TY - JOUR
T1 - Estrés en dos cohortes de estudiantes de medicina de la Escuela Luis Razetti, Universidad Central de Venezuela
AU - Mosquera V, Claudia A.
AU - Nacad V, Daniella C.
AU - Mezzoni P, Mayra A.
AU - Di Giacomo L, Zarina A.
AU - Mendible T, Sara E.
AU - Montplaisier V, Franklin D.
AU - Mata A, Andrea D.
AU - Martínez, María E.
AU - Morales, Alfonso J.Rodríguez
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Stress is considered as an interactive process between biopsychosocial events. Symptoms related to it, in medical students, may vary along their careers. Stress prevalence was compared between 1° and 5° year students, to establish if significant differences exist or not. This was a crosssectional, observational, non-experimental research. The universe was 481 individuals (cohort 2009-2010). In May 2010 a probabilistic, simple random, stratified sample of 116 students of 1° year and 88 of 5° at the School Luis Razetti was taken (total 204, 42 % of the universe). The evaluation instrument was a survey form consisting on general information, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Graffar-Méndez-Castellano Social Stratification. The Software SPSS v.10.0, with a 95 % confidence level, was used for data analyses. Regarding the total DASS-21 score, from the evaluated students, 64.8 % presented normal stress levels and 6.7 % very severe stress levels. The Low to very severe stress levels prevalence in 1st year students was significantly higher than that presented in 5th year students (42.7 % vs. 27,8 %; P<0.05). Significant differences on stress frequency were evidenced between 1° and 5° year students, being higher in 1° year students; which can be due, among other factors, to the adaptation, occurred along the years, to situations that generate stress on their careers.
AB - Stress is considered as an interactive process between biopsychosocial events. Symptoms related to it, in medical students, may vary along their careers. Stress prevalence was compared between 1° and 5° year students, to establish if significant differences exist or not. This was a crosssectional, observational, non-experimental research. The universe was 481 individuals (cohort 2009-2010). In May 2010 a probabilistic, simple random, stratified sample of 116 students of 1° year and 88 of 5° at the School Luis Razetti was taken (total 204, 42 % of the universe). The evaluation instrument was a survey form consisting on general information, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Graffar-Méndez-Castellano Social Stratification. The Software SPSS v.10.0, with a 95 % confidence level, was used for data analyses. Regarding the total DASS-21 score, from the evaluated students, 64.8 % presented normal stress levels and 6.7 % very severe stress levels. The Low to very severe stress levels prevalence in 1st year students was significantly higher than that presented in 5th year students (42.7 % vs. 27,8 %; P<0.05). Significant differences on stress frequency were evidenced between 1° and 5° year students, being higher in 1° year students; which can be due, among other factors, to the adaptation, occurred along the years, to situations that generate stress on their careers.
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Medical students
KW - Psychological stress
KW - Venezuela
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874753430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:84874753430
SN - 0367-4762
VL - 120
SP - 33
EP - 39
JO - Gaceta Medica de Caracas
JF - Gaceta Medica de Caracas
IS - 1
ER -