Perceived depression, anxiety and stress among Saudi postgraduate orthodontic students: a multi-institutional survey

The aim of the study was to investigate three negative emotional states: depression anxiety and stress in Saudi postgraduate orthodontic students. A modified Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire was sent electronically to eighty-four postgraduate orthodontic students in various years...

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Published inPakistan oral & dental journal Vol. 34; no. 2; p. 296
Main Author Al-Shayea, Eman I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Peshawar Knowledge Bylanes 30.06.2014
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Anxiety
College students
Demographic aspects
Dental care
Depression, Mental
Distribution
Graduate work
Higher education
Mental depression
Orthodontists
Psychological aspects
Stress
Stress (Psychology)
Surveys
Universities and colleges
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:The aim of the study was to investigate three negative emotional states: depression anxiety and stress in Saudi postgraduate orthodontic students. A modified Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire was sent electronically to eighty-four postgraduate orthodontic students in various years of two different programs (Master and Saudi Board in Orthodontics programs) in three dental schools of different regions in Saudi Arabia. Frequency distributions of the dependent variables were derived and comparisons were made by non-parametric tests. Regression analysis was carried out to evaluate the influence of the demographic (independent) variables on each emotional state. The scores for depression anxiety and stress symptoms were 13.3 (5.7) 10.3 (4.8) and 21.3 (6.4) respectively. No differences were found in terms of gender and years of study of the respondents for the depression anxiety and stress scales. Married students and those older than 30 years were found to exhibit a lower level of anxiety symptoms than those who were single and thirty years old or younger. These results indicated a need for student-oriented programs to provide appropriate support to the students with a special attention to single and young students.
ISSN:1012-8700
1996-4439