Comparison of gastrointestinal disorder symptoms based on the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) questionnaire in second and fifth-year medical students
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In responding to various situations in their daily academic environment, medical students are not free from complaints or symptoms of disorders in their respective gastrointestinal systems. Medical students in particular have a tighter lecture and practicum schedule than students in other majors. This is prone to having an impact on other health statuses and even their performance achievements. If this is not handled properly, it is feared that it will have a serious impact on their careers as doctors in the future. The reason of this ponder was to decide the comparison of side effects of gastrointestinal disarranges in second and fifth-year medical students. After that, it can be used to prevent and minimize symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders in medical students so as to provide a smooth educational process until they graduate as doctors. This research method is quantitative, comparing gastrointestinal symptoms to the level of study years as a medical student using GSRS questionnaire. The respondents of the study were 77 people with purposive-non-random-sampling data collection. The data obtained were analyzed using the independent sample Z test. The comes about of the consider appeared that the normal in the second-year student group (2.10 ± 0.96) was higher than the fifth-year student group (1.90 ± 0.92) and the significance was 0.366 (p>0.05). This shows that there is no significant difference between the symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders in second and fifth-year medical students.
Institution: Universitas Airlangga
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7083804143
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