannesburg during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was a quantitative, exploratory study utilizing a self-administered online questionnaire distributed to chiropractic students (n = 246) at the university. The questionnaire consisted of 3 main components: demographics, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS). Data were analyzed utilizing exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach alpha for reliabilities, and descriptive statistics for mean scores being interpreted using subscales pertaining to the 2 survey tools.
The response rate was 63.82% (n = 157) with the PSS-10 indicating participants obtained a total mean score of 25.08 (average stress). For the MBI-SS categories, participants scored 18.96 out of 30 for exhaustion, 10.31 out of 30 for cynicism, and 22.46 out of 36 for professional efficiency; higher scores of exhaustion and cynicism and lower scores of professional efficiency are indicative of higher degrees of burnout. Statistically significant differences for both tools were noted in relation to age and academic year with higher values indicated with increased age and progression in the program.
The results indicate that chiropractic students experienced moderate levels of stress but higher burnout than other health sciences student populations when compared to current literature. Age and progression in the program appear to have a negative influence on both these factors.
压力水平较高可能与整脊学生学业成绩下降以及身心健康状况不佳有关。本研究旨在确定约翰内斯堡大学整脊学生在新冠疫情期间所感受到的压力和倦怠情况。
这是一项定量探索性研究，通过向该大学的整脊学生（n = 246）发放自行填写的在线问卷进行。问卷由3个主要部分组成：人口统计学信息、感知压力量表（PSS - 10）和马氏倦怠量表-学生版（MBI - SS）。利用探索性因子分析、Cronbach阿尔法系数分析信度，并使用与这两种调查工具相关的子量表对平均得分进行描述性统计分析。
回复率为63.82%（n = 157），PSS - 10显示参与者的总平均得分为25.08（平均压力水平）。在MBI - SS各项中，参与者在疲惫维度得分为18.96（满分30分），玩世不恭维度得分为10.31（满分30分），职业效能维度得分为22.46（满分36分）；疲惫和玩世不恭得分较高以及职业效能得分较低表明倦怠程度较高。两种工具在年龄和学年方面均存在统计学上的显著差异，年龄越大以及在课程中年级越高，得分越高。
结果表明，与当前文献相比，整脊学生经历了中等程度的压力，但倦怠程度高于其他健康科学专业的学生群体。课程中的年龄增长和年级进展似乎对这两个因素都有负面影响。
