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Stress Levels in Medical Students of Airlangga University Class of 2020

Volume: 116  ,  Issue: 1 , January    Published Date: 02 January 2023
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 254  ,  Download: 217 , Pages: 58 - 62    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001161120234397

Authors

# Author Name
1 Nahdah Nabiilah
2 Azimatul Karimah
3 Nancy Margarita Rehatta

Abstract

Background: Stress is very common in students life, especially among students of the Faculty of Medicine. Aims: To describe the stress level of Airlangga University Medical Students Class of 2020. Methods: This study was a quantitative descriptive study with a cross sectional design and consecutive sampling. This study was conducted on 74 medical students of Airlangga University Class of 2020 using online questionnaire containing DASS-21. Results: Majority of students were 20 years old (51,4%) and female (71,6%). The majority of students had stress in normal level with 40 people (54,1%), followed by severe level namely 11 people (14.9%), then a mild level namely 10 people (13.5%), moderate level with 9 people (12.2%), and last, very severe level, namely 4 people (4%).  Conclusions: The most stress level in medical students of Airlangga University is at normal level.

Keywords

  • medical student
  • stress level