Stress-related Problem
Conditions
Keywords
Dental labs, genre, music, perceived stress scale, stress
Brief summary
This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of background music on their efficiency of work, performance and learning ability during pre-clinical lab.
Detailed description
The reported high level of stress among dental students and its consequences, considering the known benefits of background music. This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of background music on their efficiency of work, performance and learning ability during pre-clinical lab. METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional questionnaire study, 61 preclinical students from the college of dentistry, Ajman university-Fujairah campus who met the defined inclusion criteria participated. After a semester of the normal lab without BM (Background Music), various genres of BM were introduced in the lab. Psychological stress assessment was done using P.S.S (Perceived Stress Scale).Students were asked to fill up a written feedback questionnaire at the end of six weeks of BM. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used in order to study the statistical relationships among groups.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire
students were involved in the pre-clinical prosthodontic lab. Participation in these labs were mandatory and it involved crown and bridge preparations on typodont models. There were 2 sessions of these labs per week, one for each gender. Each session lasted for 3 hours. The study was conducted in 2 phases. At the beginning of the first phase of the study, the labs were conducted without any BM for 4 weeks. PSS(perceived stress scale), a standardized and validated, self-reporting international test was used for measuring the level of psychological stress were administered to all participants.
Sponsors
Ajman University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 23 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students were not taking any * medication for anxiety * did not suffer from depression * did not have any systemic illness; * and they had no aversion towards music.
Exclusion criteria
* Students who were taking * medication for anxiety * had depression * had systemic illness * they had aversion towards music
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| coping mechanisms practiced by pre-clinical dental students to cope up stress. | From baseline to 5 months | How students cope with the stress they experience by answering a questionnaire |
| PSS ((perceived stress scale) internationally used psychological scale for measuring the level of stress, it measures how stressful are the situations in one's life.) | From baseline to 5 months | It consist of ten questions, each question has five answers arranged from zero to four. Each number has a point which reveals the level of stress for each question. Points were calculated according to the calculation system of the scale. |
| PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe stress | From baseline to 5 months | The students were graded on their response to the questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feedback of music of male and female pre-clinical dental students. | From baseline to 5 months | What type of music students feel more relaxed while working in dental labs by answering certain questions in the form of questionnaire |
| PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe | From Baseline to 5 months | What type of music students feel more relaxed while working in dental labs by asking certain questions in a questionnaire a measurement tool in the form of questionnaire |
Outcome results
None listed