The Stress Level and Related Factors in Students of School of Dentistry Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran

• Main Authors: Parviz Amini, Marzieh Karimi-Afshar, Molook Torabi-Parizi, Bahram Jafaree
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
• Series: Strides in Development of Medical Education
• Subjects: stress; dental students; kerman; iran
• Online Access: http://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90297_5c45e10d6f367aa6efc45a3564fc5124.pdf

Background & Objective: Dentistry is a stressful job and dental students are exposed to educational and environmental stresses The aim of this study was to determine the stress level in dental students   Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted on students of School of Dentistry Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran Data were collected by Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS21) standard questionnaire and analyzed by linear regression and ttest   Results: 326% of students had moderate and 43% had severe stress There was no significant differences between sex academic year mean of scores and stress level Married students had more stress (P = 0037) Students staying with their parents had low stress level (P = 0047) In 66% of students the university issues were stressor   Conclusion: Based on the result of this study stress level among dental students is fairly high greater attention to this issue is recommended