Effects of Family Status of Osteopathic Medical Students on Their Perceived Level of Stress.

Completed

• Conditions: Stress, Psychological
• Interventions: Other: Survey

• Registration Number: NCT06042504
• Lead Sponsor: The Touro College and University System

Brief Summary

The investigators are interested in studying the effects of familial obligations, including marriage, parenthood, familial caregiving, on stress levels in Osteopathic Medical Students (OMS). The investigators expect to find that having a family may increase the stress level of OMS in comparison with OMS who don't have familial obligations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-25
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-09
• Study Completion: 2023-09-09
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-14
• Study First Posted: 2023-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical Students

Exclusion Criteria

• Not current Medical Students

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Married students with children	Survey	Submit Survey
Unmarried without kids	Survey	Submit Survey
Married students with no children	Survey	Submit Survey
Unmarried Students with children	Survey	Submit Survey
Familial caregiver	Survey	Submit Survey

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total PSS Score	Through study completion, an average of 1 year.	Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.; * Scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress.; * Scores ranging from 14-26 would be considered moderate stress.; * Scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States