Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors

Aim: To investigate the depression, anxiety and stress, stressors and relieving factors among dental students at Kulliyyah of Dentistry (KOD). Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 222 dental students. Their socio-demographic data, self-reported depression, anxiety and...

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Main Authors:	Yaacob, Munirah, Harun, Nor Asilah, Ramli, Farizah, Abdul Razak, Hannah, Sajuni, Noor Aisyah
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Published:	Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RK Dentistry RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/1/2018_DASS_IMJM.pdf

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spelling	iium-694152019-01-11T07:04:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/ Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors Yaacob, Munirah Harun, Nor Asilah Ramli, Farizah Abdul Razak, Hannah Sajuni, Noor Aisyah R Medicine (General) RK Dentistry RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works Aim: To investigate the depression, anxiety and stress, stressors and relieving factors among dental students at Kulliyyah of Dentistry (KOD). Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 222 dental students. Their socio-demographic data, self-reported depression, anxiety and stress (DASS-21) scores, causes and relieving factors were collected using validated semi-structured pre-tested questionnaires. The data was analysed using percentages, chi-square test and Binary logistic regression tests with SPSS version 24. Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was 41%, 68.9% and 34.2% respectively. Cross analysis showed that academic-related and laboratory or clinical related reasons were significantly associated with the depressive symptoms [(X2= 15.86, p<0.0001) and (X2= 10.45, p=0.001) respectively] and stress symptoms [(X2= 19.95, p<0.0001) and (X2= 6.11, p<0.05) respectively] among dental student. Furthermore, the item ‘examination’ being the highest factor chosen in academic-related stressors. The response for stress-relieving factors was high for Islamic ritual prayer/spiritual activities (94.6%), sleeping (86.5%) and doing exercise/playing sports (76.1%), while ‘seeking professional help’ (19.8%) was the least. Conclusions: This study shows that depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms are prevalent among dental students. Islamic ritual prayer and involvement in spiritual related activities was found to be the most preferred way for students to relief stress. Hence, it is vital that the university continually evaluates the psychological health of the students, tailor preventive measures and spiritual related programs to help students to cope with stress. Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-10-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/1/2018_DASS_IMJM.pdf Yaacob, Munirah and Harun, Nor Asilah and Ramli, Farizah and Abdul Razak, Hannah and Sajuni, Noor Aisyah (2018) Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors. International Medical journal Malaysia (IMJM), 17 (Special Issue 2). pp. 123-130. E-ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RK Dentistry RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works Yaacob, Munirah Harun, Nor Asilah Ramli, Farizah Abdul Razak, Hannah Sajuni, Noor Aisyah Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
description	Aim: To investigate the depression, anxiety and stress, stressors and relieving factors among dental students at Kulliyyah of Dentistry (KOD). Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 222 dental students. Their socio-demographic data, self-reported depression, anxiety and stress (DASS-21) scores, causes and relieving factors were collected using validated semi-structured pre-tested questionnaires. The data was analysed using percentages, chi-square test and Binary logistic regression tests with SPSS version 24. Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was 41%, 68.9% and 34.2% respectively. Cross analysis showed that academic-related and laboratory or clinical related reasons were significantly associated with the depressive symptoms [(X2= 15.86, p<0.0001) and (X2= 10.45, p=0.001) respectively] and stress symptoms [(X2= 19.95, p<0.0001) and (X2= 6.11, p<0.05) respectively] among dental student. Furthermore, the item ‘examination’ being the highest factor chosen in academic-related stressors. The response for stress-relieving factors was high for Islamic ritual prayer/spiritual activities (94.6%), sleeping (86.5%) and doing exercise/playing sports (76.1%), while ‘seeking professional help’ (19.8%) was the least. Conclusions: This study shows that depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms are prevalent among dental students. Islamic ritual prayer and involvement in spiritual related activities was found to be the most preferred way for students to relief stress. Hence, it is vital that the university continually evaluates the psychological health of the students, tailor preventive measures and spiritual related programs to help students to cope with stress.
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author	Yaacob, Munirah Harun, Nor Asilah Ramli, Farizah Abdul Razak, Hannah Sajuni, Noor Aisyah
author_facet	Yaacob, Munirah Harun, Nor Asilah Ramli, Farizah Abdul Razak, Hannah Sajuni, Noor Aisyah
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title	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
title_short	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
title_full	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
title_fullStr	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
title_full_unstemmed	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
title_sort	depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: prevalence, stressors and relieving factors
publisher	Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69415/1/2018_DASS_IMJM.pdf
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Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors

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