Perceived levels of stress and anxiety and their impact on performance of physiotherapy students during clinical placements.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress; Anxiety; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000302257
• Lead Sponsor: Deborah Gallasch

Brief Summary

Healthcare students are at high risk of stress and anxiety, particularly during clinical placements. We measured stress and anxiety for 109 physiotherapy students across 159 placements. They demonstrated highly variable levels of stress and anxiety. Higher levels negatively affected their academic performance. Baseline measures helped identify those at risk of high levels of stress and anxiety.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-28
• Study Completion: 2018-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 4 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 159

Inclusion Criteria

This study will recruit physiotherapy students (both undergraduate and graduate entry) from the University of South Australia who are undertaking their acute care, rehabilitation or primary and ambulatory care clinical placements at Central Adelaide Local Health Network sites during their physiotherapy studies in 2018. Participants may be recruited to the study on more than one occasion if eligibility criteria are met (as students may complete one, two or all three of these clinical placements at Central Adelaide Local Health Network sites). Therefore, any one student may be recruited on up to three occasions.

Exclusion Criteria

Unwilling to participate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified