Comparative study of anxiety index and stress coping skills in first and second year BDS students of Sinhgad Dental College, Pune

Authors

  • Rajeev Saxena
  • Vidya Bhat
  • Ravi V Shirahatti
  • Shiv Prasad
  • Shivprasad Gaudar
  • Chinmay Shah

Keywords:

Anxiety, Dental Student, Zung Anxiety Score, Coping Scale of Folkman and Lazarus

Abstract

Objectives

To know the Anxiety index and stress coping skills in first and second year BDS

students.

Methods

188 students received a pre-validated module by Zung anxiety self-assessment

tool, and Coping as measured by “Ways of coping scale by Folkman and

Lazarus.

Results

Overall results show higher anxiety levels amongst first BDS students

compared to second BDS.

Conclusions

Stress coping module should be introduced at the earlier stage i.e. First BDS

which would help them to be competent.

Author Biographies

Rajeev Saxena

Professor and Head, Department of

Pathology, Sinhgad Dental College and

Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra

Vidya Bhat

2 Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Malla reddy Medical College for women.

Ravi V Shirahatti

Reader, Public Health Dentistry, A.B.

Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental

Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore,

Karntaka

Shiv Prasad

Assistant Professor, Department of

Biochemistry, KLE University’s J N

Medical College, Belgaum

Shivprasad Gaudar

Professor of Physiology and Research

Coordinator, Women’s and Children’s

Health Research Unit, KLE University’s J

N Medical College, Belgaum

Chinmay Shah

Associate Professor, Department of

Physiology. Government Medical

College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat

Department of Statistics, Manipal

University

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Published

2015-08-18

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 5 (2015): Global Journal of Medicine & Public Health

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