Abstract: Stress level in medical students are still considered high in both first year and final year students. Stressor or causes of stress in students can be due to academic life, especially from external demands and their own expectations of themselves. There are also different demands in both levels, such as adapting to university life and academicals demands during final years. The aim of this study is to measure the differences of stress level between first year and final year medical students in Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. The design of this research is analytical with cross-sectional. Overall, the factors that contributed to stress are difficulty in understanding theories (p=0.006), conflicts with friends (p=0.049), difficulties in handling emotions (p=0.000), problems with lecturers (p=0.021), problems with campus facilities (p=0.000) and problems with noise levels of classes (p=0.000).
Keywords: Student’s stress, causes of stress in students, differences between stress level of first year and final year students, medical students stress.
Title: Differences of Stress Level Between First Year and Final Year Medical Students in Faculty of Medicine Udayana University
Author: Evit Fitri Yana Ependi, Putu Aryani
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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