Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students

Background: Dental students are exposed to varying levels of stress that may affect their mental and physical health, academic performance and quality of life. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress (DAS), and the relationships between DAS sympt...

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Main Authors:	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	University Indonesia 2018
Subjects:	RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
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spelling	iium-663542019-01-31T01:58:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66354/ Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention Background: Dental students are exposed to varying levels of stress that may affect their mental and physical health, academic performance and quality of life. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress (DAS), and the relationships between DAS symptoms and stressors. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 257 dental students at the International Islamic University Malaysia. The prevalence and severity of DAS symptoms was measured by the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21). The stressors were self-reported by students from a list, and the relationships with the DAS symptoms were assessed. Results: The overall prevalence of DAS symptoms for depression, anxiety, and stress were 47.5%, 67.3% and 42.8%, respectively. Clinically significant depression was experienced by 9.3% of the students, anxiety by 28.8% and stress by 10.1%. Anxiety was significantly more frequent in women than in men, and anxiety scores were significantly increased in young students. The top five stressors were time management problems, fear of failing, examination and low grades; feeling of incompetence and study pressure. Conclusions: DAS symptoms occurred in dental students. Academic and personal factors produced stress that precipitated psychological distress. University Indonesia 2018-08-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66354/1/66354_Stressors%20and%20their%20association%20with%20symptoms.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66354/2/66354_Stressors%20and%20their%20association%20with%20symptoms_WOS.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2018) Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students. Makara Journal of Health Research, 22 (2). pp. 58-62. ISSN 2356-3664 E-ISSN 2356-3656 http://journal.ui.ac.id/health 10.7454/msk.v22i2.9064
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spellingShingle	RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
description	Background: Dental students are exposed to varying levels of stress that may affect their mental and physical health, academic performance and quality of life. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress (DAS), and the relationships between DAS symptoms and stressors. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 257 dental students at the International Islamic University Malaysia. The prevalence and severity of DAS symptoms was measured by the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21). The stressors were self-reported by students from a list, and the relationships with the DAS symptoms were assessed. Results: The overall prevalence of DAS symptoms for depression, anxiety, and stress were 47.5%, 67.3% and 42.8%, respectively. Clinically significant depression was experienced by 9.3% of the students, anxiety by 28.8% and stress by 10.1%. Anxiety was significantly more frequent in women than in men, and anxiety scores were significantly increased in young students. The top five stressors were time management problems, fear of failing, examination and low grades; feeling of incompetence and study pressure. Conclusions: DAS symptoms occurred in dental students. Academic and personal factors produced stress that precipitated psychological distress.
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author	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
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title	Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
title_short	Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
title_full	Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
title_fullStr	Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
title_full_unstemmed	Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
title_sort	stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students
publisher	University Indonesia
publishDate	2018
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Stressors and their association with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in dental students

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