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Prevalence of Anxiety and Associated Factors among Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia: a Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Samreen, Sana
Siddiqui, Nasir A.
Mothana, Ramzi A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Objective.
Anxiety is an emotional and behavioral disorder that may disturb the student’s quality of learning and its outcome.
This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence and associated factors among pharmacy students at a university in Saudi Arabia.
Methods.
We used a cross-sectional design, and data collection was carried out over a period of two months from September 2018 to November 2018 using paper-based self-administered questionnaires.
The General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale was used to measure and classify anxiety among the study participants.
Results.
The prevalence of anxiety among pharmacy students was 49% (83 students); 44 students (25.9%) had mild anxiety, while 24 (14.1%) students had moderate anxiety, and 15 (8.8%) severe anxiety.
There were statistically significant differences in anxiety scores according to faculty type (p=0.2) and nutritional status (p=0.4).
Conclusion.
The findings of this study revealed that half of the pharmacy students suffered from anxiety incidence during their studies at the university.
However, the majority of them are experiencing mild to moderate.
This may have a significant impact on academic performance and necessitates special attention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Samreen, Sana& Siddiqui, Nasir A.& Mothana, Ramzi A.. 2020. Prevalence of Anxiety and Associated Factors among Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia: a Cross-Sectional Study. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1132502
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Samreen, Sana…[et al.]. Prevalence of Anxiety and Associated Factors among Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia: a Cross-Sectional Study. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1132502
American Medical Association (AMA)
Samreen, Sana& Siddiqui, Nasir A.& Mothana, Ramzi A.. Prevalence of Anxiety and Associated Factors among Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia: a Cross-Sectional Study. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1132502
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1132502