Prevalence of Stress and It’s Coping Strategies Among Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students of Vadodara - A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Introduction: Stress is a complex and dynamic process of interaction between a person and his or her life. Stress has a direct impact over person’s mental, physical, and social wellbeing. Stress is the body’s reaction to changes that requires physical, mental, or physiological adjustment. The term “stress” was first used by Hans Selye, 1936 as “the response of the body to any demand”. Studying Physiotherapy can be stressful due to their clinical trainings where students must do communication with patients, intensive curriculum or vastness of syllabus and academic demands, including night awakenings for shifts and for exam preparations. Purpose of the study was to find out the level of stress among undergraduate Physiotherapy of Vadodara and the coping strategies used by them, PSS 14 for stress and ACOPE Inventory for coping strategies were used.

Objectives: Aim:

• To determine the prevalence of stress and its coping strategies among undergraduate Physiotherapy students of Vadodara.

Objectives:

• To find out the proportion of stress among undergraduate Physiotherapy students of Vadodara.


• To find out the coping strategies used by undergraduate Physiotherapy students of Vadodara.

Methods: All undergraduate Physiotherapy students of Vadodara based on inclusion     and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Google form questionnaire was prepared for PSS 14 and ACOPE Inventory

Results: Total 238 students participated in the study in which 8 students were having no stress, 146 students were having mild stress, 79 students were having moderate stress, and 5 students were having severe stress and most students used listening to music and going along with parent’s rules as coping strategies for managing stress.

Conclusions: There is a considerable amount of stress among    undergraduate Physiotherapy students of Vadodara.