Stress and Coping Strategies among Premedical and Undergraduate Basic Science Medical Students in a Caribbean Medical School

Shankar, Pathiyil Ravi; Balasubramanium, Ramanan; Ramireddy, Ravi; Diamante, P; Barton, Byron; Dwivedi, Neelam

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“…9 Shankar et al conducted study and found out that mean was 2.01 with SD of 1.02. 13 In our study, mean of Drive and desire related stressors was 1.31 with SD of 0.90, which was similar to study conducted by other authors. Surwase et al had found mean 2.16 with SD of 0.93.…”

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“…11 In a study done by Manjunath et al, mean of 1.55 with SD of 0.62 was found 9 while, Shankar et al had found mean 1.46 with SD of 1.13. 13 In our study, mean of Intrapersonal & interpersonal related stressors was 1.48 with SD of 0.80, which was lower than the studies conducted by other authors. Surwase et al had found mean 2.43 with SD of 0.93.…”

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“…9 Shankar P et al conducted study and found out that mean was 1.09 with SD of 1.25. 13 Chronic exposure to stressful conditions put forth a negative effect on emotional, mental and physical wellbeing of students. Abundant studies have revealed that persistent stressful conditions were associated with mental and physical health problems in medical students at various stages of their education.…”

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Stress among medical students of a tertiary health care centre in tribal area of central India: a prospective observational study

Adikane

Kaware

Thakre

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Medical education has been reported to be one of the most stressful academic curricula worldwide, negatively affecting the physical and mental health of medical students. A medical student can be stressed due to different reasons or stressors such as the academic, financial problem, health problem or loss of close family member or friend, etc. It is the person’s ability to face the everyday challenges which will determine whether he/she will be stressed or not. This stress manifests itself in a variety of forms, including burnout, depressive symptoms, poor Quality of Life, and fatigue. The greater the number of forms of stress experienced by an individual student, the higher the risk of recent suicidal ideation or serious thoughts of dropping out of medical school.Methods: Present observational study was conducted at Government Medical College, Gondia during July 2017 to April 2018. To collect the data, medical students’ stress questionnaire (MSSQ) was used.Results: Out of 100 study subjects approached, 98 subjects responded. At Ist session, Out of 6 domains, Academic related stressors was found to be highest (1.95±0.668) followed by Teaching and learning related stressors (1.39±0.81). Similarly in IInd session, similar results were exaggerated. Academic related stressors was found to be (2.00±0.61) followed by Teaching and learning related stressors (1.39±0.81).Conclusions: A large proportion of medical students have potential psychological problems. The stressors experienced by the students were mainly related to academics and psychosocial concerns.

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Stress among medical students of a tertiary health care centre in tribal area of central India: a prospective observational study

Adikane

Kaware

Thakre

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…The levels of different categories of stress and coping strategies were different among certain subgroup of respondents. In Aruba, the commonly used coping strategies were planning, active coping, positive reframing and acceptance (21). The scores for problem-focused coping, active emotional coping, and avoidance coping were lower in Aruba compared to the present study.…”

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Stress and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Students at American International Medical University, St Lucia

Shankar¹,

Cox²,

Leon³

et al. 2019

EIMJ

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Medical education can be highly stressful and could affect student performance and well-being. The present study was conducted to study stress and coping strategies among undergraduate medical and nursing students at a university in Saint Lucia. The study was conducted during July 2018 using the medical student stressor questionnaire (MSSQ) and the brief cope. The study was conducted using an online questionnaire. Gender, course of study, semester, nationality and age were noted. The stressors were grouped into six categories. Mean scores of individual statements and of the six categories were calculated. Fourteen dimensions of coping strategies were noted. These were grouped into problem focused, active emotional and avoidant coping. Mean scores were calculated. Scores were compared among different subgroups of respondents. Eighty-two students of the 161 students (50.93%) participated. Majority was medical students and Indian nationals. Most stressors caused only mild to moderate stress. Academic related stressors had the highest score (2.39) while drive and desire related stressors had the score of 0.94. Differences were noted among certain subgroups. Commonly used coping strategies were active coping, positive reframing, planning and acceptance. The use of some coping strategies varied among different respondents. The mean scores for problem focused, active emotional, and avoidant coping were 21.42, 24.08 and 18.90, respectively. Information was obtained about stress and coping strategies. There were similarities and differences compared to the study conducted in Aruba. Longitudinal studies and studies in other offshore Caribbean medical schools are required.

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“…Thornton, Pickus, and Aldrich (2005) established that strategies are more dependent on students' gender than their biological sex. Male medical students in Aruba more often turn to humour as a coping strategy than female students (Shankar et al, 2014).…”

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Gender as a factor in differentiating strategies of coping with stress used by physical education students

Guszkowska¹,

Zagórska-Pachucka²,

Kuk³

et al. 2016

Health Psychology Report

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health psychology report · volume 4(3), 6 original article background Students are exposed to numerous stressors associated with their integration into their university education, their relationships with friends, and anxiety about the future. Given that stress may be related to university students' academic performance, understanding the coping strategies used by students may be important in facilitating a positive transition to a university setting. The aim of this study was to determine the gender-based variation of strategies for coping with stress used by students, as well as to determine the correlation between these strategies and the students' academic achievements. participants and procedureThe study design was cross sectional and included 376 first-year undergraduate students (227 men and 149 women) enrolled in the physical education and sport programme at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. The Polish adaptation of Carver, Scheier and Weintraub's Multidimensional Inventory for Measuring Stress Coping -COPE and the mean grade from all first-year university courses (the indicator of academic achievements) were used. resultsMen definitely preferred task-oriented strategies, while women preferred to look for support (instrumental and emotional) and placed higher importance on the focusing on and venting of emotions. Academic achievement correlated positively with task-oriented strategies and negatively with avoidance-oriented strategies. These relationships were partly confirmed by regression analyses. conclusionsThe results of the study provide support for sex differences in the most frequently applied coping strategies. The results also suggest that avoidance-oriented strategies do not facilitate academic achievement, while active coping strategies correlate with greater success in studies.

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Stress and Coping Strategies among Premedical and Undergraduate Basic Science Medical Students in a Caribbean Medical School

Abstract: Higher rates of depression and anxiety have also been noted among female medical students compared to age matched peers in the general population (5). Too much stress can cause physical and mental health problems, reduce students' self-esteem and can affect their

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Stress among medical students of a tertiary health care centre in tribal area of central India: a prospective observational study

Stress among medical students of a tertiary health care centre in tribal area of central India: a prospective observational study

Stress and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Students at American International Medical University, St Lucia

Gender as a factor in differentiating strategies of coping with stress used by physical education students

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