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Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety and Depression among Pharm D Students
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RINA TRIPATHI, AHMAD A ALBARRAQ, SAAD S ALQAHTANI, PANKAJ TRIPATHI, SHYAM SUNDER PANCHOLI
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Background: Accreditation council for pharmacy education (ACPE) recommends investigation of psychological health among pharmacy students. It can help to overcome negative impact on learning outcomes and mental health can be improved by collective evidence based efforts.
Objective: This study assessed the traits of anxiety, stress and depression and examined the stress triggers and alleviators.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 440 Pharm D students during October to December 2018, using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), along with a pretested socio-demographic questionnaire.
Results: Anxiety was more prevalent followed by depression and stress. Prevalence of anxiety was high among female (69.4%) and second year (77.1%) students. Depression was reported high in underweight (54.7%) while stress and anxiety found more among overweight (66.7%). Depression, anxiety and stress were considerable in students with low cumulative grade point average (CGPA: 3.74 or less). Academic burden was reported as key stressor. Having tea or coffee was most preferred as stress alleviator whereas female relied on emotional support.
Conclusion: Noteworthy levels of depression, anxiety and stress confirm poor mental health of study population. Furthermore, it was noticed that the prevalence of psychological symptoms was higher among females, second year and low CGPA students, as well as in underweight and overweight students. The special support and counseling for targeted group is warranted to help them cope up with the situation and improve the learning outcomes.
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Depression, Anxiety, Stress, DASS, Pharm D students, Stress inducers, Stress alleviators.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.668
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