A longitudinal study on stress sources perceived by Chilean dental students

Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Medicina. Revista

Díaz-Narváez, Víctor Patricio¹  Fonseca-Molina, Juan²  Barrios-Penna, Carolina Alejandra²  Calbacho-Contreras, Valentina²  Torres-Martínez, Pilar Alejandra²  Aguirre-Bustamante, Javiera Paz²  Fernández-Sagredo, Marcelo² 

[1] Universidad Bernardo OHiggins, Santiago, Chile;Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile

关键词: Longitudinal Studies;    Chile;    Students;    Dental;    Stress;    Psychological (MeSH).;   

DOI  :  10.15446/revfacmed.v66n1.61324

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universidad Nacional de Colombia * Facultad de Medicina

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Establishing the perception of academic stress by university students is highly relevant to obtain valuable feedback on the efficiency and acceptability of educational methods.Objective: To evaluate the differences in stress factors perceived by first-year dental students during the first and second semesters according to gender.Materials and methods: Exploratory, non-experimental, longitudinal descriptive study. The Spanish version of the Dental Environment Stressors (DES) questionnaire was applied, adapted and validated for the dental students of the San Sebastián University (Concepción, Chile) in May and October 2016. The sample consisted of 83 first-year students evaluated. A general comparison of the variables under study (stress and its dimensions) was made for both periods, considering genders and using the Student's t-test. Fisher's F test was used after estimating whether or not there was equality of variances between the groups.Results: The second measurement revealed that the "clinical training" dimension in women was the only component that showed significant differences with values above the mean.Conclusion: The perception of stress was estimated for all items of the DES questionnaire, obtaining a higher score in the "clinical training" dimension in women.

【 授权许可】

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