Higher stress scores for female medical students measured by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) in Pakistan | Zendy

Khadija Qamar | Zendy; Muhammad Rizwan Bash Kiani | Zendy; Aisha Ayyub | Zendy; Atif Ahmed Khan | Zendy; Mohammad Osama | Zendy

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Higher stress scores for female medical students measured by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) in Pakistan

Author(s) -

Khadija Qamar,

Muhammad Rizwan Bash Kiani,

Aisha Ayyub,

Atif Ahmed Khan,

Mohammad Osama

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of educational evaluation for health professions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.397

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 1975-5937

DOI - 10.3352/jeehp.2014.11.27

Subject(s) - perceived stress scale , clinical psychology , distress , psychological distress , stress (linguistics) , psychology , cross sectional study , scale (ratio) , curriculum , psychological stress , medicine , psychiatry , mental health , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , physics , pedagogy , quantum mechanics

The aim of this study was to determine the stress level of medical students and the relationship between stress and academic year. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted at an undergraduate medical school with a five-year curriculum, in Pakistan, from January 2014 to April 2014. Medical students in the first four years were included in the study. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), a self-administered questionnaire, was distributed to the students. A total of 445 medical students completed the questionnaire. The average stress score was 19.61 (SD = 6.76) with a range from 10 to 43. Stress was experienced by 169 students (41.7%). The scores of female students were higher than scores of males, indicating a higher stress level (P = 0.011). The relationship between stress and academic year was insignificant (P = 0.392)

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