Relationship between the Psychological Stress Responses and Self-Efficacy in Pharmacy Students during Hospital Practical Training
10.11256/jjdi.15.29
- VernacularTitle:病院実務実習中に示す薬学生の心理的ストレス反応と 自己効力感との関連
- Author:
Moemi Saito
;
Masao Tsuchiya
;
Machiko Watanabe
;
Sin-ichi Niwa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hospital practical training;
Profile of Mood States (POMS);
self-efficacy;
stress
- From:Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics
2013;15(1):29-36
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: Pharmacy students are considered to experience various forms of stress during long-term practical training in the 6-year pharmacy education. This study examined relationships between psychological stress responses and self-efficacy involving 77 subjects who consented to join this study in practical training conducted at Teikyo University Hospital (2010-2011FY).
Methods: This study used the Profile of Mood States (POMS) for evaluating the psychological response, and an assessment form consisted of 20 items including interpersonal relationships, contents of practical training and health/life/stress coping for self-efficacy before, during, and after the training.
Results: In the POMS, only the state of ‘vigor’ showed a significant difference in a comparison among before, during, and after the training; however, no significant change was observed in other mood states. These results suggested that the students were under mild stress during the training. Their self-efficacy was increased after the training in all 20 items except “contacting university instructors during the training”. The results also showed that there was an association between self-efficacy and psychological stress responses.
Conclusions: It is considered important that instructors and pharmacy technicians involved in pharmacy practice should understand the levels of individual stress responses or interpersonal communication skills to utilize them for coaching and maintaining students’ mental health.
