Impact of medical student well-being workshop on the medical students' stress level: A preliminary study
- Author:
Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff
;
Ahmad Fuad Abdul Rahim
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical students, stressors, stress, mental health, stress management
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2010;11(1):56-63
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objective: Medical training has always been regarded as a highly stressful environment to students. This article described a preliminary data on impact of a stress-management programme on medical students’ stress level. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental before after comparison study design. The programme was run over half-day and convenient sampling method was applied. Sample size as calculated for this preliminary study was 38. The 12 items General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was administered prior to the programme and four months later. Data was analysed using SPSS version 12. Results: 34 participants were involved in this study. This study found that there was a significant difference in participants’ GHQ-12 scores before and after the programme (p<0.001). It also found that the percentage of distressed participants to have significantly reduced after they went through the programme (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that the programme is a promising stress-management programme with the evidence of positive impact on the medical students’ mental health by improving and reducing their stress level. Apart from that it is a well accepted programme by the medical students. Perhaps similar approach can be considered relevant to be incorporated in other set up.
