Stress and coping in a sample of medical students in Brazil

Bassols, Ana Margareth Siqueira; Carneiro, Bruna Brasil; Guimarães, Guilherme Corrêa; Okabayashi, Lucas Mestre Seiki; Carvalho, Felipe Gutiérrez; Silva, Anaís Back da; Côrtes, Gabriela Neubarth; Rohde, Luís Augusto; Eizirik, Cláudio Laks

doi:10.1590/0101-60830000000038

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“…Various studies done across the world had consistently shown that there is high prevalence of stress in medical students. [14][15][16][17] The mean and SD of PSS score in our study was 17.7 and 5.5 respectively which was comparable to a study done in Tamil Nadu by Sakthivel et al with mean score as 17 and SD as 6.5. 10 However it was less than that found in a study done in Kolkatta by Chowdhury et al where the mean and SD were 29.58 and 6.6 respectively.…”

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“…7 Also in a study done by Bassols et al in Brazil the individuals more than 20 years of age experienced more stress. 14 The reason for age acting as a predictor of stress in our study is because as age increases the volume of study also increases which imparts an additional academic burden for the students which may lead to more stress. As we have already seen in our study the final year students are experiencing more stress.…”

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Perceived stress and source of stress among undergraduate medical students of Government Medical College, Mysore

Nivetha

Ahmed

Prashantha

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Stress is defined as a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize. Medical school is recognized as a stressful environment that may have a negative effect on students’ academic performance, physical health, and psychosocial well-being. This stress when it exceeds the limit of tolerability causes various physical and mental health problems. Identifying this root cause will help us to put a barrier to many future mental health problems in a student’s life.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study done in Mysore Medical College among undergraduate students. Perceived stress scale was used to assess the level of stress and Medical student’s Stressor questionnaire was used to assess the source of stress.Results: A total of 303 students were included in the final analysis. Among them 51.5% were male and 48.5% were females. The age group of the students ranged between 18 and 24 with a mean age of 20.48 and standard deviation (SD) of 0.4. The mean and SD of PSS score is 17.7 and 5.5. The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe stress was 20%, 74% and 6% respectively. Majority of the students (40.9%) considered academic related stressors to be the source of high stress.Conclusions: In our study though majority of the students were stressed (80%), only 6% were severely stressed. The coping strategies adopted by the students like resorting to sleep and music/dance appeared to be appropriate methods of handling stress.

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Perceived stress and source of stress among undergraduate medical students of Government Medical College, Mysore

Nivetha

Ahmed

Prashantha

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…We included 59 studies in the qualitative analysis, and 57 [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] studies involving a total of 18,015 medical students in the quantitative analysis (Table 1). All forest plots are available on request from the authors.…”

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Mental health problems among medical students in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pacheco

Giacomin

Tam

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Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To provide a comprehensive picture of mental health problems (MHPs) in Brazilian medical students by documenting their prevalence and association with co-factors. Methods: We systematically searched the MEDLINE/PubMed, SciELO, LILACS, and PsycINFO databases for cross-sectional studies on the prevalence of MHPs among medical students in Brazil published before September 29, 2016. We pooled prevalences using a random-effects meta-analysis, and summarized factors associated with MHP. Results: We included 59 studies in the analysis. For meta-analyses, we identified the summary prevalence of different MHPs, including depression (25 studies, prevalence 30.6%), common mental disorders (13 studies, prevalence 31.5%), burnout (three studies, prevalence 13.1%), problematic alcohol use (three studies, prevalence 32.9%), stress (six studies, prevalence 49.9%), low sleep quality (four studies, prevalence 51.5%), excessive daytime sleepiness (four studies, prevalence 46.1%), and anxiety (six studies, prevalence 32.9%). Signs of lack of motivation, emotional support, and academic overload correlated with MHPs. Conclusion: Several MHPs are highly prevalent among future physicians in Brazil. Evidence-based interventions and psychosocial support are needed to promote mental health among Brazilian medical students.

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“…Esse autor encontrou menor incidência de estresse nos alunos do primeiro ano em relação aos demais, também concordando com nossos achados, nos quais os alunos do primeiro semestre apresentavam menos estresse que os demais 12,13 . Diferentemente, Bassols et al 7 encontraram maior nível de estresse entre alunos do primeiro ano em relação aos do último ano do curso de Medicina na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.…”

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“…A ocorrência de estresse entre estudantes de Medicina é muito frequente 7,8 . É crescente a busca do entendimento desse processo, da compreensão de suas causas e consequências.…”

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