Bio
Dr. Navya C J is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine affiliated with Kerala University of Health Sciences, India. She has contributed to research in medical education, public health, and general health professions, including studies on perceived stress and coping strategies among medical students.
Experience
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences
Assistant Professor
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Reviewer
Global Journal of Medical Research
2019 -Research
Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among First Year Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study, Thrissur District, Kerala
Coping strategies used by an individual for stress determine its effect on health and the body’s functioning. Academic challenges make the first year medical students disparately susceptible to it. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the first year undergraduate medical students of a private medical college in Thrissur, Kerala to find the prevalence of stress and the coping strategies used with the help of pretested and validated questionnaire containing the Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS-10) and Brief COPE Inventory. 73% of the students had moderate stress and, 20% of the students had high-stress scores. Self-distraction and religion {(6.66 ±1.52), (6.55 ±1.58)} were the most common coping strategies used by the boys and girls respectively. The prevalence of stress was high among the first year undergraduate medical students and those with high-stress scores were found to use maladaptive coping strategies.
