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Academic Stress Among the Paramedical Science Students: a Descriptive Cross Sectional Study

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Every person experiences stress in their daily life. It affects all the physical, mental and social wellbeing. Every single person has an ideal level of stress, but it varies among the individuals. Data is scarce on academic stress among the medical and paramedical students. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate academic stress of students of paramedical sciences. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 135 students of paramedical sciences using a semistructured questionnaire consisting of demographic variables and items on academic stress. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data using Microsoft Excel 2010. Results: Out of 135, 65.2% students felt academic stress during their daily life which was more in female students (71% vs 61%) and students having age group of 20-30 years (72.6%). Conclusion: Prevalence of academic stress among the students was 65.2%. Understanding the academic stress in early stage and implementing help and support system might help to mitigate the burden of stress and prevents the future illness in the students.

Source: DENTAL JOURNAL OF INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

DOI: 10.25259/djigims_20220101_01

Authors: Syed Vaqar Ahmad Shah, Kadir Alam, Sarif Rajbhat, Amit Kumar Gupta, Deependra Prasad Sarraf

Institution: B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Student Stress and Coping

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4387987828