Lifestyle Practices, Satisfaction with Life and the Level of Perceived Stress of Polish and Foreign Medical Students Studying in Poland

Machul, Michał; Bieniak, Monika; Chałdaś-Majdańska, Justyna; Bąk, Jadwiga; Chrzan-Rodak, Agnieszka; Mazurek, Paulina; Pawłowski, Piotr; Makuch-Kuśmierz, Daria; Obuchowska, Anna; Bartoszek, Adrianna; Karska, Katarzyna; Jurek, Krzysztof; Cárdenas, Claudia; Dobrowolska, Beata

doi:10.3390/ijerph17124445

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“… 15 Financial instability in the family would be more likely reported as a stressor in high-income group countries, such as Portugal, Italy and Poland, while performance in examinations was the main stressor in Chinese students. 15 , 16 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has been growing steadily worldwide over the past 20 years resulting in a significant change in the academic environment and the experience of stress among students. 17 Keeping up with information is one of the most cited stressors in online education.…”

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Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

Wang¹,

Liu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2021

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After a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have repeatedly imposed strict quarantine regimes as the virus mutates and becomes more contagious. Medical undergraduate education has been disrupted and transformed into prolonged home isolation and online learning. Although studies have reported that the COVID-19 pandemic tends to increase perceived stress (PS) and affect the mental health of medical students, the influencing factors are unclear. Therefore, based on the stress process model, this study will comprehensively evaluate the distribution of stressors of medical students and explore the personal and environmental predictors of PS during the epidemic. Participants and Methods: An online survey was conducted among medical students (n=369) from three medical universities in western China who engaged in online learning. A stress process conceptual framework was formed to explore the influencing factors of PS. The survey items contained four sections: (a) the potential stressors derived from academic, psychosocial and health-related demands; coping resources such as (b) online learning environment support and (c) personal resilience, including online learning behavior and individual characteristics; and (d) PS, perception of imbalanced demands and coping resources. Results: The mean PS score was 17.39 (SD=4.58), and over four-fifths (82.3%) of the students had moderate to high levels of stress. The average item scores of academic, psychosocial and health-related stressors were 2.72 (SD=0.55), 2.31 (SD=0.55) and 2.07 (SD=0.50), respectively. Gender, grade, psychosocial stressors, health-related stressors, specific online learning behavior (persistence, attitude and flexibility), and the online learning environment (teaching, social and cognitive presence) were predictors of PS. Conclusion:Our results specify that a reduction in psychological and health-related stressor stimulation, specific online learning behavior promotion, and well-established online learning environment support could be considered essential for alleviating the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the psychosocial health of medical undergraduates.

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Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

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Liu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2021

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“…Higher SWL was observed in respondents with a very good financial situation (M=26.29), lower with good (M=22.84) and bad/ average (M=20.04) [10]. Machul et al (2020) in the group of Polish and foreign students also found that SWL is related to this variable [19]. Czarnecka-Iwańczuk et al (2012) reached the same conclusion.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Czarnecka-Iwańczuk et al (2012) reached the same conclusion. Lowering SWL was associated with a lower material status, and its higher score determined a greater sense of SWL [20].…”

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Life satisfaction among women after vaginal delivery and caesarian section according to selected socio-demographic characteristics

Dziurka

Bucholc

Pilewska–Kozak

et al. 2021

Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. The multitude of changes taking place in the female body in terms of the physiological aspect as well as in the psychological well-being in the perinatal period has become the motivation to fi nd an answer to the question: what is the women’s satisfaction with life (SWL) after childbirth. Aim. The aim of the study was to analyse the level of SWL among women after vaginal delivery and caesarian section according to selected socio-demographic characteristics. Material and methods. The study included 128 females after vaginal delivery (n=58) and caesarian section (n=70) hospitalized at the maternity units in Lublin. The study was voluntary and anonymous. It was conducted in 2020 with the use of survey method and utilized two research tools: the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and a questionnaire designed by the author in order to collect socio-demographic data. Results. The mean SWL were 26.12±4.78 in women after vaginal delivery and 24.60±6.17 after cesarean section. Selected socio-demographic factors (age, education, marital status, place of residence, professional status) are signifi cantly related to the satisfaction with life of women after cesarean section; while the material situation and living together with the family among women with vaginal delivery. Conclusions. Analysis of the results obtained indicated that actions aimed at the improvement of SWL should be directed to young, unemployed, with primary and vocational education, unmarried women and with poor fi nancial situation.

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“…In a Russian study [43], medical and dental students acquired a mean score of 16.97, with gender and socioeconomic status playing a significant role in the differences in scores. Polish medical students obtained a mean PSS score of 22.78 [44]. In another international study of nursing students, Slovak, Polish and Spanish students reported similar mean values for the 10-item PSS score, which indicated moderate stress (Slovak Republic = 18.66, Poland = 18.60, Spain = 18.55) [45].…”

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Perceived Stress, Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders in College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Socio-Economic Dimension

Gavurová¹,

Ivankova²,

Rigelský³

2020

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The objective of the study was to examine the effects of perceived stress on depression and subsequently to examine the effects of depression on alcohol use disorders. The data were obtained by an electronic questionnaire survey during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (n=1523 Slovak college students). Descriptive, regression and correlation analysis were used in the analytical processing, while the analyses included students' scores in three diagnostic tools (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ 9) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)), as well as gender and income characteristics. The PSS identified an increased level of perceived stress in female students, in contrast, the AUDIT showed an increased level of alcohol use disorders in male students. Differences in mental and behavioural disorders between the gender and income categories were significant in most of the analysed cases. In terms of gender-income characteristics, it was possible to confirm a significant positive effect of the PSS score on the PHQ 9 score, as well as a significant positive effect of the PHQ 9 score on the AUDIT score. As a result, efforts to reduce stress will be reflected in a reduction of depressive disorders as well as a reduction of excessive alcohol consumption among students.

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Lifestyle Practices, Satisfaction with Life and the Level of Perceived Stress of Polish and Foreign Medical Students Studying in Poland

Cited by 26 publications

References 35 publications

Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

Life satisfaction among women after vaginal delivery and caesarian section according to selected socio-demographic characteristics

Perceived Stress, Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders in College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Socio-Economic Dimension

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