Stress among First and Third Year Medical Studentsat University Kebangsaan Malaysia

Authors

  • Abdus Salam Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
  • Raynuha Mahadevan
  • Amir Abdul Rahman
  • Norsyafiqah Abdullah
  • Aimi Aqilah Abd Harith
  • Chu Pei Shan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.6473

Keywords:

Coping strategies, Medical students, Stress prevalence.

Abstract

Objective: To identify the stress-prevalence and coping-strategies among University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) medical students.

Methods: This was an observational study conducted among 234 UKM first and third year medical students. Standardized questionnaire on stress and coping strategies was used. Stress data was related to subjective experiences on some positive and negative adjectives such as tense, relaxed etc. Positive adjectives were measured by sign

Author Biography

Abdus Salam, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)

Associate Professor                                                     Medical Education Department

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Published

2014-12-24

How to Cite

Salam, A., Mahadevan, R., Abdul Rahman, A., Abdullah, N., Abd Harith, A. A., & Shan, C. P. (2014). Stress among First and Third Year Medical Studentsat University Kebangsaan Malaysia. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.6473

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2015): January – February 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles