Authors :
Dr. Ravi Roshan Khadka; Meena Gyawali; Amara Abdullah; Hammad Jamshaid; Anshu Kumar
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 3 - March
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24MAR1858
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Abstract :
Background:
Stress can be described as a mental state of tension
or be concerned brought on by an unpleasant
circumstance. Stress is an ordinary human reaction that
encourages us to face challenges and dangers in life.
According to the WHO, four out of every five college
students are contemplating or have attempted suicide.
Medical education is considered as demanding because
students undergo several psychological transformations.
It is estimated that half of all significant adult psychiatric
illnesses, including depression, begin before the age of
fourteen. 75 % of college students do not seek help for
mental health issues. (1)
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in three
months period of time from the month September till
November 2023, among 150 students of various years at
Jalalabad State Medical University using online Google
forms. The study was conducted using DASS 21-item
questionnaire to assess the level of stress, anxiety, and
depression among students. The data were analyzed using
the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version
22.0 software. Ethical approval was taken from the
University.
Result:
In the study 9% of people reported having a
moderate to extremely severe degree of stress, anxiety
27.3% and depression was found among 4% respectively
in students. Stress and study of year were substantially
correlated. (p = 0.007). Anxiety and extracurricular
activities were found to be significiant (p = 0.004).
Extracurricular activities and depression were linked. (p
= 0.029) and the type of family they belong to (p = 0.015).
While stress and depression were shown to be uncommon
among medical students, anxiety was found to be more
common, which might be related to a variety of factors
such as new environments, difficult subjects, complex
terminology, etc.
Conclusion:
It is important to highlight the points like financial
issues, home sick, behaviour of teachers and friends etc
would be the stressful elements that might lead to increase
the psychological problem among medical student.
Following research endeavors in this domain ought to
endeavor to address these constraints. In any event, we
believe that our results emphasize the necessity of putting
policies in place to protect and, where appropriate,
improve the mental health and general wellbeing of
medical students.
Keywords :
Anxiety, Depression, Prevalence, Stress, Medical Student.
Background:
Stress can be described as a mental state of tension
or be concerned brought on by an unpleasant
circumstance. Stress is an ordinary human reaction that
encourages us to face challenges and dangers in life.
According to the WHO, four out of every five college
students are contemplating or have attempted suicide.
Medical education is considered as demanding because
students undergo several psychological transformations.
It is estimated that half of all significant adult psychiatric
illnesses, including depression, begin before the age of
fourteen. 75 % of college students do not seek help for
mental health issues. (1)
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in three
months period of time from the month September till
November 2023, among 150 students of various years at
Jalalabad State Medical University using online Google
forms. The study was conducted using DASS 21-item
questionnaire to assess the level of stress, anxiety, and
depression among students. The data were analyzed using
the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version
22.0 software. Ethical approval was taken from the
University.
Result:
In the study 9% of people reported having a
moderate to extremely severe degree of stress, anxiety
27.3% and depression was found among 4% respectively
in students. Stress and study of year were substantially
correlated. (p = 0.007). Anxiety and extracurricular
activities were found to be significiant (p = 0.004).
Extracurricular activities and depression were linked. (p
= 0.029) and the type of family they belong to (p = 0.015).
While stress and depression were shown to be uncommon
among medical students, anxiety was found to be more
common, which might be related to a variety of factors
such as new environments, difficult subjects, complex
terminology, etc.
Conclusion:
It is important to highlight the points like financial
issues, home sick, behaviour of teachers and friends etc
would be the stressful elements that might lead to increase
the psychological problem among medical student.
Following research endeavors in this domain ought to
endeavor to address these constraints. In any event, we
believe that our results emphasize the necessity of putting
policies in place to protect and, where appropriate,
improve the mental health and general wellbeing of
medical students.
Keywords :
Anxiety, Depression, Prevalence, Stress, Medical Student.
