Evaluation of Burnout among Professional Students: An Institutional Analysis Khanna Ruchika1,*, Devi Parvathi M2, Ravindra S V2, Tyagi Kuber2, Singh Dharmveer2, Kumar Anand3 1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Sukhmani Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Punjab, India 2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teethanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Carrer Post-graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India *Address for Correspondence: Dr. Ruchika Khanna, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Sukhmani Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Punjab, India. E-mail: mini.coolsml@gmail.com
Online published on 14 September, 2015. Abstract Background The pursuit of professional education demands a lot of hard work and efficiency in order to excel and emerge out as thorough professionals, which in itself becomes very stressful at times. Through this study, we have tried to evaluate the level of stress among professional students of three main streams, i.e., Medical, Dental and Management at a University in Uttar Pradesh. Aim The aim of this study is to compare and identify the levels of stress among students of three main streams at a University in Uttar Pradesh. Study Design This study was conducted at a University in Uttar Pradesh to evaluate the stress level among Medical, Dental, and Management students. The study subjects comprised of total 300 volunteers, which consisted of 100 subjects of each stream. A questionnaire was administered to Dental students, Medical students and Management students to assess stress levels among them and compare the results. Results The results of this study showed that the Medical and Dental students exhibited higher levels of stress as compared to Management students probably due to academic performance, patient and clinical responsibilities. Conclusion Stress in professional colleges is a global issue. It remains to be evaluated that whether it's more in case of Medical students when compared to students pursuing other professional courses. Hence, it would be useful for the students if the professional institutes carry out screening and management programs as part of their curriculum. As this research was limited to one campus only, it is not known whether the results reflect the widespread attitudes of students. Hence, more studies should be done to justify the results obtained. Top Keywords Burnout, questionnaire, stress. Top |