Abstract
Background: Medical students of varied background seek admissions in medical colleges and are exposed to excess workload, high level of competition, parental pressure and new environment at the outset which can lead to high levels of stress and psychological morbidity among medical students.
Aims and Objectives: To assess the Psychological Health of Indian Medical college Students and also to determine the effects of academic examination stressor using GHQ-12 questionnaire.
Materials and Methods: Cross sectional study. 150 students (100 males and 50 females) were selected from 2013 batch of medical students. Data about stress was collected using the GHQ12 questionnaire prior to and during the examination.
Results: On statistically analysing the results of our study we found that all the medical students had significant higher values of GHQ-12 score both before(P value-0.002)and during the examination period(P value-0.025) .Both in males and females stress levels were significantly higher( P value-<0.001).
Conclusion: Medical students have psychological stress which can get exaggerated during academic examinations. Need for stress management and alternate methods of assessment of medical students required.
Key words: General Health academic Questionnaire. First year Medical Students. Psychological Health.
Journal Authors
* Shashikala K.T , ** Mayadevi D.K , *** Srinivasulu Naidu.S
* Assistant Professor of Physiology, ** Post Graduate Student of Physiology, *** Associate Professor of Physiology
Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore.
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