JIDAM
"An Official Journal of IDA - Madras Branch" ©2019.
Available online

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Hostel is a place for the students where they need to remain far away from their home for their academic education. Here they face many challenges; a number of which is going to become the cause for his or her stress. Some students get adjusted with this environment very rapidly and simply. But some take years to get adjusted with it. So to evaluate, the stressor among the dental undergraduates and interns, the present study was conducted. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the stressors among students & interns staying in hostel of dental college. METHODOLOGY: A questionnaire based cross sectional study was conducted. RESULT: Out of 167 participants, 109 (65%) were in moderate stress. 13 (9%) of the female participants were in high stress and 73 (69%) of them were in moderate stress who haven’t any history of previous stay. CONCLUSION: Majority of the participants of this study were in moderate stress. The most stressors within the present study participant were associated with studies and college while listening music was that the best way they found to alleviate their stress. Their opinion towards relieving stress was sharing with friends and parents, shopping, watching motivational videos and never abandoning in any situation.

Keywords: Clinical, dental students, hostel, preclinical, stress.

Volume No: 9, Issue No: 2