Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia
The aim was to assess perceived stress (PS) and factors associated with PS in Russian medical and dental students. A total of 406 medical and 283 dental students aged 18–25 years that attended the Northern State Medical University in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia participated in this cross-sectiona...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:51cfd827e350426c9959ec3e8dee9da0 2023-05-15T15:23:57+02:00 Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia Sergei N. Drachev Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat Napat Limchaichana Bolstad Jan-Are K. Johnsen Tatiana N. Yushmanova Tordis A. Trovik 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155390 https://doaj.org/article/51cfd827e350426c9959ec3e8dee9da0 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/15/5390 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601 doi:10.3390/ijerph17155390 1660-4601 1661-7827 https://doaj.org/article/51cfd827e350426c9959ec3e8dee9da0 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 5390, p 5390 (2020) medical and dental students perceived stress scale minimal clinically important difference Russia Northern State Medical University Medicine R article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155390 2022-12-31T13:22:15Z The aim was to assess perceived stress (PS) and factors associated with PS in Russian medical and dental students. A total of 406 medical and 283 dental students aged 18–25 years that attended the Northern State Medical University in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia participated in this cross-sectional study. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic and socioeconomic factors, oral health (OH) behavior, and self-reported OH. All students were clinically examined to assess dental caries, oral hygiene, and gingiva. PS was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS-10). Of the students, 26.0%, 69.1%, and 4.9% reported low, moderate, and high PS, respectively. Female sex (b = 2.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38–3.18), dental faculty (b = 1.74, 95% CI: 0.94–2.54), low subjective socioeconomic status (SES) (b = 1.71, 95% CI: 0.91–2.51), and irregular dental visits (b = 1.65, 95% CI: 0.72–2.58) were associated with higher PSS-10 score. These factors were assumed to be clinical meaningful, given that minimal clinically important difference of PSS-10 fell between 2.19 and 2.66 points. The majority of the medical and dental students reported moderate PS. Based on statistical significance and clinical meaningfulness, socio-demographic factors (sex, faculty), subjective SES, and OH behavior (regularity of dental visits) were associated with PS. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arkhangelsk North-West Russia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 15 5390 |
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The aim was to assess perceived stress (PS) and factors associated with PS in Russian medical and dental students. A total of 406 medical and 283 dental students aged 18–25 years that attended the Northern State Medical University in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia participated in this cross-sectional study. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic and socioeconomic factors, oral health (OH) behavior, and self-reported OH. All students were clinically examined to assess dental caries, oral hygiene, and gingiva. PS was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS-10). Of the students, 26.0%, 69.1%, and 4.9% reported low, moderate, and high PS, respectively. Female sex (b = 2.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38–3.18), dental faculty (b = 1.74, 95% CI: 0.94–2.54), low subjective socioeconomic status (SES) (b = 1.71, 95% CI: 0.91–2.51), and irregular dental visits (b = 1.65, 95% CI: 0.72–2.58) were associated with higher PSS-10 score. These factors were assumed to be clinical meaningful, given that minimal clinically important difference of PSS-10 fell between 2.19 and 2.66 points. The majority of the medical and dental students reported moderate PS. Based on statistical significance and clinical meaningfulness, socio-demographic factors (sex, faculty), subjective SES, and OH behavior (regularity of dental visits) were associated with PS. |
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Sergei N. Drachev Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat Napat Limchaichana Bolstad Jan-Are K. Johnsen Tatiana N. Yushmanova Tordis A. Trovik |
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Sergei N. Drachev Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat Napat Limchaichana Bolstad Jan-Are K. Johnsen Tatiana N. Yushmanova Tordis A. Trovik |
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Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia |
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Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia |
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Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia |
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Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia |
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Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia |
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perceived stress and associated factors in russian medical and dental students: a cross-sectional study in north-west russia |
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