Abstract

CORDOVA SOTOMAYOR, Daniel Angel  and  SANTA MARIA CARLOS, Flor Benigna. Stress factors associated with dental students of a Peruvian university. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2018, vol.28, n.4, pp.252-258. ISSN 1019-4355.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20453/reh.v28i4.3429.

Objectives: Determine the factors associated with stress in students of the Dental School of a Peruvian University. Material and Methods: The study was non-experimental and cross-sectional conducted during April and May 2016. The sample was 140 dentistry students selected by non-probabilistic sampling; the selection criteria were all students of both sexes enrolled in the academic semester and who signed the informed consent, the data to determine the presence of stress were obtained by applying the questionnaire “Dental Environment, Questionnaire”. To evaluate the association between stress and age, sex and academic level, the chi-square test was used, the odds ratio (OR) was calculated. Results: Academic stress was presented in 75,7% of the students and a statistically significant association was found with the academic level of the students (p <0,05), observing greater stress at the preclinical level than at the clinical one; and with the age of the students (p <0,05) observing greater stress in young adults than in adults. Conclusions: The majority of dentistry students of a Peruvian university present academic stress, which is associated with academic level and age.

Keywords : Stress; psychological; students of dentistry; dental clinics; dentistry faculties.

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