The Impact of Background Music in Reducing Stress in Preclinical Dental Labs
- Conditions
- Stress-related Problem
- Interventions
- Other: Questionnaire
- Registration Number
- NCT03725488
- Lead Sponsor
- Ajman University
- Brief Summary
This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of background music on their efficiency of work, performance and learning ability during pre-clinical lab.
- Detailed Description
The reported high level of stress among dental students and its consequences, considering the known benefits of background music. This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of background music on their efficiency of work, performance and learning ability during pre-clinical lab.
METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional questionnaire study, 61 preclinical students from the college of dentistry, Ajman university-Fujairah campus who met the defined inclusion criteria participated.
After a semester of the normal lab without BM (Background Music), various genres of BM were introduced in the lab. Psychological stress assessment was done using P.S.S (Perceived Stress Scale).Students were asked to fill up a written feedback questionnaire at the end of six weeks of BM. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used in order to study the statistical relationships among groups.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- Students were not taking any
- medication for anxiety
- did not suffer from depression
- did not have any systemic illness;
- and they had no aversion towards music.
- Students who were taking
- medication for anxiety
- had depression
- had systemic illness
- they had aversion towards music
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Active Questionnaire Evaluate stress among dental students by Questionnaire the present level of stress, comfort zone & coping with stress Questionnaire Evaluate how stress was coped, the coping mechanisms used through Questionnaire
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method coping mechanisms practiced by pre-clinical dental students to cope up stress. From baseline to 5 months How students cope with the stress they experience by answering a questionnaire
PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe stress From baseline to 5 months The students were graded on their response to the questionnaire
PSS ((perceived stress scale) internationally used psychological scale for measuring the level of stress, it measures how stressful are the situations in one's life.) From baseline to 5 months It consist of ten questions, each question has five answers arranged from zero to four. Each number has a point which reveals the level of stress for each question. Points were calculated according to the calculation system of the scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feedback of music of male and female pre-clinical dental students. From baseline to 5 months What type of music students feel more relaxed while working in dental labs by answering certain questions in the form of questionnaire
PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe From Baseline to 5 months What type of music students feel more relaxed while working in dental labs by asking certain questions in a questionnaire
a measurement tool in the form of questionnaire