PREVALENCE OF STRESS AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of stress and anxiety symptoms in undergraduate dental students. Study Design: In this cross- sectional study, 62 dental students undergoing the second semester answered Lipp’s Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults (LSSI) and the (the State-Trait Anxiety Inventor...
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| Published in: | Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 130; no. 3; p. e266 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Inc
01-09-2020
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| Summary: | Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of stress and anxiety symptoms in undergraduate dental students. Study Design: In this cross- sectional study, 62 dental students undergoing the second semester answered Lipp’s Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults (LSSI) and the (the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Eleven participants were excluded, due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Data from 51 students were analyzed for stress and anxiety symptoms and the stages of stress, using the IBM SPSS Statistics V.25.0 program. Results: Stress symptom prevalence was 56.9% (n = 29); 2% (n = 1) were in the alarm stage; 45.1% (n = 23) in the resistance stage; and 9.8% (n = 5) in the quasi-exhaustion stage. Anxiety-Trait was present in 80.4% (n = 41) of the participants; whereas 70.6% (n = 36) presented with anxiety-state. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of stress and anxiety among dental students. Since there is a well-established relationship between these symptoms and systemic, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal diseases, measures that increase resilience among university dental students should be taken as early as possible in academic environment. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-4403 2212-4411 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.718 |