Open AccessStress recognition in dental students using smartphone sensor and a software: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Santosh Hunasgi,
Anila Koneru,
Rudraraju Amrutha,
Vardendra Manvikar,
M Vanishree
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_168_18
Subject(s) - software , stress (linguistics) , psychology , smartphone application , applied psychology , computer science , clinical psychology , multimedia , operating system , philosophy , linguistics
A dental student in his/her life goes through several academic stresses. Mild stress may be beneficial in cognitive tasks and performance, while persistently high stress may lead to anxiety and depression. Thus, the aim is to compare the stress levels in students appearing for previva and postviva during university examinations.