Occupational Future Concerns and Stress Management Conditions of Intern Doctors

• Published in: Journal of academic research in medicine 2017-12, Vol.7 (3), p.122-127
• Main Authors: Goksin Cihan, Fatma, Kutlu, Ruhusen, Karademirci, Medine Merve
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; tur
• Subjects: Anxiety; Students
• ISSN: 2146-6505; 2147-1894
• DOI: 10.5152/jarem.2017.1321

Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the occupational anxiety levels of the final year medical students about their future and the factors affecting it. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical research was conducted between September 2015 and February 2016 with 296 final year students who were at family medicine internships. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI TX-2), and a questionnaire containing socio-demographic items prepared by the researchers were administered. Results: Of the participants, 47.3% (n=140) were female and 52.7% (n=156) were male. The average ages of the male and female students were 23.83±1.18 and 24.13±1.18 years, respectively. Among the students, 51.8% (n=142) were living with their friends, 34.3% (n=103) with their family members and 12.8% (n=38) in hostels. 81.8% (n=242) of the participants had occupational future anxiety. Occupational anxiety was significantly more frequent in female students than in male students (χ2=5.167, p