Quality of Life and Stress Level Among Health Professions Students

Alkatheri, Abdulmalik; Bustami, Rami; Albekairy, Abdulkareem M; Alanizi, Abdalrhman H.; Alnafesah, Rawan; Almodaimegh, Hind; Alzahem, Abdullah; Aljamaan, Khalid; Zurnuq, Sultan; Qandil, Amjad M.

doi:10.1016/j.hpe.2019.11.004

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“…Thus, the higher the educational qualification, the lower the stress level. This result agrees with a recent study by Alkatheri et al (2019) but different from Salam (2016) and Sveinsdottir et al (2006).…”

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Predictors of stress and associated factors among healthcare workers in Western Ghana

Odonkor

Adams

2021

Heliyon

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Healthcare professionals are the most vulnerable to stress among all occupational groups due to the nature of their work environment. The aim of this study is to determine the level of stress and associated factors among healthcare workers in Western Ghana. The study employed a cross-sectional design with self-administered questionnaires. The results show that 69.5% of the respondents were stressed. Prevalence of stress was higher among female respondents than males. We found that 40.4 % of respondents intend to change work as a result of stress faced at their work places. Respondents aged 56 were more (3.16) likely to be stressed than those in the other age groups. We found a significant association between age, marital status, workload and educational background and stress levels among the respondents. The management of these healthcare institutions and their stakeholders must adopt strategies to help health workers cope with the stress they encounter.

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Predictors of stress and associated factors among healthcare workers in Western Ghana

Odonkor

Adams

2021

Heliyon

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“…This is comparable to the Brazil study that also found males to have considerably greater mean scores in three out of the four domains evaluated, including the domain of the social relations [ 12 ]. A study was done from Saudi Arabia by Alkatheri et al, found that single students, males and smokers reported significantly lower QOL ratings in the social relationships domain [ 15 ]. In contrast, another study from Saudi Arabia concluded that the females in the medical program [ 16 ] are more stressed compared to males.…”

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An Exploratory Study of Quality of Life and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Students in Medical and other Health Professions

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Quality of life (QOL) is a broader concept which represents experiences, states, appraisals, behaviors, capacities and emotional reactions to circumstances. The study aimed to evaluate the differences in various domains of QOL among the students of five schools (medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and nursing) and an optometry unit in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago. Further, the study evaluated the factors (sociodemographic variables and academic performance) predictive of physical, psychological, social and environment domains of quality of life. The research tool consisted of a validated questionnaire which had two sections; (1) sociodemographics inclusive of students’ cumulative grade point average and (2) the shorter version of WHO quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF). The data were transformed into a linear scale and exported into the IBM SPSS version 24 where t-tests, one-way ANOVA and stepwise regression were performed. Of the total 535 participants, most 383 (71.6%) were females. While comparing the differences in the domains of QOL that existed based on the schools (professions) they were enrolled, significant differences were recorded for physical (p < 0.05), psychological (p < 0.05) social (p < 0.05) and environmental domains (p < 0.05). Though the domains of physical health, psychological health and environment showed a significant association with the academic performance of students, the social domain had no such relationship. The overall quality of life has a positive connection with the academic performance of students in medical and health professions. Therefore, universities and all stakeholders involved in health professions need to play a critical role to ensure the students in health professions maintain a high QOL. At the same time, there is a great need for extra attention for students who showed poor academic performance in the previous semester to bring them on track.

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“…For instance, nursing students were found to be substantially more distressed than physiotherapy and occupational therapy students during their programs [ 6 ]. On the other hand, dentistry students reported significantly higher stress than medicine, nursing, pharmacy and applied medical sciences students [ 7 ]. Concern over their well-being has led to increased attention being paid to the promotion of resilience across the health professions [ 8 ].…”

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Factors Affecting Resilience of Nursing, Optometry, Radiography and Medical Laboratory Science Students

Ching

Cheung

2021

IJERPH

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Background: The concern over the high level of stress experienced by students of the caring professions has led to increased attention being paid to the promotion of their resilience. Most earlier studies have focused on the resilience of medical and nursing students. There has been little exploration of the resilience and associated factors of students of other health-care disciplines. The aim of this study was to gather data from students of pre-registration health-care disciplines to identify the factors that influence their resilience. Method: Valid questionnaires were used to assess respondents’ resilience, self-efficacy, mindfulness, coping and trait positive and negative affect. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and univariate and general linear regression. Results: A total of 1320 university students from nursing, medical laboratory science, radiography and optometry were recruited. The results showed that the subjects’ resilience scores were lower than those of students in Western countries. We found self-efficacy and denial to be the common predictors for students of all disciplines. Conclusion: The resilience of students in the four disciplines was predicted by a combination of predictors. Faculties of universities and clinical mentors should collaborate in building resilience in their health-care students and support them to grow both personally and professionally during their careers.

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Quality of Life and Stress Level Among Health Professions Students

Cited by 34 publications

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Predictors of stress and associated factors among healthcare workers in Western Ghana

Predictors of stress and associated factors among healthcare workers in Western Ghana

An Exploratory Study of Quality of Life and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Students in Medical and other Health Professions

Factors Affecting Resilience of Nursing, Optometry, Radiography and Medical Laboratory Science Students

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