Assessment of well-being and coping abilities among medical and paramedical trainees, in a Government Medical College, West Uttar Pradesh, India

Rajeev Kumar; Anita Maurya; Dhananjay Kumar Singh; Puja Dudeja

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Assessment of well-being and coping abilities among medical and paramedical trainees, in a Government Medical College, West Uttar Pradesh, India

Authors:

Rajeev Kumar | Anita Maurya | Dhananjay Kumar Singh | Puja Dudeja

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Coping Abilities | Medical/Paramedical Trainee | Stress | West Uttar Pradesh

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.229-229

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001523083

pISSN:

2320-4664

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Background: High levels of stress and psychological morbidity occur in health-care professional students. 
 
 Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate psychological well-being, perceived stress level, and coping abilities among medical and paramedical students. 
 
 Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study carried out in a tertiary care hospital, West Uttar Pradesh, India. The total study period was from September 2019 to November 2019 with a sample of 145 medical students aged 1725 years and 81 paramedical students aged 1933 years. Ethical clearance was obtained from the College Ethical Committee. We used self-administered, three different types of validated tools for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20. 
 
 Results: The median age of paramedical and medical trainees was 22 and 21 years, respectively. Family history of mental illness was 21% and 5.5%, respectively. On general health questionnaire-12 scale, 9% of paramedical trainees reported evidence of distress and 91% of severe problem and psychological distress while 19% of medical trainees having evidence of distress and 81% of severe problem and psychological distress. On perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10) scale, 15% of paramedical trainees reported average level, 27% moderate level, and 55% high level of perceived stress while 2% of medical trainees having average, 19% moderate level, and 79% high level of perceived stress, respectively. The difference in mean score on PSS-10 and Brief COPE scale between paramedics and medical trainees group was found statistically significant (P < 0.05).
 
 Conclusion: We concluded the higher level of severe problem and psychological distress in the paramedical and high level of perceived stress in medical trainees. Paramedical trainees practice a better coping mechanism than medical trainees.

Article Details

Assessment of well-being and coping abilities among medical and paramedical trainees, in a Government Medical College, West Uttar Pradesh, India

Authors: Rajeev Kumar | Anita Maurya | Dhananjay Kumar Singh | Puja Dudeja

Publisher: Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics: Coping Abilities | Medical/Paramedical Trainee | Stress | West Uttar Pradesh

Journal: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.229-229

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2020

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001523083

pISSN: 2320-4664

Coping Abilities

Medical/Paramedical Trainee

Stress

West Uttar Pradesh

Issues

Authors:

Rajeev Kumar | Anita Maurya | Dhananjay Kumar Singh | Puja Dudeja

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Coping Abilities | Medical/Paramedical Trainee | Stress | West Uttar Pradesh

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.229-229

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001523083

pISSN:

2320-4664