Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: March | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 235-241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220333
Prevalence of Psychological Stress among Undergraduate Medical Students in PCMC Pune: A Cross Sectional Study
Mayura P. Deshmukh1, Tushar J. Palekar2, Gaurang Baxi3
1Assistant Professor, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy Pimpri Pune.
2Professor & Principal Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy Pimpri Pune
3Professor, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy Pimpri Pune
Corresponding Author: Mayura P. Deshmukh
ABSTRACT
Stress being the specific response of the body to any internal and external stimuli is unavoidable and can affect one’s life to different extent depending upon the type and extent of stress. In undergraduate level of medical profession there are various factors which can affect mental as well as physical health of the student such as sudden change in environment, academic overload, extracurricular performance, peer pressure, parent pressure etc. By identifying its symptoms, hopefully these conditions among medical students can be identified at an early stage to prevent psychological morbidity among medical students and young doctors. There is a need for the counseling services to be made available to the students in the medical college to control this morbidity hence the need of the study. 200 medical students were identified and assessed for stress using Perceived Stress Scale in which score equal or more than 28 is considered as positive for psychological stress. Results showed differences in stress level from first year to final year ranging from 0.5 % to 58% when classified into no stress to mild, moderate, sever category. In conclusion the prevalence of psychological stress among medical students was high (49.5%) in this study. Most females having higher level than males. Students of second year were having the highest incidence of stress
Key words: Stress, Psychological stress, Undergraduate Medical students, Perceived stress scale.