The Impact of Background Music in Reducing Stress in Preclinical Dental Labs
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stress-related Problem
- Sponsor
- Ajman University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Primary Endpoint
- coping mechanisms practiced by pre-clinical dental students to cope up stress.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
sudhir rama varma
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Ajman University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •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.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Students who were taking
- •medication for anxiety
- •had depression
- •had systemic illness
- •they had aversion towards music
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
coping mechanisms practiced by pre-clinical dental students to cope up stress.
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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.)
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Feedback of music of male and female pre-clinical dental students.(From baseline to 5 months)
- PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe(From Baseline to 5 months)