Heart Rate Variability, Medical Student, Stress
Conditions
Keywords
stress, exam, medical student, heart rate variability
Brief summary
We will assess stress using heart rate variability during examination on medical student. Three time of measurement will be performed. First standardized objective clinical examination, second classic table examination and third a control day.
Detailed description
French medical students have benefited from a new evaluation method since 2020 in the form of a standardized objective clinical examination (OSCE). This examination consists of an evaluation of an initial clinical situation, in relation to a pre-identified and nationally identical objective in all Medical School. During these exams, the student has one minute of preparation then seven minutes of evaluation in front of a facilitator, member of the teaching staff. An examiner is also present in the room to search in real time for keywords intended for grading. The examiner and facilitator may or may not be tenured teachers. Students benefit from annual training organized by the Medical School of Clermont-Ferrand in which they all participate. This exam appears to be excessively stressful for students. However, there is currently no data regarding the objective measurement of the stress of these students. Heart rate variability is a biomarker of stress measured with a simple heart rate monitor or a watch, completely painless, non-intrusive, and used by the general public routinely in many areas (monitoring sports sessions, etc...).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All medical student that agree to participate
Exclusion criteria
* All medical student that disagree to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Rate Variability (HRV) | 24 hours | Comparison of heart rate variability during one day of OSCE versus a traditional table examination. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | Once | Study of factors influencing heart rate variability (time of passage, anticipatory stress, sociodemographic, or lifestyle habits). |
| Subjective stress | 12 hours | Study of stress using visual analogic scale (VAS) |
| Stress correlation | Once | Study of correlation between subjective stress (VAS) and objective stress (HRV) |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactLise Laclautre
Outcome results
None listed