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How effective are health professional students in coping with stress?

Journal: Journal of Investigative Medicine Date: 2018/01, 66(1):Pages: 185. doi: Subito , type of study: cross sectional study

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Keywords:

workload [9]
health practitioner [2]
comparative effectiveness [5]
college [44]
osteopathic medicine [1540]
conference abstract [108]
work environment [1]
medical student [419]
coping behavior [1]
health care system [3]
patient care [18]
burnout [20]

Abstract:

Purpose of study Health care professionals today deal with a health care system that is in transition, with increasingly larger demands including longer hours, heavier workloads, and limited control over their work environment. These conditions have shown a direct link to increased stress and burnout, which has a negative effect on the provider and quality of patient care. Furthermore, stress in the preclinical years follows students as they progress their health careers. This study examines the most common stressors present among two professions, with analysis comparing the effectiveness of self-care strategies between osteopathic medical and optometry students. Methods used Our study's framework was adapted from the COPE scale developed by CS Carver. The scale consists of 14 categories of coping strategies on a Likert scale ranking from 0 to 4, with score of 4 meaning complete alleviation of stress. The survey was directed towards WesternU optometry and medical students through a school-wide email. Statistical analysis was done through a t-test. Our null hypothesis states there is no difference in mean Likert scores of coping strategies between osteopathic medicine and optometry students. Summary of results The response rates for College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Optometry were 179 and 107 responses respectively, with high volume of material in a short time period as the most common stressor. The most effective coping mechanism for medical and optometry students was active coping (Likert score of 2.63 and 2.57 respectively). Conclusions There was no significant difference in the effectiveness of self-care strategies between College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Optometry with p=0.706. In the future, we hope to study more professions, and further understand any possible differences between professions to apply techniques to empower health students on effective self-care strategies.


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