Sources and severity of perceived stress among Iranian medical students
Joint Authors
Bu Rjalili, Samihah
Muhammadi, Ayn
Mujtahid Zadah, Rita
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 10 (31 Oct. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-10-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Psychology
Medicine
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Studying medicine is perceived to be stressful, and a high level of stress may have a negative effect on cognitive functioning and mental health of the students.
Objectives: In this study, we assessed perceived stress and its severity, sources and determinants.
Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the perceived stress and its severity, sources and demographic variables in 341 (136 males, 205 females) randomly selected medical students of Tehran university of medical sciences, Iran, in October 2013.
A self-administered valid and reliable questionnaire with a possible range of scores from 0 to 56 was used to collect the data.
Stress sources were determined using logistic regression analysis.
Results: The overall perceived stress mean was 32.02 (SD = 5.08).
Eighty-three percent of the medical students perceived stress.
Students in clinical phase perceived more stress than basic sciences ones [OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.809 - 4.032].
Logistic regression analysis showed demographic (including gender and residential status), psychosocial and academic factors and the phase of study as sources of stress.
Conclusions: The results of this study show that most of the medical students declared perceived stress.
So, a change in medical education environment and empowering students to effectively cope with the perceived stress sources and their families to support their children is needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bu Rjalili, Samihah& Muhammadi, Ayn& Mujtahid Zadah, Rita. 2015. Sources and severity of perceived stress among Iranian medical students. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 10, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-623901
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bu Rjalili, Samihah…[et al.]. Sources and severity of perceived stress among Iranian medical students. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 10 (Oct. 2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-623901
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bu Rjalili, Samihah& Muhammadi, Ayn& Mujtahid Zadah, Rita. Sources and severity of perceived stress among Iranian medical students. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2015. Vol. 17, no. 10, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-623901
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5-6
Record ID
BIM-623901